Private jet charter in Cayman islands

A hedge-fund partner who wants to be on Grand Cayman by lunchtime on Monday has a problem that no airline schedule solves, because the crossing from London is 4,324 nautical miles and the weekend is short. Private Jets UK plans these trips backwards from the meeting, the villa or the dive boat. 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. In the Cayman Islands that means a general aviation terminal of its own beside the main airport, an honest conversation about whether the aircraft stops in the Azores or flies the whole way, and a hotel car waiting on Seven Mile Beach about twenty minutes after the wheels touch down.

 

 

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 in the Cayman Islands 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 Farnborough, an Embraer Praetor 600 to Owen Roberts International Airport on Grand Cayman with one technical stop in the Azores, 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.

 

How long does it take to fly to the Cayman Islands?

There are two honest answers, and which one applies depends on the aircraft. A super-midsize jet such as the Embraer Praetor 600 is published at about 4,000 nautical miles with four passengers, and the line from Farnborough to Grand Cayman is 4,324, so it flies two legs through Santa Maria in the Azores, 1,400 nautical miles and then 3,235, together 311 more than the straight line. A Global 6000 or a Gulfstream has range in hand and flies the whole way. The islands keep one clock all year, UTC-5 with no daylight saving, so Grand Cayman is five hours behind Britain in winter and six hours behind from late March to late October. The times below are westbound, against the usual wind, and count flying time only:

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 to the Cayman Islands

Typical private jet charter prices from Britain to Grand Cayman, listed cheapest first. The lower rows are super-midsize and large jets that stop once in the Azores, and the higher ones are heavy and ultra-long-range jets that cross the Atlantic in a single flight:

 

 

Private jet flights within the Cayman Islands and to its neighbours

The territory has three islands, and nearly all the traffic lands on the largest. Cayman Brac lies about ninety nautical miles to the east, and Little Cayman beyond it has a strip too short for a business jet. The rest of the map is the Caribbean: Jamaica to the south-east, the Mexican coast to the west, Florida and the Bahamas to the north. These are the hops we are asked for once a party is already on the island:

 

 

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 Cayman Islands:

 

 

Because the crossing is long and the island is small, we usually name two things in the quote: the aircraft that brings you from Britain, and what it does afterwards. It can wait on the ramp for a short stay, go home empty, or reposition to Florida to collect another client, and each of those choices changes the price.

 

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to the Cayman Islands 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 in the Cayman Islands

Grand Cayman has one airport that a jet from Britain can use, and its private side is a separate building with its own lounge and its own officers, which is how it stays quick. There is no choice of field to argue about, so the useful questions are the hours, the handler and the ramp. Beside Owen Roberts, the table lists the places a crew looks at when it plans the legs on either side:

 

Four points settle most arrivals before a quote goes out:

 

Arriving from Britain: passports, customs and what to carry

The Cayman Islands are a British Overseas Territory with their own immigration and customs service, and they lie outside the British customs territory. A private flight from London therefore arrives as an international flight, and everyone aboard clears at the general aviation terminal on the day.

 

 

Getting from the apron to the hotel

With one airport there is no question of which field to choose, only of how far the last stretch is, and on an island of this size the Seven Mile Beach hotels are about twenty minutes away. Rental cars are available at the airport, and there is no rail or public transit link, so most visitors take a hotel car or drive themselves. These are the usual pairings:

 

The Cayman Islands: what our clients go for

Money comes first. Financial services and tourism together make up more than half of the economy, and the territory has no income, capital gains or corporate tax. About 100,000 companies are registered there, more than the number of people who live on the islands, and the funds, trusts and insurers behind them need directors, lawyers and auditors who attend meetings in person. A London party that flies for a board meeting rarely stays longer than two or three nights, and the jet either waits or comes back for the return.

Leisure comes second, and the pull is the water. Seven Mile Beach is the postcard, Stingray City is the excursion every visitor is offered, and the water has made the islands a diving destination, with the Cayman Turtle Centre and the Mastic Trail for those who stay dry. The Sister Islands are quieter still: Cayman Brac has a limestone bluff that reaches 43 metres, the highest point in the territory, and Little Cayman is a place for divers and for people who want few other visitors.

Food is the third reason: the Cayman Cookout every January at the Ritz-Carlton, and fixed-price menus across the island in October.

