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Outlier Jets from Vail to Chicago
About $23,800 one way on a midsize jet (Jet Card), estimated from Outlier Jets's published $9,950 an hour, for about 2h 25m of flying.
An estimate from Outlier Jets's rate as published on its own website, checked October 2, 2026. Not a quote or an offer from Outlier Jets: see how it's built.
- Estimate
- $23,800
- one way, midsize
- Flight time
- 2h 25m
- nonstop
- Distance
- 1,012 mi
- 880 nm
- Published rate
- $9,950
- an hour
A CRAFT flight coordinator usually replies within 30 minutes, 7am–10pm ET.
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, Vail to Chicago, one way
$30,400
About 2h 20m billed on a Challenger 350 at $12,950/hr, fuel and FET included. 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.
Outlier Jets · Vail to Chicago
Outlier Jets's estimate by jet size
Each row is Outlier Jets's published hourly rate for that size × our flight-time estimate for Vail to Chicago. Before minimums, fees and surcharges.
| Jet size | Program | Published rate | In the rate | Flight time | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | Jet Card | $8,250/hr | Tax not statedFuel not stated | 2h 35m | $21,100 | $42,200 |
| Midsize | Jet Card | $9,950/hr | Tax not statedFuel not stated | 2h 25m | $23,800 | $47,700 |
| Super-midsize | Jet Card | $11,750/hr | Tax not statedFuel not stated | 2h 20m | $27,600 | $55,100 |
| Large | Jet Card · Heavy | $13,550/hr | Tax not statedFuel not stated | 2h 15m | $30,600 | $61,100 |
Light
$21,100
Jet Card
$8,250/hrTax not statedFuel not stated2h 35mRound trip $42,200
Midsize
$23,800
Jet Card
$9,950/hrTax not statedFuel not stated2h 25mRound trip $47,700
Super-midsize
$27,600
Jet Card
$11,750/hrTax not statedFuel not stated2h 20mRound trip $55,100
Large
$30,600
Jet Card · Heavy
$13,550/hrTax not statedFuel not stated2h 15mRound trip $61,100
Rates at the entry purchase level as published, checked October 2, 2026; bigger purchases can lower them. Outlier Jets's terms: Billed on occupied flight time only; the page calls the rates all-inclusive without itemizing tax or fuel. No peak-day surcharges or membership fees; refundable; hours never expire; 10% off round trips; access in as little as 22 hours.
Same route, every published rate
Midsize jet from Vail to Chicago, by program
Among 15 published midsize jet figures on this route, Outlier Jets's Jet Card estimate is the 10th lowest, 2% above the route's median of $23,300. The spread runs from $18,700 to $28,500. CRAFT's Fleet Jet Card flies a super-midsize Challenger 350; on this route it comes to about $30,400 one way (fuel and FET included).
- 1Silverhawk AviationJet Card · Citation Excel, XLS · round trip $4,925$18,700as published
- 2Concord Private JetJet Card · e.g. Hawker 800XP$20,200incl. 7.5% tax
- 3JettlyCategory rate$20,200as published
- 4Amalfi JetsAmalfi One$22,700as published
- 5Northern Jet ManagementPrivate Advantage · Lear 45XR/75, Citation XLS+$22,800incl. 7.5% tax
- 6Fly AllianceMembership Jet Card · Hawker 800XP, Lear 60, XLS$22,900incl. 7.5% tax
- 7Vault AviationMAX Jet Card · 7 seats$23,000as published
- 8JetviaElite Jet Card · Learjet 60, plus $8,500 a day$23,300incl. 7.5% tax
- 9Fly AllianceThe Reserve (with Thrive) · Citation XLS+$23,800as published
- 10Outlier JetsThis pageJet Card$23,800as published
- 11Surf Air MobilityJet Card$24,100incl. 7.5% tax
- 12Sentient JetSJ25+$24,300incl. 7.5% tax
- 13Stratos JetsSOAR HIGHER · e.g. Hawker 800XP, G150$24,600as published
- 14Solairus AviationAltitude$25,100as published
- 15Fly AllianceThe Reserve (with Thrive) · Citation Latitude$28,500as published
One-way estimates, lowest first: each company's published rate for a midsize jet × about 2h 25m, 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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Vail to Chicago, priced on a real aircraft.
Outlier Jets'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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Outlier Jets, Vail to Chicago: questions
How much does Outlier Jets cost from Vail to Chicago?
About $23,800 one way, or $47,700 round trip, on a midsize jet (Jet Card), estimated as about 2h 25m of flying × Outlier Jets's published $9,950 an hour. Light jet: about $21,100. Super-midsize jet: about $27,600. Large jet: about $30,600. These are estimates, not quotes from Outlier Jets.
How does Outlier Jets compare with other jet cards from Vail to Chicago?
Among 15 published midsize jet figures on this route, Outlier Jets's Jet Card estimate is the 10th lowest, 2% above the route's median of $23,300. The spread runs from $18,700 to $28,500. CRAFT's Fleet Jet Card flies a super-midsize Challenger 350; on this route it comes to about $30,400 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 Outlier Jets estimate include tax and fuel?
Per Outlier Jets's published terms, the rate page doesn't say whether tax is included, 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 Vail to Chicago?
About 2h 25m on a midsize jet, nonstop, for 1,012 miles great-circle, by our speed and range assumptions. Winds and routing move the real time.