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Private jet charter in Indonesia

Sixteen hours and a stop in Dubai is the plain answer to how a private jet gets from the south of England to Indonesia, and the flying is the smaller part of the job. Private Jets UK plans an Indonesian charter around the two things that come first, a landing permit that is filed days ahead and a choice of arrival airport that fits the purpose of the trip. 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 Indonesia that means a handler appointed at every airport, a pre-approved slot where the field is coordinated, and a plan for the last stretch, which across a country of more than 17,000 islands is often a short hop by turboprop, a car on a slow road or a helicopter.

 

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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 Indonesia 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, a Dassault Falcon 900LX to Jakarta Halim with one technical stop in Dubai 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 Indonesia?

Jakarta and the rest of Java run seven hours ahead of Universal Time all year, which makes them six hours ahead of Britain in summer and seven in winter; Bali, Lombok and Komodo are one hour further on. A departure from a London airfield in the morning lands in the early morning of the next day by the local clock. These are the sectors from London Biggin Hill on the lowest-priced aircraft that can fly them with the single stop in Dubai, gate to gate, including about an hour on the ground at the stop:

London to Jakarta
6,761 nautical miles planned, the capital, entered at Halim, the field business jets prefer
about 16 h 20 min
London to Bali
7,274 nautical miles planned, the island that most private clients are flying to
about 16 h 10 min
London to Surabaya
7,104 nautical miles planned, the commercial centre of East Java
about 17 h 10 min
London to Yogyakarta
6,980 nautical miles planned, central Java, the gateway to its temples
about 16 h 50 min
London to Medan
6,004 nautical miles planned, northern Sumatra, the shortest of the sectors
about 14 h 40 min
London to Batam
6,364 nautical miles planned, the Riau Islands, thirty kilometres from Singapore
about 15 h 30 min

Why the route runs through Dubai

The straight line from Biggin Hill to Jakarta Halim is about 6,300 nautical miles on the map and 6,581 as planned, once the allowance for the actual airways is added. Our routes bend towards the Gulf, and the planned figure through Dubai is 6,761 nautical miles, split into 3,067 from London and 3,694 onward to Jakarta.

We plan a leg at no more than about 85 percent of the published range, and a Falcon 900LX, rated at 4,750 nautical miles, keeps the longer of the two legs inside it. A Gulfstream G650ER is rated at 7,500 and the Global 7500 at 7,400, close to the 6,581 miles of the straight line, so even those cabins leave too little margin for winds and reserves, and we plan the stop unless an operator confirms a nonstop flight in writing.

Sixteen hours of elapsed time is also a long duty period, so the quote states whether a second crew is carried or the pilots rest at the stop.

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.

 

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Prices for the private jet flights to Indonesia

Typical one-way prices from Britain, cheapest first. Medan and Batam lead the table because a Challenger 605 can reach them from Dubai without a second stop, while the longer sectors to Java and Bali need a Falcon 900LX or a Global 6000 and the Scottish pairings to Bali a Gulfstream G550. Every figure includes the technical stop in Dubai:

Route Aircraft Price, one way
London Biggin Hill - Medan
6,004 nm / 11,119 km, via Dubai
Challenger 605
up to 12
from £119,100
London City - Batam
6,365 nm / 11,788 km, via Dubai
Challenger 605
up to 12
from £126,100
London Biggin Hill - Jakarta Halim
6,761 nm / 12,521 km, via Dubai
Falcon 900LX
up to 12
from £166,050
London Luton - Jakarta Halim
6,782 nm / 12,560 km, via Dubai
Falcon 900LX
up to 12
from £166,550
Southampton - Yogyakarta
7,030 nm / 13,020 km, via Dubai
Falcon 900LX
up to 12
from £172,500
London Farnborough - Surabaya
7,134 nm / 13,212 km, via Dubai
Falcon 900LX
up to 12
from £175,000
Edinburgh - Jakarta Halim
6,938 nm / 12,849 km, via Dubai
Global 6000
up to 13
from £185,700
London Biggin Hill - Bali
7,274 nm / 13,471 km, via Dubai
Global 6000
up to 13
from £194,500
London Luton - Bali
7,295 nm / 13,510 km, via Dubai
Global 6000
up to 13
from £195,050
Manchester - Bali
7,383 nm / 13,673 km, via Dubai
Global 6000
up to 13
from £197,350
Birmingham - Lombok
7,412 nm / 13,727 km, via Dubai
Global 6000
up to 13
from £198,100
Edinburgh - Bali
7,451 nm / 13,799 km, via Dubai
Gulfstream G550
up to 16
from £208,450
Glasgow - Bali
7,487 nm / 13,866 km, via Dubai
Gulfstream G550
up to 16
from £209,450

