Private jet charter to Afghanistan

Aircraft cross Afghanistan every day, so the question arrives with almost every enquiry: why can a charter not simply land there? The answer has two halves, and this page gives both. One is what a British-arranged private flight cannot do. The other is what Private Jets UK arranges instead, which is the flight to the cities from which Kabul is reached. Our customers have access to 6,500 jets of all types and configurations available for rent. We will help you choose the best option based on your needs and objectives. Our catalog contains the models from the largest manufacturers: Gulfstream, Dassault, Embraer, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Learjet, Cessna, Beechcraft, Pilatus, HondaJet, etc. We have established partnerships with the world's largest airlines and VIP terminals, which means we can offer you favourable flight conditions and a high level of service. Our experts will manage the organization of your flight - starting with paperwork, agreements, etc., and ending with a transfer and meeting at the airport. Our company provides a full range of business aviation and concierge services. For Afghanistan that means a plain statement of the limits before any quote, and a proper plan for the part of the journey we can do well.

 

 

At your request, the aviation consultants of Private Jets UK will help you choose the jet with the suitable technical parameters (production year, flight hours, and home base). The cost of the private jet charter towards Afghanistan depends on many factors, such as the model of the business jet, the number of passengers, departure and destination airports, type of flight, duration of parking, additional services, etc. Therefore, we calculate the price of each order individually taking into account your wishes. You can use an online calculator to get an instant charter quote. Please indicate your real contact details to get the final calculation.

You can calculate the cost of your flight in several ways:

• using an online calculator on the website (however, it shows only the approximate price);
• via Messenger (WhatsApp or Telegram);
• by landline or cell phone;
• via e-mail (jets@private-jets.co.uk).

 

 

Please note that the above-mentioned price is indicative only. It is calculated on this basis: a departure from London Biggin Hill, an Embraer Praetor 600 to Tashkent East with no technical stop and two passengers aboard. If you want to get a personal quote, just fill out the online booking form below. Our aviation consultant will make the calculation within 20 minutes, and then contact you to specify the details of the flight.

 

What a private jet can and cannot do for Afghanistan

Private Jets UK does not arrange charters that land at Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif or any other airfield in Afghanistan. That is a statement about the position published by the authorities that regulate the aircraft, the crews and the insurance, and it is set out here so that nobody pays for a quote that cannot be flown.

That resolves the apparent contradiction. Aircraft do fly over the country, high up, on the routes the rules allow, and no regulator has said that crossing the top is the same as landing. Scheduled carriers serve Kabul from the Gulf and from South and Central Asia under their own arrangements. A private charter arranged from Britain is a different proposition, and we do not offer one.

If your plans take you into Afghanistan against Foreign Office advice, that is a decision for you and your insurer, and travel insurance can be invalidated by it. Our part is the first and longest stretch: a comfortable aircraft to a gateway that works, with permits, handling and ground transport settled before departure. The positions above are read from the published bulletins at every enquiry, because they are reissued.

 

How long does it take to fly towards Afghanistan?

The straight line from London to Kabul is about 3,200 nautical miles, which is a flight of roughly seven hours for a long-range cabin if an approach were available. The times that matter are those to the gateways. Afghanistan keeps one time zone, four and a half hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time all year. The gateways are on their own: Dubai is four hours ahead, Tashkent and Islamabad five. These are the sectors from London Biggin Hill on the lowest-priced aircraft that can fly them, gate to gate:

The exact flight time depends on the model of the business jet, as well as the speed of the tail or head wind. Our consultant will make a detailed calculation of the flight time for the chosen business jet.

 

 

Prices for the private jet flights towards Afghanistan

Typical one-way prices from Britain, cheapest first, to the three gateways. A Praetor 600 reaches Tashkent East and Dubai without landing and Islamabad with one stop; the larger cabins in the table fly the same sectors for more money and more space. Every figure includes the technical stop shown in the row:

 

 

From the gateway to Kabul

Distances to Kabul from each gateway show why people choose one over another. They describe scheduled flights that other companies operate, and we do not sell them:

 

Private jet flights between the gateways and to neighbouring capitals

Some parties split the journey: a few days in Dubai, then Islamabad or Tashkent. Dubai to Islamabad is 1,080 nautical miles, Dubai to Tashkent 1,238, Islamabad to Tashkent 514. The figures below show the scale of each hop and are not a firm price, because a regional leg is quoted by the operator who will fly it:

 

Each country issues its own permit for named airports and dates, so a loop of gateways is applied for as one itinerary. Whether the aircraft that brings you from Britain may also carry you between two foreign capitals is confirmed in writing for each trip; where it may not, a local operator flies the regional leg.

We can arrange the flights from any cities in the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) and European countries. Due to a large database of available business jets, we can help you find an optimal jet and crew. If you have any questions about the departure or the flight itself, you can ask them using the form below:

 

 

Prices depending on the type of business jet

We can clearly show the high dependence of the cost of the flight, on the type of aircraft - we have collected approximate data, at the price of 1 flight hour, for various types of business jets:

 

 

The cost per hour indicated in the table is preliminary and does not constitute an offer or a commercial offer. Exact prices are available from the managers of the company.

 

Online Calculator

If you want to make an urgent calculation of the cost of a private plane flight, use our online calculator. Just fill in all the fields of the form with a note that you are interested in a specific model of the aircraft and get the final price. NB! - the figures are sent to you by email or messenger, please carefully fill in the contact details to get the calculation.

