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Solairus Aviation from San Francisco to Los Angeles
About $9,600 one way on a light jet (Altitude), estimated from Solairus Aviation's published $9,500 an hour, for about 1h 00m of flying.
An estimate from Solairus Aviation's rate as published on its own website, checked October 2, 2026. Not a quote or an offer from Solairus Aviation: see how it's built.
- Estimate
- $9,600
- one way, light
- Flight time
- 1h 00m
- nonstop
- Distance
- 321 mi
- 279 nm
- Published rate
- $9,500
- an hour
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CRAFT Fleet Jet Card
Our programA Challenger 300 or 350, guaranteed, flown by CRAFT crews. Card rate $12,950/hr on the 25-hour card, fuel and FET included.
CRAFT card estimate, San Francisco to Los Angeles, one way
$25,900
About 2h 00m billed on a Challenger 350 at $12,950/hr, fuel and FET included, at the card's 2-hour daily minimum. Also an estimate; the quote is firm.
- Starlink Wi-Fi on every aircraft
- No ferry or repositioning fees anywhere in the lower 48
- No membership or annual fees
- A rate locked for 12 months (24 months at 50 hours and up)
Card terms behind this figure
25-hour Fleet Jet Card, Planner (5-day) rate: $12,950 per hour ($323,750 prepaid). Includes fuel within the published index band and 7.5% federal excise tax on domestic legs. Not included: federal segment tax ($5.30/passenger/segment); international taxes and handling; repositioning to and from the Caribbean, Mexico and Canada at $4,000/hr. Priority/Express callout, peak-day, under-48-hour, international and Pacific surcharges apply. 2-hour daily minimum, with no per-leg minimum.
Solairus Aviation · San Francisco to Los Angeles
Solairus Aviation's estimate by jet size
Each row is Solairus Aviation's published hourly rate for that size × our flight-time estimate for San Francisco to Los Angeles. Before minimums, fees and surcharges.
| Jet size | Program | Published rate | In the rate | Flight time | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | Altitude | $9,500/hr | Tax includedFuel not stated | 1h 00m | $9,600 | $19,300 |
| Midsize | Altitude | $10,500/hr | Tax includedFuel not stated | 1h 00m | $10,100 | $20,200 |
| Super-midsize | Altitude · e.g. Challenger 300 | $13,000/hr | Tax includedFuel not stated | 55m | $12,300 | $24,600 |
| Large | Altitude · Heavy | $16,500/hr | Tax includedFuel not stated | 55m | $15,200 | $30,300 |
| Ultra-long-range | Altitude | $20,500/hr | Tax includedFuel not stated | 55m | $18,300 | $36,600 |
Light
$9,600
Altitude
$9,500/hrTax includedFuel not stated1h 00mRound trip $19,300
Midsize
$10,100
Altitude
$10,500/hrTax includedFuel not stated1h 00mRound trip $20,200
Super-midsize
$12,300
Altitude · e.g. Challenger 300
$13,000/hrTax includedFuel not stated55mRound trip $24,600
Large
$15,200
Altitude · Heavy
$16,500/hrTax includedFuel not stated55mRound trip $30,300
Ultra-long-range
$18,300
Altitude
$20,500/hrTax includedFuel not stated55mRound trip $36,600
Short hop: minimums decide the bill. At about 1h 00m a leg, a program may bill more time than you fly. Published minimums run 48 to 120 minutes a leg, and some programs bill per day; these figures are flight time × rate, before any minimum.
Rates at the entry purchase level as published, checked October 2, 2026; bigger purchases can lower them. Solairus Aviation's terms: Altitude rates include taxes and fees and bill occupied hours only, with a 1.5-hour leg minimum. Catering, de-icing and hangar fees are extra. Peak periods need 14 days' notice; the deposit is refundable on request (amount not posted).
Same route, every published rate
Light jet from San Francisco to Los Angeles, by program
Among 17 published light jet figures on this route, Solairus Aviation's Altitude estimate is the 14th lowest, 16% above the route's median of $8,300. The spread runs from $6,100 to $10,600. CRAFT's Fleet Jet Card flies a super-midsize Challenger 350; on this route it comes to about $25,900 one way (fuel and FET included).