 

What these figures leave out

– Where in Indonesia you land moves the price more than where in Britain you leave. From London Biggin Hill a Falcon 900LX reaches Jakarta Halim for about £166,050, the Global 6000 that Bali requires costs about £194,500, a difference of about £28,450, and a Challenger 605 to Medan comes to about £119,100. A party that enters at Jakarta and flies on locally sometimes saves money, and we price both versions;

– Landing and handling charges at Dubai, the Indonesian permits and the handler's fee are quoted on top. The figures are one-way, and on a sector this long a one-way price includes the empty flight home, since an aircraft that delivers a party to Indonesia seldom has a passenger waiting to bring back. The Christmas, New Year, July and August weeks sit above them.

 

Private jet flights within Indonesia and to its neighbours

Distances inside the archipelago are those of a continent. Jakarta to Bali is 535 nautical miles, Jakarta to Medan 795, and Bali to Perth 1,449. The table gives the hops we are asked for most, with Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Perth as the neighbours that clients add to an Indonesian loop. The island hops in particular are flown by a locally licensed operator:

Route Aircraft Flight time Price, one way
Bali - Lombok
69 nm / 128 km
Pilatus PC-12 NGX
up to 9
about 45 min from £3,100
Surabaya - Bali
170 nm / 315 km
Pilatus PC-12 NGX
up to 9
about 1 h 10 min from £3,100
Jakarta Halim - Yogyakarta
221 nm / 409 km
Pilatus PC-12 NGX
up to 9
about 1 h 20 min from £3,250
Bali - Labuan Bajo
292 nm / 541 km
Pilatus PC-12 NGX
up to 9
about 1 h 35 min from £4,000
Bali - Yogyakarta
320 nm / 593 km
Pilatus PC-12 NGX
up to 9
about 1 h 40 min from £4,300
Jakarta Halim - Surabaya
372 nm / 689 km
Citation CJ3+
up to 7
about 1 h 25 min from £6,050
Jakarta Halim - Batam
493 nm / 913 km
Citation CJ3+
up to 7
about 1 h 40 min from £7,450
Jakarta Halim - Singapore Seletar
515 nm / 954 km
Citation CJ3+
up to 7
about 1 h 45 min from £7,700
Jakarta Halim - Bali
535 nm / 991 km
Citation CJ3+
up to 7
about 1 h 50 min from £7,950
Jakarta Halim - Kuala Lumpur
649 nm / 1,202 km
Citation CJ3+
up to 7
about 2 h 05 min from £9,300
Jakarta Halim - Medan
795 nm / 1,472 km
Citation XLS+
up to 9
about 2 h 20 min from £13,650
Bali - Singapore Seletar
947 nm / 1,754 km
Citation XLS+
up to 9
about 2 h 40 min from £15,800
Bali - Kuala Lumpur
1,103 nm / 2,043 km
Citation XLS+
up to 9
about 3 h 05 min from £18,050
Bali - Perth
1,449 nm / 2,684 km
Challenger 350
up to 9
about 3 h 45 min from £28,550

 

Before you plan an Indonesian loop

– Every landing needs its own approval, and Indonesia expects a foreign aircraft on a charter to use one Indonesian airport for its passengers, apart from technical, fuel and customs stops. A trip that visits several islands in the same aircraft needs a separate domestic permit on top of the landing permit, typically three or four working days to obtain and valid for up to 30 days. Technical stops do not need it;

– A foreign-registered charter aircraft may not carry Indonesian nationals between Indonesian points unless they arrived on that aircraft or will leave on it. Whether the aircraft that brought you from Britain flies the island legs itself or a local operator takes them, usually a turboprop, is settled in writing for each itinerary before the quote is final. For Singapore the track passes the Natuna and Matak islands, which lie in the Singapore flight information region and still call for an Indonesian overflight permit.

