Private jet charter in Oman

Leave a London airfield at nine in the morning and a business jet puts you on the ground in Muscat at about half past eight in the evening, local time in winter, without a stop on the way. That is 7 hours 35 minutes in the air over 3,255 nautical miles, and it decides which aircraft can be offered, what the trip costs and how much fuel margin the crew keeps. 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 the most favorable 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 Oman the paperwork starts early: the aviation authority asks for a permit at least 72 hours before a charter lands, and the rules name Muscat as the point of first landing, so we begin every booking with the permit and the handler, and with the aircraft only after that.

 

 

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 Oman 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 Muscat 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 Oman?

Oman keeps Gulf Standard Time, UTC+4, all year round, which is four hours ahead of Britain in winter and three in summer, and it does not change its clocks. The sectors below are flown by a Praetor 600 without a stop and are measured to Muscat International, the airport where almost every private flight into the country begins:

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 Oman

What a private jet costs from each British airfield to Muscat 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 Oman and to its neighbours

Oman is a large country with few people in it, and the main towns lie far apart: Salalah is almost 480 nautical miles from Muscat, and Duqm about 260. Business jets and turboprops therefore save real time on some internal sectors, and the Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are close enough to add to a Muscat stop:

 

 

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 Oman:

 

 

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Oman 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 Oman

Five airfields take the business jets that fly into Oman, and one of them takes nearly all of them. The rules published by the civil aviation authority tell visiting operators to land first at Muscat and to leave from it, unless an exception is granted in advance, so the other four are planned as second stops or as requested exceptions:

 

Four points settle most arrivals before a quote goes out:

For each airport, the handler, the hours and the customs arrangements:

 

Arriving from Britain: visa, customs and the landing permit

Oman is outside the European Union and the Schengen area. A British passport holder can enter without a visa for a short stay, so most of the preparation falls on the aircraft's side, the permit, and on a few passenger details that catch families 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. The handler in Oman is told the arrival airfield, so the passengers and the baggage are ready for the first British landing.

 

Which airport for which part of Oman

Oman stretches along the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz, and the places clients ask about are hundreds of kilometres apart. The address decides the field, and sometimes it decides that a helicopter finishes the journey:

 

Government, energy and the coast: what our clients go for

Business is the commonest reason to fly to Oman. Muscat is the seat of government and the centre of the oil and gas sector, and delegations arrive for a few days of meetings, often with an onward leg to Duqm or Sohar, where the industrial zones are.

The second group comes for the country itself. Muscat has the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, the Mutrah souq and the Al Alam Palace near the corniche, and the Royal Opera House, which holds up to 1,100 people.

The third group goes inland and south. Jebel Akhdar rises behind the capital, and the high resorts there are reached by road or, for about 35 to 40 minutes, by helicopter from Muscat. In Dhofar the monsoon turns the hills green from late June, and clients from the Gulf come in numbers to escape the heat.

 

The Omani year: mild winters, hot summers and the green Khareef

In Muscat the mean daily high is about 25 degrees in January and about 37 in July, and the record is 49. Rain is rare and falls mostly between December and April. Salalah follows a different calendar, since the monsoon brings fog and drizzle to the Dhofar coast in the months when the rest of the Gulf is at its hottest:

 

The Omani calendar: festivals, races and the Khareef

Most dates fall in the cool season, and one big exception falls in the hot one:

 

 

Flying to Oman with a dog or a cat

Oman admits 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 an Omani veterinary permit and a set of documents that matches it.

• An electronic microchip, with its number on the vaccination record;
• A rabies vaccination given after 12 weeks of age and no more than 12 months before import, to an animal that is at least four months old;
• A rabies antibody blood test (FAVN or RNATT) at an accredited laboratory, sampled 21 to 30 days after the last vaccination and between 3 and 12 months before export;
• A health certificate from the government vet of the exporting country, with the permit, the vaccination record and the laboratory certificate;
• Banned breeds, which cover pit bull, Staffordshire and American Bully types, mastiffs, Rottweilers, Dobermans, Boxers, Great Danes and several guardian breeds, and their crosses.

The customs service lists no fixed quarantine for an animal that meets these conditions, and the permit sets the conditions of entry, so we read the permit before the flight is booked and not after.

Coming home, the rule is British. Published guides class Oman as an unlisted country, which means a rabies antibody test and a wait of three months from the sample before the animal can enter Great Britain, and we check the GOV.UK position for the date of travel. A dog must in any case be treated for tapeworm by a vet between 24 and 120 hours before it arrives, so the clinic visit is booked in Muscat with the flight. A cat needs no treatment. An animal without the right paperwork can be held in quarantine for up to four months.

Both countries ask for a rabies blood test, so we plan the vaccination and sampling dates once and ask the laboratory to confirm that its result is accepted by both. Other species follow different rules, and the general guidance for pets on a private flight is set out on our flying with pets page. We confirm the entry point and the paperwork for the animal in writing before the flight.

 

 

Empty Legs

An empty leg is a positioning flight with an empty cabin, sold at a fraction of the normal price. Oman produces them because so many trips are one-way in character: a delegation flies out for a few days, and the aircraft goes home or on to its next job with nobody aboard. At seven and a half hours each way, the saving on a leg is large.

A client with a few free days has a far 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 Oman empty legs follows, at about two fifths of the fresh one-way price:

 

 

 

Helicopter charter

Oman is a country of mountains, wadis and a long coast, and a helicopter reaches places a car takes hours to reach. The jet brings you to Muscat and the rotary aircraft flies the last stage. Landing sites away from an airport need approval in every case, so the site is confirmed before the quote:

 

 

Flights from the UK to Oman

Biggin Hill, Stansted, London City and Gatwick are the closest to Muscat, 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.

 

List of TOP 25 business aviation airports:

 

Oman 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 Oman