Private jet charter in Kuwait

Kuwait lies at the top of the Persian Gulf, and a business jet leaving London needs 6 hours 10 minutes to reach it without a stop. That figure, and the 2,604 nautical miles behind it, decide which aircraft can be offered, what the trip costs and how much margin the crew has on the day. Private Jets UK plans these flights from the aircraft outwards: first the cabins that can cover the distance, then the landing permit that Kuwait asks for before the aircraft leaves Britain, then the handler who meets your passengers on the apron. 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 Kuwait that comes down to a permit, a handler at the general aviation terminal and a straight answer about the regional situation before anyone fixes a date.

 

 

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 Kuwait 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 Biggin Hill, an Embraer Praetor 600 flying nonstop to Kuwait International 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 Kuwait?

Kuwait keeps the same clock all year, three hours ahead of Britain in winter and two hours ahead in summer, so a departure at breakfast time puts the passengers on the ground in the middle of the afternoon, local time. The sectors below are flown by a Praetor 600 from the British airfields our clients ask for most, measured to the single international airport of Kuwait:

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 Kuwait

What a private jet costs from each British airfield to Kuwait International, cheapest first. Every row assumes the same nonstop Praetor 600, so the figures differ only by the length of the sector:

 

 

Private jet flights within Kuwait and to its neighbours

Kuwait is small enough that nobody flies inside it, and the country has only one airport that takes business jets, so there are no domestic sectors to price. What clients do ask for is the quick hop to a neighbouring capital, and the Gulf is dense with them:

 

 

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 Kuwait:

 

 

Kuwait is seldom used as a technical stop, since traffic at the airport is heavy, so most of the business aircraft on its apron are there for Kuwait itself, whether the errand is oil-sector, government or family business.

 

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Kuwait 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 Kuwait

A private jet has one choice in Kuwait. The country has no second civil airfield for business aircraft, so the fallback to a diversion is always another state, and the planning is built around that fact:

 

Kuwait International lies in the Farwaniya Governorate, roughly 15 kilometres south of the centre of Kuwait City. It is the home base of Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways, and part of the site is a military airbase, so a private aircraft shares the airspace and the taxiways with airliners, cargo operators and the air force. Three runways were listed in the sources we checked, 15R/33L at 3,400 metres, 15L/33R at 3,500 metres and 16/34 at 4,580 metres, which is more than any business jet needs.

The general aviation terminal was built for private flights under a build-operate-transfer scheme and is run by Royal Aviation, which named it after Sheikh Saad, and it was reported to have cost about 40 million US dollars, with Jet Aviation of Switzerland originally contracted to run it. Blue Aviation is listed as a handler at the Sheikh Saad terminal, and the broker guides add KASCO and National Aviation Services among the ground handlers, with a state and royal terminal reserved for government and diplomatic movements. Different directories use different terminal numbers for the general aviation building, so we name the building and the handler in the quote and confirm both in writing.

Five points settle most arrivals before a quote goes out:

 

Arriving from Britain: passports, visas and customs

Kuwait is outside the European Union, and a British passport holder needs a visa. The border check is made at the airport, and the points below are the ones that most often cost a passenger time at the desk:

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, British and Irish citizens need no electronic travel authorisation, and most other nationalities do.

 

 

Which airport for which part of Kuwait

Kuwait is small, and most of its people live in and around the capital. One airport serves all of it, so the question is how far the address is from the terminal and what to use if the airport is shut:

 

Kuwait City and the coast: what our clients go for

Most of our Kuwait passengers go for business. Close to five million people live in Kuwait, roughly a third of them citizens and the rest foreign residents from more than a hundred countries, and the economy is built on oil. The demand on this route is therefore corporate: oil-sector executives, engineers, government delegations and the advisers who work for them, usually for a stay of two or three days.

Kuwait City stands on Kuwait Bay, a natural deep-water harbour. The Kuwait Towers are its most recognisable landmark, and the Liberation Tower, one of the tallest telecommunications towers in the world, has a revolving observation deck and a restaurant at 150 metres. The Grand Mosque stands in the middle of the city. The Kuwait National Museum was partly restored and reopened, and Sadu House, a coral and gypsum building near it, shows the textile crafts of the Bedouin.