 

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:

Turbopropsfrom £850/h
Small jet£1,700 - 2,500/h
Light jet£2,100 - 3,000/h
Medium-sized jet (Citation XLS+, Hawker 800XP)£3,000 - 3,700/h
Large medium-class jet (Challenger 300)£4,600 - 5,500/h
Large jet (Legacy 600)£4,900 - 5,800/h
Long-haul jet (Global 5000, G550, Falcon 7X)£5,800 - 8,800/h
Business linersfrom £10,300/h

 

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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 Indonesia:

Long range and ultra-long range

The cabins that carry the largest parties to Bali with a single stop and come closest to a nonstop flight to Java. Sixteen hours is long enough that a flat bed decides it.

Gulfstream G650ER · 14 seatsfrom £7,700/h
Bombardier Global 7500 · 14 seatsfrom £8,300/h
Gulfstream G550 · 16 seatsfrom £6,700/h
Bombardier Global 6000 · 13 seatsfrom £6,400/h

Large cabins

The right size for a family or a delegation of ten. The Falcon 900LX is the lowest-priced aircraft we plan to Jakarta, and the Challenger 605 the lowest-priced to Medan and Batam.

Dassault Falcon 900LX · 12 seatsfrom £5,400/h
Gulfstream G450 · 13 seatsfrom £5,800/h
Embraer Legacy 650 · 13 seatsfrom £4,600/h
Bombardier Challenger 605 · 12 seatsfrom £4,350/h

Super-midsize

Not for the journey from Britain, but the right size once you are in the region: Jakarta to Singapore or Kuala Lumpur, Bali to Darwin.

Cessna Citation XLS+ · 9 seatsfrom £3,100/h
Embraer Praetor 600 · 9 seatsfrom £3,400/h
Cessna Citation Latitude · 9 seatsfrom £3,900/h
Bombardier Challenger 350 · 9 seatsfrom £4,000/h

Light jets

The aircraft for a short sector between Java and Bali, or between Bali and Lombok when a locally licensed aircraft of this size is the one available.

Cessna Citation M2 · 7 seatsfrom £2,200/h
Cessna Citation CJ3+ · 7 seatsfrom £2,400/h
Embraer Phenom 300E · 8 seatsfrom £2,600/h
Learjet 75 Liberty · 8 seatsfrom £3,000/h

Turboprops

The workhorse of the islands. A Pilatus PC-12 or a King Air takes a party of up to nine from Bali to Lombok or Komodo, and to airfields where a jet is not a sensible choice.

Pilatus PC-12 NGX · 9 seatsfrom £1,400/h
Beechcraft King Air 350 · 9 seatsfrom £1,650/h

 

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For a sector this long we look for an aircraft positioned in the Gulf or in South-East Asia as well as in Britain, so the dates should reach us while they can still move.

 

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Indonesia 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:

  • Sending an application

  • Clarification of details and search for options

  • Preparation and coordination of optimal options

  • Registration of documents. Payment of the invoice.

  • Departure on the route.

 

Business aviation airports in Indonesia

Business jets use a handful of Indonesia's airports. The first rows are the ones our flights use most, the later rows matter mainly for onward legs, and hours are in local time:

