Private jet charter in Ecuador

A little over 5,100 nautical miles separate Britain from the Ecuadorian capital, and the distance, not the guest list, decides what flies a private jet charter to Ecuador. Only the long-range cabins cross without a stop, and the arrival airport then shapes everything else: Quito at 2,400 metres in the Andes, Guayaquil at sea level, or a dry strip in the Galapagos with rules of its own. 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 Ecuador that also means a landing permit from the civil aviation authority and a performance check before any departure from a runway a mile and a half above the sea.

 

 

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 Ecuador 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 Farnborough, a Gulfstream G550 to Quito Mariscal Sucre, nonstop, 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 Ecuador?

Mainland Ecuador keeps UTC-5 all year and does not change its clocks, so Quito is six hours behind Britain during British Summer Time and five hours behind in winter. The Galapagos run one hour further back, at UTC-6. These are the sectors from London Farnborough on a Gulfstream G550, gate to gate:

Baltra is 479 nautical miles beyond Quito, which is about 1 h more in the air and £13,100 more on the quote, but the Galapagos cannot be treated as a normal arrival, as the airports section below explains. 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 Ecuador

Typical private jet charter prices from Britain into Ecuador, cheapest first. The price on this page is built on Quito, where the business aviation terminal, the handlers and the long runway are, and almost every itinerary starts there. Guayaquil, Manta and Cuenca are a little further and cost a little more from the same airfield:

 

 

Private jet flights within Ecuador and to its neighbours

Ecuador is small on the map and steep in practice: a coast, an Andean spine, an Amazon lowland and an island group a thousand kilometres out in the Pacific. Quito to Guayaquil is 158 nautical miles on our track, Quito to Cuenca 177, and Quito to Lima 747. These are the sectors we are asked for, flown from Quito, with the neighbouring capitals that clients combine with an Ecuadorian trip:

 

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 Ecuador:

 

 

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Ecuador 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 Ecuador

Ecuador has two airports that handle business aviation at scale and a handful of high, short or protected fields that need planning. Between them the airports differ by altitude, by hours and by the rules around them, and those matter more than the length of the runway:

 

Two rules settle most Ecuadorian trips before a quote goes out:

 

The Galapagos by private aircraft: what is actually possible

The islands are the reason many clients ask about Ecuador, and the rules for them are stricter than the brochure suggests. According to the handler listings we rely on, the Galapagos have no airport of entry, so the aircraft clears customs and immigration at Quito or Guayaquil and there is no direct international arrival. The listings also say that charter flights are not permitted, only private non-revenue flights, with a limit of 20 passengers, and that the civil aviation authority will not approve international flights to or from the islands.

For a booking through a broker that matters, and we confirm the position with the operator and the authority before any quote is issued. In practice most guests fly the scheduled service from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra or San Cristobal and use a private aircraft for everything on the mainland. Where a private flight is possible, the aircraft is sprayed against insects before it leaves the mainland at a listed cost of 230 to 900 US dollars while passengers wait in the lounge, and hotels and local transport are booked weeks ahead.

 

Arriving from Britain: passports, customs and what to carry

Ecuador is outside the European Union and the Schengen area, and the entry rules for a British citizen are short. Immigration and customs are cleared at the airport of entry, and for a private flight that means Quito or Guayaquil.

 

 

Which airport for which part of Ecuador

The arrival airport follows from one address: the hotel in the old town of Quito, the hacienda in the highlands, the boat on the islands. These are the usual pairings:

 

Quito, Guayaquil and the islands: what our clients go for

Business takes clients to two cities. Quito is the capital and the country's largest business centre, and Guayaquil is the largest city and the main industrial and financial centre. Ecuador adopted the US dollar as its only currency, so contracts and fees are written in the currency a visiting director already knows. Petroleum is the largest export earner, followed by bananas, shrimp, cut flowers and cacao, and Ecuador is described as the world's largest exporter of bananas.

Flowers explain a good deal of the traffic at Quito: about 92 percent of the airport's export air cargo is flowers.

The Galapagos remain the long-haul dream: 127 islands, islets and rocks, about 97.5 percent of the land national park, and every group accompanied by a licensed guide. It is a place for a week on a boat, with the private aircraft held at Quito or Guayaquil.

 

The Ecuadorian year: dry Andes, wet Andes, warm and cool seas

Ecuador straddles the equator, so the seasons are about rain and altitude, not winter and summer. The mainland and the islands keep different calendars:

 

The Ecuadorian calendar: what pulls on the airports

The dated events are few, and the biggest ones pull on a single airport:

 

 

Flying to Ecuador with a dog or a cat

A dog or cat can travel to Ecuador with its owner, and the work is in the British paperwork. The certificate is the one issued for the export of dogs and cats from the United Kingdom to Ecuador, completed by an official vet.

The Galapagos run a separate biosecurity regime for animals, so we do not plan a pet on the islands and the answer for any exception comes from the authority there. The three-month count is the point on the mainland as well: a weekend with a pet in Ecuador does not work unless the blood sample was taken at least three months before the return, so we build the timetable backwards from the date of landing in Britain and confirm in writing how the animal will be received. Requirements for rabbits, birds, reptiles and the less usual species 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. On the Ecuadorian run there are few of them, because few aircraft can make the crossing, but each one is a long and valuable sector.

A client who can offer a window of several weeks 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 Ecuadorian empty legs follows:

 

 

 

Helicopter charter

Helicopters in Ecuador do a few specific jobs: the hop from the capital to the equator line, the run south towards the volcano country, and the short transfers that the road makes slow. They are not a substitute for the airport. These are the transfers clients ask about, with times estimated from the straight-line distance:

The times are straight-line estimates at a cruise of about 115 knots, and the operator confirms the route, the helicopter type and the landing site for your date. Availability of helicopters and permission to land near the volcano or in the park areas are the uncertain part, and we check both before the quote is issued.

 

 

Flights from the UK to Ecuador

Farnborough, Biggin Hill, Gatwick and Stansted send most of the traffic on this corridor, with Southampton, Bristol and Manchester behind them and Scotland and Northern Ireland at the long end; 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:

 

Ecuadorian 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 Ecuador