Private jet charter to Iceland

Iceland is a nonstop flight of about 2 hours 40 minutes from the London fields, so the effort in planning goes into the ground and the weather rather than into the sector. Britain sits close enough for a light jet to cross without a fuel stop and far enough that the wind on the day, the slot at the arrival airport and the paperwork for a pet can each decide whether a weekend works. Private Jets UK plans Icelandic charters around those three things. 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 Iceland that covers more than the arrival: a handler at one of four international airfields, a car or a 4x4 for roads that close in a storm, and a plan B for the days when the north Atlantic decides otherwise.

 

 

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 Iceland 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 Luton, an Embraer Phenom 300E to Keflavik 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 Iceland?

The British fields we fly from lie between 750 and 1,100 nautical miles from Keflavik, and every one of them reaches it nonstop. The clock matters as much as the distance: Iceland keeps Greenwich Mean Time all year and does not change it, so its clocks match Britain's in winter and fall an hour behind from late March to late October. These are the sectors in a Phenom 300E, 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 to Iceland

Typical private jet charter prices from Britain to Keflavik, listed cheapest first. The aircraft changes down the list on purpose. The first five rows price a light jet from London and the south coast, and the rest price a larger cabin from the west, the Midlands and the north, which is what a bigger party or a winter headwind calls for. The same light jet costs less from the north, as the note below the table shows:

 

 

Private jet flights within Iceland and to its neighbours

The Ring Road around Iceland is 1,332 km long, and Akureyri alone is about 380 km from the capital by road, several hours at the wheel in good weather and more in winter. A turboprop covers the same ground in under an hour. Below are the hops we are asked for, followed by the neighbours that a party sometimes adds to an Icelandic week:

 

 

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 Iceland:

 

 

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Iceland 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 Iceland

Iceland has four international aerodromes, and the designation matters: a private flight from Britain has to make its first landing at one of them. Only one takes every kind of aircraft at every hour. The others are smaller, shorter on services, and open by the clock. These are the fields that matter, with the domestic strips grouped in the last row:

 

Four rules settle most Icelandic arrivals before a quote goes out:

 

Arriving from Britain: passports, customs and what to carry

Iceland belongs to Schengen but not to the European Union, and the combination catches people out. Passports are checked as at any Schengen border, and customs control applies to every arrival as well, whether the aircraft left Heathrow or Paris.

 

 

Which airport for which part of Iceland

Most of the country is a long way from the capital, and where you sleep decides where the aircraft lands. These are the usual pairings:

 

The capital, the hot springs and the far north: what our clients go for

Few people fly to Iceland for a meeting. Most go for what lies outside the city, and the trips we plan fall into a few kinds.

The first is the northern lights weekend. The season runs from September to April, and three nights in Reykjavik with a guide and a hired car are built around the clear-sky forecast. The second is the spa break, a night or two at the Blue Lagoon on the Reykjanes peninsula, where entry slots must be booked ahead and fill weeks in advance in the peak season, with two hotels on site, the Retreat and the Silica Hotel.

The third is the day out of Reykjavik: Thingvellir, where the national assembly was founded more than a thousand years ago and which is now a UNESCO site; Strokkur, which erupts every five to ten minutes; and Gullfoss, which falls about 32 metres in two tiers. In winter the heaths on the way can close in a storm, so a guided 4x4 is the sensible choice. Ice caves are open with a guide from November to March.

The fourth is the longer circuit, with Akureyri as the base in the north and a ski day at Hlidarfjall from mid-December, or whales at Husavik in the summer, and then a flight east to Egilsstadir instead of a day on the road. Lastly, in June and July the midnight sun takes over and the trips are built around evenings that do not end.

 

The Icelandic year: light, lights and the roads that open

Iceland has two flying seasons on one map, and the light divides them. The first day of January has about four and a half hours of daylight, March roughly ten, May about twenty, and around the solstice the sun hardly sets:

 

The Icelandic calendar: festivals, national day and the lights

The dated events are not many, but they pull on the capital's hotels and on the slots at Keflavik:

 

 

Flying to Iceland with a dog or a cat

Iceland treats a dog or a cat as an import and not as baggage. Britain is on the Icelandic list of approved countries, which makes the rules lighter than for animals from the rest of the world, and they are still demanding: a permit from the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority, a long chain of vaccinations and tests, and a quarantine of at least 14 days. We found no shortcut for a short visit in the published instructions.

What a dog from Britain needs:

• An import permit from the authority before travel. The application goes in at least 30 days ahead if possible, the permit is valid for one year, and the dog must have lived in Britain, or in another approved country, since birth or for at least six months;
• An ISO microchip, with its number checked and written on the certificate at every examination, test and treatment;
• A rabies vaccination at least 45 to 60 days before import, a blood sample taken no sooner than 30 days after it, and a titre of at least 0.5 IU/ml from an EU-approved laboratory, plus vaccinations against leptospirosis, distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus and parainfluenza, the last dose at least 14 days before import;
• Blood tests within 30 days before import: Brucella canis, which must be negative, and Leishmania for dogs that are not neutered; for Angiostrongylus vasorum, either a negative test or a spot-on treatment 5 to 10 days before import;
• Treatment against internal and external parasites twice, the first 21 to 28 days and the second 5 to 10 days before import, and a health examination 5 to 10 days before import, when the vet completes the Icelandic certificate. The signed certificate and the laboratory reports reach the authority by email at least five days before arrival.

We confirm the entry point, the quarantine place and the paperwork for the animal in writing before the flight. Rules for birds, rabbits and the less usual species are set out in our flying with pets guide.

 

 

Empty Legs

An empty leg is a repositioning flight with nobody aboard, sold at a fraction of the usual price. The corridor to Iceland is thinner than the ones to Paris or Milan, so the matches are fewer, but the sector is long enough for the saving to be worth having.

A client who can offer a few days has a far better chance of a match than one who needs a particular evening, and the operator keeps the date and the hour: a leg can vanish when the original booking moves. Whatever is free is listed on our empty legs page. A selection of Iceland empty legs follows:

 

 

 

Helicopter charter

In Iceland the helicopter is a sightseeing tool, and it is regulated with care. The operators are based at Reykjavik City airport, and a local company flies sightseeing programmes from the capital over volcanic areas, geothermal fields and glaciers, with a landing on the ice on some of them. The limit is not the aircraft but the ground:

The times are straight-line estimates, and the operator confirms the route for your date. At Reykjavik City airport itself, helicopters under visual rules take off and land on the runways and not on the aprons, and engine starts are not permitted on the north side of Apron 1.

 

 

Flights from the UK to Iceland

The London fields send most of the traffic on this corridor, with Southampton, Birmingham and Manchester behind them and Glasgow, Edinburgh and Belfast at the short 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:

 

Icelandic 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 Iceland