Airport Ground How it operates
Jakarta Halim Perdanakusuma
HLP / WIHH
about 12 km from the centre of Jakarta, around 30 minutes by road depending on traffic The preferred airfield for business aviation in the capital, with one asphalt runway of 3,000 metres. The land belongs to the Indonesian Air Force, which shares the field with its own base. Scheduled airlines fly domestic routes but do not block access for general aviation, and parking is ample, including overnight. WIRA FBO offers an integrated FBO, handling and trip-support service; Karisma Flight Support and AFM Aviasi Indonesia are also listed at the field. Customs is at the FBO according to one guide and in the main terminal with VIP options according to another, so we ask the handler. Catering is ordered through the handler, as there is no caterer on the field. Hours are listed as round the clock in one guide and as 06:00 to 23:59 local with overtime on request in another, and we confirm them for each flight
Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta
CGK / WIII
about 20 km north-west of the centre, one to two hours by road depending on traffic The main airline hub, with three runways of 3,660, 3,600 and 3,000 metres. General aviation is mostly limited to dropping off and collecting passengers: overnight parking is generally unavailable, slots are requested at least three days ahead and allow one arrival and one departure a day, and customs is in the main terminal with the airline passengers. An aircraft that has to stay usually positions to Halim. A pet bound for Jakarta is listed as entering here
Bali Ngurah Rai
DPS / WADD
about 13 km south of Denpasar and 20 to 45 minutes from the main resorts One asphalt runway of 3,000 metres. The airport is open round the clock, customs is on site and slot coordination applies. Private flights use the General Aviation Terminal on the south side, separate from the airline terminals. AFM Aviasi Indonesia, Karisma Flight Support and Jetrans are listed as handlers, ExecuJet is listed as running a private terminal, and JAS Airport Services offers a lounge with showers. The airport closes for 24 hours at Nyepi, from 06:00 to 06:00. Importing a pet through Denpasar is listed as prohibited, except in transit
Surabaya Juanda
SUB / WARR
about 12 km from the centre of Surabaya East Java's gateway, with one asphalt runway of 3,000 metres, on land that belongs to the Indonesian Navy, with a visa on arrival. It is used occasionally as a business destination, and we name the handler in the quote for your date
Yogyakarta International
YIA / WAHI
about 45 km from the centre of Yogyakarta The airport that replaced the old city field, with an asphalt runway of 3,250 metres, serving the temples of central Java and Borobudur in particular. The distance to the city is the drawback, so the transfer is booked with the flight. We confirm handling and customs for your date
Medan Kualanamu
KNO / WIMM
about 23 km east of Medan Northern Sumatra's airport, with an asphalt runway of 3,750 metres and a visa on arrival, also listed as a quick-turn fuel stop. Tour operators link it by road to Parapat, the gateway to Lake Toba
Batam Hang Nadim
BTH / WIDD
on Batam island, about 30 km across the strait from Singapore Changi A runway of about 4,025 metres, 24-hour operation and a visa on arrival. Ferries connect Batam to Singapore, which suits a party that combines the Riau Islands with Singapore
Lombok International
LOP / WADL
Praya, central Lombok A runway of 3,300 metres, serving the beaches, the Gili islands and the Grand Prix circuit at Mandalika, and opened round the clock for the race weekend. No business aviation handler is listed, so a visit needs its own arrangement
Labuan Bajo, Komodo
LBJ / WATO
western Flores The gateway for Komodo National Park, with an asphalt runway of 2,250 metres listed without lighting. It is a daylight turboprop or small-jet destination, and we check the hours before an itinerary is built around it
Fields for technical stops
WATT, WABB, WAMM, WALL, WIMM
Kupang, Biak, Manado, Balikpapan and Medan Listed with Halim as quick-turn fuel stops, mostly for aircraft crossing to the Pacific. Smaller fields may operate only from sunrise to sunset, with limited catering and fuel credit
Dubai, the usual technical stop
DXB / OMDB and DWC / OMDW
the Gulf, 3,067 nautical miles from Biggin Hill Two airports are available, and the choice depends on the handler, the slot and the aircraft. Handling, customs and fuel are available at any hour, and the stop of about an hour is already in the flying times

 

Four constraints shape every arrival:

A permit before anything else

The landing permit passes through the foreign affairs and defence authorities before it reaches civil aviation. Official lead time is three working days, and the agencies work on weekdays, so a Friday afternoon request waits until Monday.

A handler at every airport

Self-handling does not apply. The handler enters the aircraft into the customs system, needs full passenger and crew details 24 to 48 hours ahead, and arranges fuel, catering and the car.

Slots at coordinated airports

All airports are listed as slot coordinated, with requests normally made 24 to 48 hours ahead and three days at Soekarno-Hatta. Prior permission is needed for operations at any Indonesian airport.

One airport for the party

A foreign charter lands its passengers at one Indonesian airport, and further passenger stops need the domestic permit or a local aircraft. Changing the landing airport after approval means a new permit, charged in full.

Where the aircraft waits

Halim has ample parking and normally accepts overnight and extended stays, though no transient hangar space is listed. Soekarno-Hatta has little room for a business jet to stay, so a crew resting in Jakarta uses Halim. A long stay is a choice between leaving the aircraft at the destination and positioning it away and back, and the cost of each is quoted before the price is agreed.

 

Arriving from Britain: visa, permits and the handler

The passenger's visa is the quick part, and the aircraft's permit is the one that decides the date.

