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Private Jet Cost
per Hour and per Flight

A private jet flight costs from about $2,200 to $15,000 per flight hour, depending on its size. Here is what a flight costs, what comes on top, renting against owning, and how to pay less.

From
$2,200/hr
Jet sizes
7
Empty legs
up to 89% off
Own pays off
220 h/yr

How much does a private jet flight cost?

A private jet flight is priced per flight hour for the whole aircraft, with its crew and fuel. On average on JetsFly: $3,000 an hour for very light jets, $4,500 an hour for light jets, $6,000 an hour for midsize jets, $8,000 an hour for super midsize jets, $11,000 an hour for heavy jets and $15,000 an hour for ultra long range; a turboprop averages $2,200. One way, with airport fees and taxes: New York to Miami about $22,900 in a light jet, New York to Aspen about $40,500 in a midsize jet, Los Angeles to New York about $71,800 in a super midsize jet and New York to London about $106,800 in a heavy jet. The calculator below prices a trip by flight time, and example trips compare every size.

Private jet cost calculator

Pick a jet size, the flight time and one way or return.

1. Aircraft size

3. Trip

Estimated price, one way, whole aircraft

$13,200–$24,300

Class average $22,400

Flying, $4,500/hr
$9,000
Aircraft flying in and home
$11,250
Airport fees, 1 landing
$600
Taxes
$1,564
Get an exact quotePrice your route

An estimate, not a quote: the range runs from the class's cheapest to its dearest aircraft on JetsFly, with the same daily minimums, airport fees, crew nights and 7.5% tax as our search results. It leaves out the aircraft's positioning, de-icing and catering, and smaller jets need fuel stops on long flights. Our offer includes them. Your price depends on the aircraft, the route, the date and where the jet is based.

Private jet cost per hour

Average charter rate per flight hour for the whole aircraft, with crew, fuel and insurance.

Class average Cheapest to dearest aircraft on JetsFly

The range runs from the cheapest to the dearest aircraft of each size on JetsFly; every aircraft page shows its own rate. Rates are averages of published charter rates, checked against several sources; the size of jet you need depends on the passengers, the luggage and the distance, as the charter guide explains. For what operators really quoted our customers, month by month, see the Private Jet Price Index.

Private jet rental cost, personal jet cost and price

Private jet rental

How much does it cost to rent a private plane?

Renting a private jet is chartering it, so the rental cost is the charter rate: from about $2,200 per flight hour for turboprops to $15,000 for ultra long range, for the whole aircraft with its crew and fuel. A midsize jet from New York to Miami costs about $32,800 one way, all-in. See private jet rental for how renting works. For short trips a turboprop is the cheapest private plane to rent, about $2,200 an hour; see turboprop charter.

How much does a personal jet cost?

A personal jet, one you own, costs its price and then its running costs. A pre-owned light jet sells for about $1M to $7M. Owning it costs about $495,000 a year in crew, hangar, insurance and management, plus about $2,120 per flight hour to fly. Renting the same size by charter averages $4,500 an hour, with nothing to buy; own or charter compares them by the hours you fly, and the light jet buyer's guide covers buying one.

What is the price of a private jet?

To fly, the price of a private jet is its charter rate per flight hour, above. To buy one pre-owned, from about $1.5M to $4M for very light jets to $20M to $70M for ultra long range. The aircraft for sale show what each size sells for.

What a private jet trip costs

One-way prices for the whole aircraft, with airport fees and taxes, from the same engine as our search results.

London to Paris, one way

  • Light Jets54m

    $15,100

  • Midsize Jets53m

    $23,800

  • Super Midsize Jets52m

    $35,100

  • Heavy Jets53m

    $41,000

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The median of every aircraft of that size on JetsFly, with fuel stops where needed and the typical cost of the aircraft flying in and home. For your own route, search it to see every aircraft that can fly it, or browse popular routes.

What the price includes, and what comes on top

In the hourly rate

  • The whole aircraft, for your group only
  • The pilots and, on larger jets, the cabin crew
  • Fuel for the flight
  • The operator's insurance

On top

  • Landing, parking and handling at each airport: we estimate $350 to $1,800 a landing, by jet size
  • Taxes: the US federal excise tax is 7.5%, and other countries charge similar taxes
  • Crew nights away on a return, about $800 a night
  • A daily minimum: most operators bill at least 1 to 2 hours per flying day, so a short hop costs more per hour
  • Positioning: the flight to collect you, or home after a one-way trip, where the operator charges it
  • De-icing in winter, special catering and international handling, where they apply

Paying less: empty legs

Today's empty legs

An empty leg is an aircraft flying without passengers, to collect a client or to go home after dropping one off. Operators sell those flights for less than a normal charter, as the aircraft flies anyway. The route, date and time are fixed, so they suit flexible travellers.

  • Very light jet

    median of 14 priced legs

    89% off

  • Light jet

    median of 868 priced legs

    78% off

  • Midsize jet

    median of 1101 priced legs

    73% off

  • Super midsize jet

    median of 297 priced legs

    71% off

  • Heavy jet

    median of 156 priced legs

    64% off

  • Ultra long range

    median of 49 priced legs

    74% off

From our empty leg price index: each leg's asking price against our estimate for a one-way charter of the same route in the same jet size. Set an alert on the empty legs board to hear when one matches your trip, or share one and pay only your seat with Share the Jet.