Failaka Island, a short ferry ride from the coast, carries Bronze Age, Dilmun and Greek remains, among them a Greek temple. The sea is the other attraction: sailing, diving and powerboating are on offer, and the sea clubs have pools, beaches and tennis courts. Horse riding is a winter pastime.

The north of the country has a different character. Bubiyan, the largest island, is linked to the mainland by a long bridge, and its Mubarak al-Kabeer reserve is a wetland of international importance for birds. A private client with a free day can ask for it, and the visit is a road trip arranged locally through the handler.

 

The Kuwaiti year: pleasant winters and some of the hottest summers on Earth

The calendar of a Kuwaiti year is dictated by the weather. Winters are cooler than elsewhere on the Gulf coast and the air is drier, spring is warm with the occasional thunderstorm, and summers rank among the hottest anywhere. The highest temperature ever recorded in Asia, 54 degrees, was measured in Kuwait:

 

The Kuwaiti calendar: Hala February, National Day and the holidays

The calendar of Kuwait is shaped by two fixed national dates and by the Islamic festivals, which shift each year. A trip that lands close to one of them is planned with the handler from the start:

 

 

Flying to Kuwait with a dog or a cat

Kuwait takes dogs and cats, but the permission has to exist before the animal moves. The British pet passport does not enter the picture; what counts is a Kuwaiti import permit and a health certificate that matches it.

• A 15-digit ISO microchip, with the number shown on every document;
• A rabies vaccination given between 30 days and 12 months before entry. Puppies and kittens are vaccinated no sooner than three months of age and then wait 30 days. A multi-year vaccine counts only as a booster;
• A rabies titre test is required for animals arriving from a short list of named countries that does not include Britain, though one guide advises a FAVN blood test before the permit is requested, because permits are said to be harder to get without one;
• A health certificate from a licensed vet within ten days of entry, giving the microchip number and confirming the animal is fit to travel, endorsed by the government vet;
• Banned breeds: pit bull types, Staffordshire and American Bulldog types, many mastiff types, Rottweilers, Dobermans, Central Asian and Caucasian shepherds, Kangals and wolf dogs, with their crosses. Savannah and Bengal cats are excluded unless they are five generations removed from the wild ancestor.

If the paperwork is complete there is no quarantine. If it is not, the animal may be quarantined where facilities exist, sent back, or in the worst case euthanised, all at the owner's cost, which is why we check every document against the permit before the vet signs.

On the way home the rule is British. A dog must be treated against tapeworm by a vet between 24 and 120 hours before landing in Britain, and Kuwait is not one of the countries exempt from this, so the treatment is arranged in Kuwait on the day before the flight. A cat needs no treatment. Whether Kuwait is a listed country decides if a blood test is needed on the return, and we check the GOV.UK page for the date of travel. An animal without the right paperwork can be held in quarantine for up to four months.

Other species need a permit and a licensed agent in addition, and the CITES list applies to protected animals. The general rules for pets on a private flight are set out on our flying with pets page. We tell the handler in advance and confirm in writing how the animal will be received.

 

 

Empty Legs

An empty leg is a positioning flight with an empty cabin, sold at a fraction of the normal price. Kuwait generates them because so many trips there are one-way in character: the delegation flies out, stays two or three days, and the aircraft goes home or on to the next job without anybody aboard.

A client with a few free days has a much better chance of a match, although the operator owns the date and a leg can vanish when the original booking changes. Whatever is free is listed on our empty legs page. A selection of Kuwait empty legs follows:

 

 

 

Helicopter charter

Kuwait is flat and compact, and a helicopter has few places to go that a car cannot reach. What it does offer is a shorter route to the coast, the islands and the oil facilities in the south. We arrange it through local operators on request and confirm the landing site with the authorities beforehand, because a landing away from an airport needs permission in every case. The times below are straight-line estimates:

The times assume a cruise of about 115 knots and the operator confirms the route for your date. We do not name an operator on the page, because the choice depends on the date and on the site where the helicopter is to land.

 

 

Flights from the UK to Kuwait

Biggin Hill, Stansted, London City and Gatwick are the closest to Kuwait, a few nautical miles apart, while Luton and Farnborough send the traffic from the north and west of the capital. Birmingham, Manchester and Southampton carry the regional demand, and Edinburgh and Belfast sit at the far end of the range; the price table higher up covers thirteen of these 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.

 

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Kuwait charters from the booking notes: six typical trips

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

 

Frequently asked questions about flying to Kuwait