Visa on arrival
British passport holders can buy a visa on arrival for 30 days, single entry, at the main airports, for tourism, visiting family or friends, and some business meetings. The fee is typically IDR 500,000, about £27, payable by cash or card, and proof of onward or return travel is expected. A visa applied for online in advance suits a longer stay or multiple entries
30 days
Passport
Valid for at least six months after the date of arrival, with at least two blank pages
every passenger
Arrival card
The free All Indonesia online form covers the customs and health declaration and is completed within 72 hours of arrival. Sites that ask for payment are not official
before landing
Bali levy
A tourist levy of IDR 150,000, about £8, applies to foreign visitors arriving in Bali and can be paid online or on arrival
Bali only
Health
A yellow fever certificate is needed only when you arrive from a country with a transmission risk, which a flight from Britain via Dubai is not
if asked

The approvals behind every arrival

The landing permit. The official lead time is three working days, one handling guide still lists five, and we plan on a week. The application needs the airworthiness and registration certificates, the pilots' licences, the insurance certificate, the air operator certificate for a charter and the name of the lead passenger, and the originals travel on the aircraft. A permit is valid for a maximum of five days, so dates that move outside it mean a new application.

The handler and the local contact. A local business contact is needed for any landing that is not a technical stop. The handler files the general declaration for immigration and, for the flight plan, the captain's name, emergency equipment and the colour of the aircraft must be filled in or the plan is rejected. The permit confirmation numbers go into the remarks of the flight plan, and ADS-B is required.

The overflight. States along the track from Britain to Dubai and on to Indonesia need their own permits, which the operator or its support company files with the passenger and crew details, and Indonesia itself requires one for the Natuna and Matak islands on the way to Singapore.

Fuel needs 24 hours' notice and a fuel release, and aviation fuel cards are not always accepted at a smaller field, so we confirm the payment route beforehand. Catering is ordered 24 hours ahead. A prepaid car with a driver arranged through the handler is the recommended way in from the airport.

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.

 

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Which airport for which part of Indonesia

These are the usual pairings of address and airport, each checked against the permit:

Jakarta and business in the capital
Halim is about 30 minutes from the centre, while Soekarno-Hatta is one to two hours away and is the field for a pet's entry
Halim
Bali
Everything arrives at Ngurah Rai, and the General Aviation Terminal keeps the party away from the airline queues
Denpasar
East Java
Juanda is the gateway for Surabaya, and Mount Bromo and the industrial belt are reached by road
Surabaya
Central Java and the temples
The new airport is 45 km from Yogyakarta, so the transfer is part of the plan
Yogyakarta International
Lombok, the Gilis and the race
Praya has a 3,300 metre runway, and a visit needs its own handling arrangement
Lombok
Komodo and Flores
Labuan Bajo has a 2,250 metre runway without lighting, so plan the arrival for daylight
Labuan Bajo
Sumatra and Lake Toba
Kualanamu has a 3,750 metre runway, and the lake is reached by road through Parapat
Medan
Riau Islands and Singapore
Batam is about 30 km from Changi across the strait, with ferries between the two
Batam

 

Bali, Jakarta, Java and the islands: what our clients go for

Bali takes most of the leisure traffic. Families take villas in Seminyak, Canggu or Uluwatu, wedding parties fly out together, and honeymooners book one way and return by scheduled flight. The island is small on the map and slow on the road.

Jakarta is the business end of the country, with government, head offices and embassies, and business jets use Halim, close enough to the centre that a meeting can follow the landing by an hour or two.

Java adds the temples. Yogyakarta is the base for Borobudur, the Buddhist monument, and Surabaya is the way into the east of the island.

Further east, Labuan Bajo is the gateway to Komodo National Park and Lombok offers beaches, the Gili islands and a Grand Prix circuit, which are the places where an aircraft from Britain hands over to a local turboprop or a boat.

Medan leads to Lake Toba by road, and Batam, next to Singapore, suits a party that combines a business trip there with a few days in Indonesia.

 

Indonesian seasons: a dry season, a wet season and volcanoes

The country has two seasons rather than four:

November to March
The rainy season, when storms can delay a departure and a helicopter transfer is cancelled for weather
rain
April to October
The dry season, and the period when most private travel falls. The weather is the most dependable for helicopters, boats and beaches
dry
May to September
One handling guide lists these months as a peak period, with July and August the European summer holidays on top
peak
Mid-December to late January
Christmas and New Year, together with the Australian school holidays, the other long peak for Bali and Lombok
peak

When a volcano closes the sky

Indonesia sits on the Pacific ring of fire. Eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki on Flores have more than once forced airlines to cancel flights to and from Bali and Lombok because of ash. A private flight respects the ash advisories like any other, so a booking carries a plan for an alternative airport and a night on the ground.