All our calculations are as transparent as possible for you. After receiving the request, we will prepare a beautiful offer - where the costs and the final price will be clearly described. The exact price is agreed in advance and is written in the contract, so you can be sure of the final cost.

 

 

Private jets are ready to take off

Our database contains over 6,500 business jets (about 3,500 in Europe and 3,000 in the rest of the world) of different configurations and production years. The list of models is constantly updated. Unfortunately, we can't post a full list of available jets on our website due to confidentiality issues. Please contact the managers of the company for more accurate information. We will help you choose a suitable model taking into account your wishes. These are the typical choices for the gateways:

 

 

For a sector this long we look for an aircraft positioned in the Gulf or in Britain with enough crew duty time, so the dates should reach us while they can still move.

 

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight towards Afghanistan in 6 easy steps:

1. Flight request - indicating the route and your preferences for the model of business jet and other points.
2. Coordination of flight details - our consultant will contact you to offer the possible flight options and answer all your questions.
3. Commercial offer - we will send you a final offer on a specific model taking into account all your wishes.
4. Signing of the contract.
5. Payment for the flight and booking a business jet.
6. Departure at the agreed time and date. Assistance during the whole flight.

In addition to renting the private jets and arranging the flights, we provide concierge services, premium transfer, security, exclusive catering, etc. We have learned to solve problems of any complexity, offering the service of the European level. Our experts will be happy to answer your questions and help you arrange your flight.

 

How to rent a business jet with a crew

5 main stages:

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  Sending an application

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  Clarification of details and search for options

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  Preparation and coordination of optimal options

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  Registration of documents. Payment of the invoice.

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  Departure on the route.

 

Business aviation airports for Afghanistan: the gateways and the Afghan fields

A foreign aircraft can land only at the airports named in its permit, and the permit is the first document in the file. The first four rows are where our flights go. The last two are listed so that the picture is complete:

 

 

Entering Afghanistan and the gateways: visas, health and what to carry

The Foreign Office entry page for Afghanistan applies to British citizens on a full British passport who travel despite its advice:

For the gateways the position is simpler. Pakistan needs a visa in advance and a passport that does not expire until six months after the date of application. Uzbekistan admits British citizens without a visa for up to 30 days, with a passport valid for at least three months after arrival. The United Arab Emirates asks for a passport valid for at least six months on the day of entry. Confirm each on the Foreign Office page for that country before the flight.

Coming home is a flight into Britain: a General Aviation Report goes to the border authorities not earlier than 48 hours and not later than two hours before departure, and British and Irish citizens need no electronic travel authorisation for Britain. The first landing must be at an aerodrome that is regulated for customs, since a landing at an unregulated one carries a fine of £2,500.

 

 

Flying to the gateways with a dog or a cat

We do not fly animals to Afghanistan, and we do not know of an official route for a British pet to enter it by private jet. The gateways have their own paperwork, and the way home needs planning in the right order.

The United Arab Emirates is on the list of countries from which Britain accepts a pet on simpler terms, so no blood test is needed for the way home. Pakistan and Uzbekistan are not on the list. From an unlisted country a dog or a cat needs a Great Britain pet health certificate and a rabies blood test, taken at least 30 days after the vaccination with a result of 0.5 IU/ml or higher, followed by a wait of three months from the sample date. A dog also needs a tapeworm treatment from a vet between 24 and 120 hours before arrival, and an animal that does not meet the rules can be quarantined for up to four months. Because the blood test stays valid while the vaccinations are current, the sample is best taken at home months before the trip.

Other destinations, and the general rules for travelling with an animal on a private jet, are set out on our flying with pets guide.

 

 

Empty Legs

An empty leg is a flight the operator has to make anyway, with the cabin vacant, and so it is priced low rather than flown for nothing. On a sector this long the saving in cash is large, and so is the catch.

Clients who offer a week instead of a day match most often. Whatever is free is listed on our empty legs page. A selection of empty legs to and from the gateways follows, at roughly 40 percent of a fresh charter:

 

The price covers the whole aircraft, not a seat: a Gulfstream G450 from Dubai to Manchester with six aboard comes to about £5,900 a head.

 

 

Helicopter charter

We do not arrange helicopter charter in Afghanistan, and the warnings above cover exactly the low levels at which a helicopter flies. At the gateways the picture is different. Falcon Aviation and HeliDubai are listed as helicopter operators in Dubai. In Pakistan, flights below 10,000 feet and aerial photography need about 15 days of notice and coordination with the security authorities. For Tashkent we have not verified a civil helicopter operator, and we say so rather than guess.

 

 

Flights from the UK towards Afghanistan

London sends most of the traffic on this route, with Manchester, Birmingham and the Scottish airfields behind it; the price table higher up covers thirteen pairings across Tashkent East, Dubai and Islamabad. Our clients have access to all airports of the UK and Europe. Due to the unique partnership conditions, we can offer our clients the best prices for business aviation services. Our experts will consult you on the availability of private jets in a particular city and help you choose the best option.

 

List of TOP 25 business aviation airports:

 

Charters towards Afghanistan from the booking notes: six typical trips

The six trips below are typical jobs assembled from booking notes with the details changed, so none of them is one named client or one date.

 

Frequently asked questions about flying towards Afghanistan