Cost to own a private jet, against charter

Pick a size and drag the hours you fly a year: what owning and chartering the same hours cost.

1. Jet size

200 h

Own$660,000 fixed + $2,860/hr

$1,232,000/yr

Charter$6,000/hr, only when you fly

$1,200,000/yr

At 200 hours a year, charter costs $32,000 less a year; owning's running costs only beat charter above about 220 hours a year. Before the price of the aircraft, depreciation and financing.

Every size at 200 flight hours a year

Jet sizeOwn, an hourCharter, an hour
Very Light Jets$2,635$3,000
Light Jets$4,595$4,500
Midsize Jets$6,160$6,000
Super Midsize Jets$7,370$8,000
Heavy Jets$10,550$11,000
Ultra Long Range$13,100$15,000
Turboprops$2,753$2,200

Fixed costs are crew, hangar, insurance and management; running costs are fuel, maintenance and engine reserves. “Own, an hour” spreads the fixed costs over 200 hours and leaves out the price of the aircraft, depreciation and financing, the largest costs of owning. These are typical figures for the size; an aircraft's age, operator and use move them a long way. Thinking of buying? See aircraft for sale.

Private jet cost: questions

How much does a private jet flight cost?
A private jet flight is priced per flight hour for the whole aircraft: on average $3,000 an hour for very light jets, $4,500 an hour for light jets, $6,000 an hour for midsize jets, $8,000 an hour for super midsize jets, $11,000 an hour for heavy jets, $15,000 an hour for ultra long range on JetsFly, with crew and fuel. One way, with airport fees and taxes: New York to Miami about $22,900 in a light jet, New York to Aspen about $40,500 in a midsize jet, Los Angeles to New York about $71,800 in a super midsize jet, New York to London about $106,800 in a heavy jet. A return with nights away adds the crew's hotel, and the operator's quote is the price.
How much does it cost to charter a private jet?
Charter is priced per flight hour for the whole aircraft: on average from about $2,200 an hour for turboprops to $15,000 for ultra long range jets on JetsFly. Airport fees and taxes come on top, and on a return with nights away the crew's hotel. For example, New York to Miami costs about $32,800 one way in a midsize jet, all-in.
How much does a private jet cost per hour?
Average charter rates per flight hour on JetsFly: very light jets $3,000, light jets $4,500, midsize jets $6,000, super midsize jets $8,000, heavy jets $11,000, ultra long range $15,000, turboprops $2,200. A given aircraft can sit above or below its class average.
How much does it cost to rent a private jet?
Renting a private jet means chartering it: from about $2,200 to $15,000 per flight hour on JetsFly for the whole aircraft with crew and fuel, plus airport fees and taxes. A midsize jet from New York to Miami costs about $32,800 one way, all-in.
How much does it cost to rent a private plane?
Renting a private plane is chartering it with its crew. A turboprop, the cheapest private plane for short trips, averages about $2,200 per flight hour on JetsFly; jets run from about $3,000 an hour for very light jets to $15,000 for the largest, plus airport fees and taxes. You pay for the whole aircraft, not per seat, so the price is the same for one passenger or a full cabin.
How much does a personal jet cost?
To buy, a pre-owned light jet costs about $1M to $7M, and pre-owned jets run from about $1.5M to $4M for very light jets to $20M to $70M for ultra long range. Owning a light jet then costs about $495,000 a year in crew, hangar, insurance and management, plus about $2,120 per flight hour to run. Renting one instead, by charter, averages $4,500 an hour with nothing to buy.
What is included in the hourly rate?
The aircraft, its crew, fuel and insurance. Airport landing and handling fees, taxes, crew nights away and any positioning flight come on top; a quote lists each of them.
What costs come on top of the hourly rate?
Airport landing, parking and handling fees on every landing (we estimate $350 to $1,800 a landing, by jet size), taxes (the US federal excise tax is 7.5%), about $800 a night for the crew when the aircraft waits for your return, and a minimum of 1 to 2 billed hours per flying day. Positioning, winter de-icing, special catering and international handling are added where they apply. Our offer includes all of them: the price you accept is the price you pay.
Why can a one-way charter cost almost as much as a return?
An aircraft that takes you one way usually has to fly back to its base empty, and the operator may charge for that flight. Our estimates leave it out, because it depends on where the aircraft is based; the operator's quote adds it where it applies. An empty leg is the same flight sold the other way round, which is why it costs less.
How much can I save with an empty leg?
On the empty legs JetsFly has tracked, the median asking price was 89% below a one-way charter for a very light jet, 78% below a one-way charter for a light jet, 73% below a one-way charter for a midsize jet, 71% below a one-way charter for a super midsize jet, 64% below a one-way charter for a heavy jet, 74% below a one-way charter for a ultra long range. The catch: the route, date and time are fixed by the aircraft's own schedule.
Is it cheaper to own a private jet or to charter one?
Owning a midsize jet costs about $660,000 a year in crew, hangar, insurance and management, plus about $2,860 per flight hour for fuel, maintenance and engine reserves. At 200 hours a year that is about $6,160 an hour before the price of the aircraft, depreciation and financing, against an average of $6,000 an hour to charter one.
How accurate is the cost calculator?
It uses the same rates and rules as our search results, for a trip described in hours rather than airports, so it gives a fair range. It is still an estimate: the price of your trip depends on the aircraft, the route, the date and where the aircraft is based, and the quote we send is the price.

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