 

The Indonesian calendar: a day of silence, two peaks and a Grand Prix

The dates that matter fall on different islands:

Mid-December to late January
Christmas, New Year and the Australian school holidays: the first peak, with villas and hotels full and slots and apron space tight at Ngurah Rai
Usually March
Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence. The airport closes for 24 hours from 06:00 to 06:00, the date follows the Balinese calendar, and a trip has to land before it or leave after it
Date set by the lunar calendar
Eid al-Fitr, when millions of Indonesians travel to their home towns. Roads and airline schedules are stretched, and some wealthy families charter helicopters for the journey
June to July
The Bali Arts Festival in Denpasar, a month of performances that fills the hotels around the airport
July to August
The European summer holidays and the Bali Kite Festival, the second peak, when Ngurah Rai is at its busiest
October
The Indonesian Grand Prix at the Mandalika circuit on Lombok, and the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival on Bali
Every 210 days
Galungan and Kuningan on Bali, ten days apart, shifting through the year and treated as public holidays

What an Indonesian event does to a flight plan

The big dates fill the hotels and the aprons at once. Lombok airport has handled tens of thousands of passengers over a race weekend, so a private party books its slot with the permit, not after it. For Nyepi and the peaks the rule is the same: plan weeks ahead, not days.

 

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Flying to Indonesia with a dog or a cat

Indonesia admits dogs and cats, but the paperwork is detailed, the entry points are few, and the way home is the harder half. The sources we checked differ on some details, so what follows is a guide to the questions that will be asked, and we obtain written confirmation before an animal is booked.

What Indonesia asks for on the way in

An import permit issued by the Ministry of Agriculture for every animal, a health certificate completed by a licensed vet in the country of departure and endorsed by a government vet, normally within 10 days of entry, and a microchip of the 15-digit ISO type. The rabies vaccination is given no sooner than 30 days and no more than 12 months before entry, other core vaccinations are required too, and one source also asks for a rabies antibody titre taken more than 30 days after the vaccination.

The quarantine office must be told at least two days before arrival so that a vet can inspect the animal and the papers on landing. A quarantine of about 7 to 14 days can follow at the importer's cost, and an animal that does not meet the rules can be quarantined or sent back.

Where the aircraft lands matters more than usual. Listed entry points for dogs and cats are Jakarta, Medan, Pekanbaru, Manado and Surabaya, a pet bound for Jakarta enters through Soekarno-Hatta and not Halim, and importing a pet through Denpasar is listed as prohibited except in transit. A party that wants Bali with a dog therefore needs a different plan, and we say so before a quote is accepted.

The way back needs more thought than the way out. Indonesia does not appear among the countries from which Britain accepts a pet on simpler terms, so the rules for an unlisted country apply, and we check the current list with the authorities before booking. For a dog or a cat coming from an unlisted country Britain requires a Great Britain pet health certificate and a rabies blood test:

  • A microchip first, then a rabies vaccination, and then a blood sample taken at least 30 days after the vaccination and sent by the vet to an approved laboratory, with a result of 0.5 IU/ml or higher;
  • A wait of three months from the date of the sample before the animal may travel to Britain, and the sample stays valid for as long as the rabies vaccinations are kept up to date;
  • A Great Britain pet health certificate for the journey;
  • For a dog, a tapeworm treatment from a vet between 24 and 120 hours before arrival in Britain;
  • Quarantine for up to four months if the rules are not met.

Because the blood test stays valid while the vaccinations are current, the sensible plan is to have the sample taken at home months before the trip, so that the three months have passed before the return flight. An animal sampled in Indonesia has to wait out the three months there. The rules of Dubai, as a third country, are checked for an animal that stays aboard during the stop. For a private flight we confirm the entry point and the paperwork for the animal in writing before the flight.

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

 

private flight with animals

 

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 route this long the saving is large in cash, and the catch is as large.

Why empty legs to Indonesia are scarce

– Long-range aircraft that fly a party out in the peaks often return to Europe or the Gulf empty a few days later, and those homeward legs are the useful ones. They follow the Christmas and summer weeks;

– The aircraft is seldom in the right place: a leg from Bali to Manchester suits a client in Bali and not one in Jakarta, so a match needs the right city as well as the right week;

– A permit goes with the date, and one is valid for no more than five days, so a leg that moves by a day can move the slot and sometimes the permit.