- 1Silverhawk AviationJet Card · Citation Ultra, Encore · round trip $3,375$6,100as published
- 2JettlyCategory rate$6,700as published
- 3Amalfi JetsAmalfi One$7,600as published
- 4Concord Private JetJet Card · e.g. CJ4$7,600incl. 7.5% tax
- 5Northern Jet ManagementPrivate Advantage · Citation CJ3/CJ4$7,600incl. 7.5% tax
- 6Vault AviationMAX Jet Card · 6 seats$7,700as published
- 7Sentient JetSJ25$8,000incl. 7.5% tax
- 8Northern Jet ManagementPreview Card · Citation CJ3/CJ4$8,200incl. 7.5% tax
- 9Fly AllianceMembership Jet Card · Hawker 400XP, CJ3$8,300incl. 7.5% tax
- 10Outlier JetsJet Card$8,400as published
- 11Wheels UpSignature Dynamic · Phenom 300$9,200as published
- 12Wheels UpSignature Fixed · Phenom 300$9,400as published
- 13Surf Air MobilityJet Card$9,500incl. 7.5% tax
- 14Solairus AviationThis pageAltitude$9,600as published
- 15Stratos JetsSOAR HIGHER · e.g. CJ3, Lear 40$9,800as published
- 16Surf Air MobilityJet Card Premium · Phenom 300, PC-24$9,800incl. 7.5% tax
- 17Stratos JetsSOAR HIGHER · Super light, e.g. Phenom 300, XLS$10,600as published
One-way estimates, lowest first: each company's published rate for a light jet × about 1h 00m, tax added only where the company says it's extra, before minimums and fees. CRAFT publishes this page and sells the Fleet Jet Card; it sits where its estimate falls. Sources for every rate are on the jet card rate board.
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San Francisco to Los Angeles, priced on a real aircraft.
Solairus Aviation's figure is an estimate from its published rate. Tell us the date and how many are flying, and CRAFT's desk prices the trip on a Challenger 300 or 350 against crew duty and the fees at both airports, then sends one firm number.
- A Part 135 operator flying its own Challenger 300s and 350s
- One firm price for the trip, not a range
- Fleet Jet Card members fly at the card rate, fuel and FET included
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Solairus Aviation, San Francisco to Los Angeles: questions
How much does Solairus Aviation cost from San Francisco to Los Angeles?
About $9,600 one way, or $19,300 round trip, on a light jet (Altitude), estimated as about 1h 00m of flying × Solairus Aviation's published $9,500 an hour. Midsize jet: about $10,100. Super-midsize jet: about $12,300. Large jet: about $15,200. Ultra-long-range jet: about $18,300. At this length, minimums can decide the bill: published minimums across programs run 48 to 120 minutes a leg, so check Solairus Aviation's. These are estimates, not quotes from Solairus Aviation.
How does Solairus Aviation compare with other jet cards from San Francisco to Los Angeles?
Among 17 published light jet figures on this route, Solairus Aviation's Altitude estimate is the 14th lowest, 16% above the route's median of $8,300. The spread runs from $6,100 to $10,600. CRAFT's Fleet Jet Card flies a super-midsize Challenger 350; on this route it comes to about $25,900 one way (fuel and FET included). Estimates use each company's own published rate as of the date shown, before minimums, fees and surcharges.
Does the Solairus Aviation estimate include tax and fuel?
Per Solairus Aviation's published terms, the rate includes the 7.5% federal excise tax, and it doesn't say whether fuel is included. We add the 7.5% federal excise tax only where the company says it's extra, and nothing for fuel. Airport fees, the segment tax, peak days and repositioning can add to any of these figures.
How long is a private flight from San Francisco to Los Angeles?
About 1h 00m on a light jet, nonstop, for 321 miles great-circle, by our speed and range assumptions. Winds and routing move the real time.