Private jet charter in New Zealand

Few places lie further from Britain than New Zealand, and no business jet in production flies from London to Auckland without landing on the way. Private Jets UK builds every New Zealand charter around that stop, because the stop decides the aircraft, the crew, the price and the hour you arrive. 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 New Zealand that also means the permissions an overseas aircraft needs before it lands, the customs and biosecurity paperwork that goes with the arrival, and a plan for the domestic legs, because the cabin that crosses the world is seldom the one that flies you on from Auckland to Queenstown.

 

 

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 to New Zealand 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 Stansted, a Gulfstream G650ER to Auckland with one technical stop in Singapore 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 New Zealand?

New Zealand runs eleven to thirteen hours ahead of Britain depending on the season, so a flight that leaves London in the morning lands on the evening of the following day by the local clock. These are the journeys from a London airfield, gate to gate, including one fuel stop of about an hour:

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 New Zealand

Typical one-way prices from Britain into New Zealand, cheapest first. Every route needs the Gulfstream G650ER, the cabin that flies the two long legs either side of Singapore, so the table moves with distance and not with aircraft class. Every figure includes that stop:

 

 

Private jet flights within New Zealand and to its neighbours

New Zealand looks small on a world map and behaves like a long thin country on the ground: Auckland to Queenstown is 576 nautical miles, further than London to Munich, with Cook Strait between the two islands. These are the hops we are asked for, with Sydney, Fiji and the Cook Islands as the neighbours that clients most often add:

 

 

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 New Zealand:

 

 

On a route this long the aircraft is sourced wherever it happens to be positioned, often the Gulf or Asia, which is one more reason to send the dates as soon as they are real.

 

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to New Zealand 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 New Zealand

An aircraft arriving from abroad cannot land wherever it likes. The Ministry for Primary Industries requires an overseas private aircraft to arrive at an approved place of first arrival, and landing elsewhere without approval is an offence under the Biosecurity Act. For private and non-scheduled flights the working list is short:

 

Four rules settle most New Zealand arrivals before a quote goes out:

 

Arriving from Britain: NZeTA, customs and biosecurity

A British passport holder needs no visa for a stay of up to six months but must hold an electronic travel authority before leaving, the aircraft needs its permissions in its own name, and the arrival is checked by two agencies. Of the two, biosecurity is the one that catches people out.

Catering needs thought on the last leg. Food loaded in Singapore that is not eaten is waste on arrival, so the final meal is planned to match the landing time and not the other way round.

Leaving is simpler. The operator gives Customs at least two hours' notice of departure, preferably 24, on form C2A, and Customs issues a certificate of clearance; there are no biosecurity requirements on the way out. 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, though most other nationalities do.

 

 

Which airport for which part of New Zealand

The arrival airport follows the address you are going to. These are the usual pairings, with the road or air leg that finishes the journey:

 

Auckland, the capital, the lakes and the south: what our clients go for

Auckland is where most of the business lands. The airport is 21 km south of the centre, ExecuJet's terminal works round the clock and the border is staffed at night, which is why a long-haul party that does not mind the hour usually begins here.

Wellington is the capital and a different kind of airport. The runway is about 1,815 metres, the wind off Cook Strait has given it a reputation for rough landings even in larger aircraft, and the midnight curfew with a 01:00 allowance for international arrivals shapes the day. Clients who come for meetings plan a daytime arrival and keep the heavy aircraft elsewhere.

Christchurch is the practical gateway to the South Island. It has a runway of 3,288 metres, far longer than Queenstown's or Dunedin's, no curfew, a handler with hangarage, and a routine of supporting Antarctic flights, so no one on the ramp is surprised by a long-range aircraft.

Queenstown is the leisure and sport end of the country. The lake, the ski fields at Coronet Peak and the Remarkables, and the helicopter flights over Fiordland draw the party, while the mountains around the airfield draw the attention of the crew. A jet-capable airfield with a dedicated corporate terminal, a short runway and an evening curfew is workable for a midsize aircraft and a careful briefing, which is why many parties land the long-range cabin in Auckland or Christchurch and continue on a local jet.

Hamilton and the Waikato serve the farming economy. Each June the Fieldays at Mystery Creek turns that into a crowd of more than 100,000 visitors, and a business aircraft covers the 60 nautical miles from Auckland in well under an hour.

 

New Zealand seasons: summer at Christmas, snow in July

The seasons run opposite to Britain's, and the South Island has a winter business of its own:

 

The New Zealand calendar: a harbour regatta, a farming show and the ski season

Dated events are fewer than in Europe, and each pulls on a different airport:

 

 

Flying to New Zealand with a dog or a cat

New Zealand does admit cats and dogs from Britain, but the process is slow and the rules are specific. The first answer for an owner is the calendar.

• An ISO microchip, implanted before the vaccination and the blood sample, and scanned at every veterinary visit;
• A rabies vaccination given when the animal was at least three months old and kept continuously valid from the day of the blood sample;
• A rabies neutralising antibody blood test at an approved laboratory with a result of 0.5 IU/ml or higher, sampled at least three weeks after the vaccine and not less than three months or more than two years before departure;
• The parasite treatments and the veterinary examination before shipment that the Ministry sets for the category;
• An identity check: the revised import standard adds a microchip scan by an official vet at least six months before shipment, and we confirm which version of the standard applies to your dates;
• A booked place at a quarantine facility, taken early because space is limited around the summer holidays.

Some dogs cannot be imported at all. The Brazilian Fila, the Dogo Argentino, the Japanese Tosa, the Perro de Presa Canario and the American Pit Bull Terrier type are prohibited, and hybrids are not eligible.

The three-month wait after the blood sample sets a floor under the whole process, and the permit's 30 working days runs alongside it, so a realistic plan starts several months before the flight. A lapsed vaccination or an out-of-order test costs weeks, and for a holiday of two weeks the animal usually stays at home, a point we make at the first call and not in the last week.

The way back is simpler. Britain places New Zealand in Part 2 of its list of countries, which means a Great Britain pet health certificate issued within ten days of travel, with the animal arriving within those ten days, and a pet passport or Animal Health Certificate cannot be used. The animal must wait 21 days after the primary rabies vaccination, and a dog needs a vet's tapeworm treatment between 24 and 120 hours before it enters Great Britain; cats have no further requirement for this country. For a private flight we confirm the entry point and the paperwork for the animal in writing before the flight.

Requirements for other species are more restrictive still, and the destinations where an animal does travel beside you 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 most expensive sector we sell, the cash saving is large, and so is the catch.

A client who can offer the month and not the day has the best 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 New Zealand empty legs follows, at roughly 40 percent of a fresh charter:

 

 

 

Helicopter charter

In New Zealand a helicopter is less a shortcut across a city than a way into country that roads reach slowly. The airport transfers are short, and the mountain flights are the reason people ask. Garden City Helicopters is based beside the main airport at Christchurch and flies charters as well as rescue and medical missions, while Heliworks Queenstown runs its flights from a base at Frankton:

The airport times are straight-line estimates at a cruise of about 115 knots, and the operator confirms the route for your date. The Milford Sound flight crosses Lake Wakatipu and the Richardson Mountains, passes over the Hollyford Valley and lands once in Fiordland National Park and once at Earnslaw Burn, beneath hanging glaciers.

 

 

Flights from the UK to New Zealand

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 four New Zealand airports. 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:

 

New Zealand 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 New Zealand