Clients who offer a window of several days match most often, though a leg can vanish when the original booking changes. Whatever is free is listed on our empty legs page. A selection of Indonesian empty legs follows, at roughly 40 percent of a fresh charter:

Route Aircraft Capacity Whole aircraft
Indonesia (Medan) - UK (London Biggin Hill) Challenger 605 12 seats £50,000
UK (London Biggin Hill) - Indonesia (Jakarta) Falcon 900LX 12 seats £69,750
Indonesia (Jakarta) - UK (London Luton) Falcon 900LX 12 seats £69,950
Indonesia (Surabaya) - UK (Farnborough) Falcon 900LX 12 seats £73,500
UK (London City) - Indonesia (Bali) Global 6000 13 seats £81,700
Indonesia (Bali) - UK (Manchester) Global 6000 13 seats £82,900
UK (Birmingham) - Indonesia (Lombok) Global 6000 13 seats £83,200
UK (Edinburgh) - Indonesia (Bali) Gulfstream G550 16 seats £87,550

 

Reading the empty-leg prices

– The price covers the whole aircraft, not a seat. A Global 6000 from Bali to Manchester with eight aboard comes to about £10,350 a head;

– The cost to you is flexibility: the date, often the hour, sometimes the airport.

 

empty legs

 

Helicopter charter

Indonesia has the largest civil helicopter fleet in South-East Asia, and corporate and VIP charter is described as growing, above all in Jakarta and Bali. On Bali the helicopter serves the edges of the trip: cliff-top hotels, the island across the strait and hill villas with no easy drive. The times below are from the helipad at Ungasan, in the south of the island:

Ungasan to Canggu (Berawa)
against one to one and a half hours by road from the airport
about 12 minutes
Ungasan to Nusa Penida
the cliff viewpoint at Kelingking, otherwise a boat journey
about 20 minutes
Ungasan to Bedugul
the lakes in the north of the island
about 35 minutes
Denpasar to Ubud or Nusa Lembongan
a charter from the airport to a hotel helipad, on request
by arrangement
Jakarta, Java and the islands
transfers on request through approved operators; we confirm the operator, the landing site and the permit for your date
by arrangement

Before you plan around a helicopter

– Daylight only. The scenic operators fly in the day, so a late jet arrival does not make a helicopter transfer, and after dark the road is the answer;

– Landing places. One hotel in Ubud has its own private helipad, and a villa lawn needs its status confirmed before we quote, not after;

– Weather. The dry months from April to October are the dependable ones, and a flight cancelled for weather is rescheduled, not refunded, by the scenic operator we checked.

A helicopter suits the first stretch out of an airport and not an intercity hop, where a locally licensed turboprop does the job better, and the rotary leg is booked together with the rest of the itinerary.

 

private helicopter flight

 

Flights from the UK to Indonesia

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 Jakarta, Bali, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Medan, Batam and Lombok. 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:

 
Airport Country ICAO IATA
London Heathrow Airport England EGLL LHR
 Birmingham Airport England EGBB BHX
London Gatwick England EGKK LGW
London City Airport England EGLC LCY
London Luton England EGGW LTN
Edinburgh Airport Scotland EGPH EDI
Leeds Airport England EGNM LBA
Manchester Airport England EGCC MAN
London Stansted England EGSS STN
Liverpool John Lennon Airport England EGGP LPL
Newcastle Airport England EGNT NCL
 Bristol Airport England EGGD BRS
Glasgow Airport Scotland EGPF GLA
 East Midlands Airport England EGNX EMA
 Southampton Airport England EGHI SOU
 Jersey Airport Channel Islands EGJJ JER
Cardiff International Airport Wales EGFF CWL
Inverness Airport Scotland EGPE INV
Bournemouth Airport England EGHH BOH
London Farnborough Airport England EGLF FAB
Oxford Airport England EGTK OXF
London Biggin Hill England EGKB BQH
Belfast Airport Northern Ireland EGAA BFS
Gibraltar Airport Gibraltar LXGB GIB
Aberdeen Airport Scotland EGPD ABZ

 

Indonesian charters 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.