The Cayman Islands are a self-governing British Overseas Territory with their own constitution, a Governor who represents the Crown and an elected Premier. English is spoken throughout, and the Cayman Islands dollar is pegged to the US dollar at a little over 1.2 US dollars to one Cayman dollar.

 

The year in the Cayman Islands: a dry winter peak and a storm season

The year divides by rainfall, by the calendar of events and by the Atlantic storm season, and temperatures change little through it:

 

The Cayman calendar: Cookout, carnival and Pirates Week

The Cayman year runs on food, carnival and a few public holidays, and each of them fills the hotels and the ramp at once:

 

 

Flying to the Cayman Islands with a dog or a cat

A dog or cat travels in the cabin, but the Cayman Islands are strict about paperwork and have no quarantine to fall back on. An import permit comes first, and every other step is timed against the dates on it.

• A microchip that meets the ISO standard, with its number on every document and checked before each step. The rabies vaccination follows the microchip, never the other way round;
• A rabies vaccination at 12 weeks of age or later, with the vaccine make, serial number and expiry on the certificate. The department classes the UK as a no-risk country, and local guidance says that pets from the UK need no rabies antibody blood test, which we confirm with the department for your animal;
• An official veterinary health certificate issued by a licensed vet within 14 days before travel and endorsed by the official government vet in Britain. It lists the microchip, the vaccination, and the tick and tapeworm treatments, and it is valid for 14 days only;
• Treatment against ticks with a systemic product and against tapeworm with praziquantel, given within 14 days before travel and recorded on the certificate. Shampoos, collars and flea-only products do not count;
• A signed breed declaration for a dog. Pit Bull Terrier types, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro, Japanese Tosa, dogs bred for fighting and their crosses are restricted;
• Proof that the animal has lived in Britain for at least three months, and the most direct route possible. If a route passes through a territory that is not on the department's approved list, the crate door is sealed at the start, and we ask whether the Azores stop affects the animal before we confirm the plan.

The way home is British. The Cayman Islands are a listed country, so the animal returns with a Great Britain pet health certificate, and a dog must be treated against tapeworm by a vet no less than 24 hours and no more than 120 hours before landing in Britain. On a trip of under five days the treatment can be given before leaving Britain, provided at least 24 hours have passed. An animal that does not meet the British rules on return can be refused entry or held in quarantine for up to four months.

Importing guidance written for people moving from the UK describes private charter flights as an exception to the usual rule that pets travel as cargo. We confirm in writing the airport and the paperwork for the animal. Birds, reptiles and the less usual species may follow separate rules.

Rules for other species, and for countries where the timeline runs to months, are set out on our flying with pets guide.

 

 

Empty Legs

An empty leg is a repositioning flight with nobody aboard, offered at a fraction of the usual price. Grand Cayman produces them in both directions, because a stay is mostly one-way work for the aircraft: it brings a party across the water and has to find its next client somewhere else. Directories of empty legs list flights both leaving and arriving at Owen Roberts.

A client who can give a window of a few days has a far better chance of a match, though the operator owns the date and a leg can disappear when the original booking changes. Whatever is free is listed on our empty legs page. A selection of Cayman empty legs follows:

 

 

 

Helicopter charter and air tours

Grand Cayman has a helicopter operator that sells sightseeing flights, but it is a tour business and not a shuttle service. Cayman Islands Helicopters lists a Stingray City flight of about 15 minutes, an island tour of about 40 minutes and a sunset flight with dinner, with a base on the George Town waterfront and a free shuttle from the cruise pier or a hotel. It also lists a fly, dive and dine trip to the Sister Islands, priced on request. A Camana Bay heliport was described by the local press as certified for day visual flying and open to pilots of small and medium helicopters on request.

For distances of ten to twenty minutes by road a helicopter adds little, and we say so. The Sister Islands are the one trip where it changes the day.

 

 

Flights from the UK to the Cayman Islands

We fly this corridor from every British airfield in the list below, and the price table higher up covers thirteen of those pairings. 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:

 

Cayman charters from the booking notes: six typical trips

Six typical jobs put together from booking notes with the particulars changed, so none describes one named client or date.

 

Frequently asked questions about flying to the Cayman Islands