Private Jet Charter Cost – Most Accurate Pricing for Chartering Private Jet in 2021
Since there is no simple online charter flight cost calculator, we crunched the numbers on over 580,000 private jet price quotes since the beginning of this year in a quest to determine “How much does it cost to rent a private jet?”
Chartering a private jet will cost you a bit more in 2021, much more than you would have paid for a flight in 2020, but only a few percent higher than in 2019. The usual suspect routes from New York to Miami, New York to Los Angeles, and from anywhere to Aspen or Las Vegas have seen surges during the event weekends and vacation peak days. With fewer private planes for sale, chartering is starting to heat up again. So here is what the US market looks like at the end of Q2.
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On-Demand Charter (Uber of private jets) – simple online booking is guaranteed to have you flying away on 4-hour notice or less for regular clients. Current going rates are:
Aircraft Type | Market | TapJets® |
Light Jets Per Hour | $6,300 | $5,900 |
Mid-Size Jet Per Hour | $7,830 | $6,920 |
Heavy Jet Per Hour | $11,340 | $9,340 |
The prices above have been “surged” during some weekends on the Miami, NY, Los Angeles routes, and we have seen surge pricing upwards of 40% premium. Price does not include landing fees or overnight stays.
Jet Card or Membership Options – is designed to minimize the surprise element when the aircraft you are booking is not in the nearest airport. Unlike On-Demand, you don’t have to pay for the positioning of the plane if you have to prepurchase the time. You technically pay for the time you fly regardless of where the aircraft is coming from. However, there are still some restrictions; you may be charged a fuel surcharge in some airports, blackout dates, and other program-specific costs.
| TapJets® Rewards | Wheels Up* | Magellan Jets (Elevate)** | Sentient (SJ+)*** |
Membership Fee | $0 | $17500 | $14,500 | Not disclosed |
Light Jets Per Hour | $5950 | $6,795 | $6,789 | $6,891 |
Mid-Size Jet Per Hour | $8100 | $8,695 | $8,751 | $87,850 |
Heavy Jet Per Hour | $10900 | $12,995 | $13,500 | $11,997 |
Notes: | 25-hours minimum. No blackout dates. By invitation only. | No block time purchase required | 10/50-hour programs with pay as you go available. | 25-hour minimum commitment |
Sources: Wheels Up Pricing: https://wheelsup.com/membership-comparison and https://thepointsguy.com/guide/wheels-up/ **Sherpa Report https://www.sherpareport.com/aircraft/magellan-jets-elevate.html *** Sentient Jet https://www.sentient.com/jet-card-how-it-works/
Safety of Flight – the above prices are based on FAA certificated air carriers aircraft that maintain Argus and/or Wyvern Gold or Platinum ratings and are subject to industry audits. In addition, TapJets operates the industry’s most comprehensive audit program and provides you with an audit report before each flight. Each of the competitors listed here uses the same charter flight operators that service the US market. The price simply becomes a component of the best logistics and search/booking platform on the market. This is where we excel, and our prices speak for themselves.