JAKARTA · THE LOWEST-PRICED WAY IN

A delegation with a week of meetings in the capital

London Biggin Hill - Jakarta Halim, Falcon 900LX via Dubai, about 16 h 20 min · 6 pax

They had assumed that only an ultra-long-range jet could reach Indonesia. The Falcon 900LX flies it with one stop, and Halim has parking for an aircraft that waits. A permit is valid for five days at most, so the week was covered by a revision filed in time.

BALI · CHRISTMAS ON THE ISLAND

A family of ten with luggage and a nanny

London City - Bali, Global 6000 via Dubai, about 16 h 10 min · 10 pax

The booking was made two months ahead, because slots and apron space tighten from mid-December. The party used the General Aviation Terminal and reached the villa at Seminyak within 45 minutes of landing.

BALI · THE DAY OF SILENCE

A wedding party flown out together

Manchester - Bali, Global 6000 via Dubai, about 16 h 25 min · 12 pax

The ceremony fell in the week of Nyepi, when the airport closes for 24 hours. The party landed the day before the closure and the aircraft left after it ended, which meant a day of silence in the hotel.

LOMBOK · RACE WEEKEND

Guests at the Grand Prix in October

Birmingham - Lombok, Global 6000 via Dubai, about 16 h 30 min · 8 pax

Praya has no business aviation handler listed, so the arrangements went through a local agent, and the permit was filed as soon as the race date was known.

MEDAN · LAKE TOBA

A group heading for the lake and the highlands of Sumatra

London Biggin Hill - Medan, Challenger 605 via Dubai, about 14 h 40 min · 7 pax

Medan is the shortest sector in the table, and a Challenger 605 flies it with a single stop. The drive to Parapat, the gateway to Lake Toba, was booked with the flight.

EMPTY LEG · HOMEWARD FROM BALI

A flexible return after a long stay

Bali - Manchester, Global 6000 empty leg, about 16 h 25 min · 6 pax

Offering a window of five days in place of a date is what made this one work. The client paid about £82,900, roughly 40 percent of a fresh one-way charter on the same sector, and left when the aircraft was ready to leave.

 

Frequently asked questions about flying to Indonesia

1Can a private jet fly from London to Indonesia nonstop?

On paper a Gulfstream G650ER or a Global 7500 is rated for the 6,581 planned nautical miles to Jakarta, but the margin for winds and reserves is thin, so we plan one technical stop, normally in Dubai, unless an operator confirms a nonstop plan in writing. Bali is further, at 7,018 nautical miles, and always needs the stop.

2How long does a private jet take from the UK to Indonesia?

About 16 hours 20 minutes to Jakarta in a Falcon 900LX with the stop in Dubai, about 15 hours 10 minutes in a Global 6000, and about 16 hours 10 minutes to Bali in a Global 6000. The stop is included at about an hour. Jakarta is six hours ahead of Britain in summer and seven in winter, and Bali is one hour more.

3How much does a private jet to Indonesia cost?

From about £166,050 one way from London Biggin Hill to Jakarta Halim on a Falcon 900LX with a stop in Dubai. Bali costs more, from about £194,500 on a Global 6000, and Medan on a Challenger 605 costs from about £119,100. Handling at the stop, the permits and the handler's fee are quoted on top, and an empty leg in the right direction costs roughly 40 percent of a fresh charter.

4What do passengers need to enter Indonesia on a private flight?

British citizens can buy a visa on arrival for 30 days, typically for IDR 500,000, with a passport valid for at least six months and two blank pages, and proof of onward travel. The free All Indonesia arrival card is completed within 72 hours of arrival, and visitors to Bali pay a tourist levy of IDR 150,000. The aircraft needs a landing permit, which takes three working days officially and which we plan on a week, and a handler at the airport.

5Can my dog or cat travel with me to Indonesia on a private jet?

Possibly, with heavy paperwork. Indonesia asks for an import permit, a microchip, a rabies vaccination, an official health certificate and a quarantine of about 7 to 14 days, and a pet bound for Jakarta is listed as entering through Soekarno-Hatta. Importing a pet through Denpasar is listed as prohibited. Coming home, Indonesia does not appear among the countries on simpler terms, so expect a rabies blood test, a three-month wait from the sample date and a Great Britain pet health certificate.

6Which airports can a private jet use in Indonesia?

Jakarta Halim is the preferred airfield for business aviation in the capital, and Bali Ngurah Rai, with its own General Aviation Terminal, serves the island. Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Medan and Batam serve their regions, and Lombok and Labuan Bajo the islands. Every landing needs a permit naming the airport.

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