Private jet charter to North Korea

Pyongyang turns up in our enquiries more often than most people would guess, but a private jet booked through a British broker does not land in North Korea. The rest of this page explains why, and then sets out what Private Jets UK does arrange, which is the long flight to the Chinese cities where the journey towards the border begins. 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 North Korea that means a clear statement of the limits before any quote, and a properly planned journey for the part we can fly.

 

 

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 towards North Korea 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 Bombardier Challenger 605 to Beijing Capital with one technical stop in Baku 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.

 

What a private jet can and cannot do for North Korea

Private Jets UK does not arrange charters that land at Pyongyang Sunan or at any other airfield in North Korea. Price and aircraft range have nothing to do with it. The reasons are the advice of the British government, the sanctions law that binds a British broker, and the lack of any published way for a foreign private aircraft to obtain permission to land. They are set out here so that nobody pays for a quote that cannot be flown.

Scheduled flights do operate, which is why the question seems reasonable. The state carrier, Air Koryo, flies from Pyongyang to Beijing and Shenyang, and Air China has announced a weekly Beijing service. These are airline services run under arrangements between governments, and they carry people who already hold the right visa. A private charter from Britain is a different proposition with no equivalent arrangement behind it, and we do not offer one.

If your plans take you into North Korea against Foreign Office advice, that is a decision for you and your insurer. Our part is the first and longest stretch: a comfortable aircraft to a Chinese gateway, with the landing permit, the overflight permissions and the ground transport settled before departure. The positions above are read from the published sources at every enquiry, because they are reissued.

 

How long does it take to fly towards North Korea?

The planned distance from London Biggin Hill to Pyongyang is about 4,857 nautical miles, a flight of roughly ten hours in an ultra-long-range cabin if there were a landing to fly to. There is none, so the times that matter are those to the gateways. China keeps one time zone, eight hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time all year. These are the sectors from London Biggin Hill on the lowest-priced aircraft that can fly them, 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 towards North Korea

Typical one-way prices from Britain, cheapest first, to the three gateways. This route is not flown in a small cabin: a Challenger 605 is the smallest aircraft we plan to Beijing and Shenyang, and larger cabins cost more and spare the crew some of the length of the day. Every figure includes the technical stops shown in the row:

 

 

From the gateway to Pyongyang

The distances to Pyongyang from each gateway show why people choose one over another. They describe scheduled services that other companies operate, and we do not sell them:

 

Private jet flights between the Chinese gateways and onward

Some parties split the journey and add a second city: Beijing to Shenyang is 339 nautical miles, Beijing to Shanghai Hongqiao 604. Each Chinese airport named on an itinerary needs its own landing permit, so a loop of gateways is applied for as one programme. Whether the aircraft that brings you from Britain may also carry you between two Chinese cities is something we have not been able to confirm in general terms. It is settled in writing for each trip, and where it may not, a Chinese operator flies the regional leg.

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 the gateways:

 

 

For a sector this long we look for an aircraft with enough crew duty time, and a second crew is worth discussing, so the dates should reach us while they can still move.

 

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight towards North Korea 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 for North Korea: the Chinese gateways and Sunan

A foreign aircraft can land only at the airports named in its permit, and the permit is the first document in the file. The first three rows are where our flights go. The last row is listed so that the picture is complete:

 

 

Entering North Korea and China: visas, health and what to carry

The Foreign Office entry page for North Korea applies to British citizens on a full British passport who travel despite its advice. Its main points:

For the gateways the rules are plainer. British citizens may enter China without a visa for up to 30 days for business, tourism and transit, on a passport valid for at least six months after arrival and with two blank pages, and fingerprints and a photograph are taken on arrival. The scheme has an end date, so the Foreign Office page for China is checked before every flight, and whether visa-free entry applies to the passengers of a private aircraft at the chosen airport is confirmed with the handler in advance.

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. The first landing must be at an aerodrome that is regulated for customs, since a landing at an unregulated one carries a fine of £2,500.

 

 

Flying to the gateways with a dog or a cat

We do not fly animals to North Korea, and we know of no official route by which a British pet could enter it by private jet. China, the gateway country, has its own paperwork, and the way home needs planning in the right order.

China (the mainland) is not on the list of countries from which Britain accepts a pet on simpler terms, so the way home needs a Great Britain pet health certificate and a rabies blood test, taken at least 30 days after the vaccination with a result of 0.5 IU/ml or higher, followed by a wait of three months from the sample date. A dog also needs a tapeworm treatment from a vet between 24 and 120 hours before arrival, and an animal that does not meet the rules can be quarantined for up to four months. Because the blood test stays valid while the vaccinations are current, the sample is best taken at home months before the trip.

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

 

 

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 sector this long the saving in cash is large, and so is the catch.

Clients who offer a week instead of a day match most often. Whatever is free is listed on our empty legs page. A selection of empty legs to and from the gateways follows, at roughly 40 percent of a fresh charter:

 

The price covers the whole aircraft, not a seat: a Falcon 900LX from Beijing to Edinburgh with six aboard comes to about £9,850 a head.

 

 

Helicopter charter

We do not arrange helicopter charter in North Korea, and the bulletins above concern the airspace itself, whatever the aircraft. In China the picture is different but narrow. In Shanghai a shuttle links Longhua with Lujiazui along the Huangpu river, about 24 km in roughly ten minutes with up to five passengers, and a private charter on the same line takes about twenty minutes. For Beijing and Shenyang we have not verified a civil helicopter operator, and we say so rather than guess.

 

 

Flights from the UK towards North Korea

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 Beijing, Shenyang and Shanghai. 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:

 

Charters towards North Korea 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.

 

Frequently asked questions about flying towards North Korea