Private jet charter in Puerto Rico

A private jet to Puerto Rico means about 3,797 nautical miles from a London airfield, a crossing at the very edge of what a Challenger-class cabin can fly without a stop and an easy sector for a long-range jet. Private Jets UK begins by asking whether the party wants one unbroken flight or the lower price of a jet that lands for an hour in the Azores. 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. On the island that means a choice of four airports with US customs for jets, from San Juan, where the border officers work inside the private terminal, to Aguadilla on the west coast and Ponce in the south, and a car, a small aircraft or a helicopter for the last stretch to a beach resort, a golf course or the island of Vieques.

 

 

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 Puerto Rico 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, a Challenger 605 to San Juan Luis Munoz Marin with one technical stop in the Azores, 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 Puerto Rico?

Only the long-range jets cross in a single sector. A Challenger 605 or a Legacy 650, the sensible choice for six to eight people, needs one stop, and that stop is almost always Santa Maria in the Azores, which lies close to the line from London. From Biggin Hill the two legs to San Juan are 1,429 and 2,511 nautical miles, only 143 more than the direct 3,797, so the detour costs very little and the real price of the stop is an hour on the ground. The island keeps Atlantic Standard Time all year, four hours behind Britain in winter and five in summer, because it does not change its clocks in spring. The times below are westbound, flown against the usual headwind, and gate to gate without 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.

 

 

Prices for the private jet flights to Puerto Rico

Typical private jet charter prices from Britain to San Juan, the main business aviation gateway of the island, listed cheapest first. The first rows are large-cabin jets with the stop in the Azores, the later ones long-range jets that cross non-stop:

 

 

Private jet flights within Puerto Rico and to the neighbouring islands

The island is small: San Juan to Ponce on the south coast is 43 nautical miles and to Aguadilla in the north-west 67, so a flight from one end of Puerto Rico to the other is shorter than a London to Paris hop. The sectors people ask for are the short hops to Vieques and Culebra, a day on the south coast and the run out to the surf coast in the north-west:

 

 

The neighbours are a different matter. St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands and Tortola in the British Virgin Islands lie a short hop to the east, the Dominican Republic is a short hop west, and Florida is a flight of a couple of hours. Tortola and the Dominican Republic are fresh international arrivals with their own entry rules, while St Thomas and Florida are American points, which raises the same question about the aircraft as on the island, so we confirm with the operator and the handler what the sector allows before the quote:

 

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 Puerto Rico:

 

 

Because the island is small and the crossing is long, a stay often involves two aircraft: the one that brings you from Britain, and a helicopter or small aircraft based on the island for the hops to the coast and to Vieques. We name both when we quote.

 

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico

Four airports on the island take international private arrivals with US customs. One of them takes most of the traffic, San Juan, and the table lists the main fields from the capital outwards:

 

The airports differ in what they do best:

 

Arriving from Britain: ESTA, border check and what to carry

Puerto Rico is United States territory, so a private flight from London arrives as an international flight into the United States, with the same border check as Miami or New York. Every passenger and crew member is inspected by US Customs and Border Protection on arrival, and at San Juan the officers work inside the private terminal, not in the airline hall.

 

 

From the apron to the resort: which airport for which part of the island

The island is only about 100 miles long, but the mountains in the middle make a wrong choice of airport cost an extra hour on the road. These are the usual pairings:

 

Puerto Rico: what our clients go for

The first draw is the resort coast. Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, sits on the north shore with a championship golf course by TPC, and further east the Four Seasons Resort and Residences and the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar face the Atlantic at Rio Grande, each with its own golf. On the north-west coast the Royal Isabela offers private casitas and a golf course.

The second is the water. Three of the seven bioluminescent bays in the Caribbean that glow all year are in Puerto Rico, at Laguna Grande near Fajardo, at La Parguera in the south-west and at Puerto Mosquito on Vieques. Surfers go to Rincon, where the waves are at their best from November to February, and from February to May humpback whales are watched from the coast near Isabela, Rincon and Aguadilla.

San Juan is the third reason. The city was founded in 1521 and is described as the oldest municipality of the island, with the fortress of San Felipe del Morro at the mouth of the bay and an old town connected to the main island by bridges. Inland, El Yunque is the only tropical rainforest in the United States Forest Service system, and its peak reaches 1,065 metres.

The island has about 3.2 million people, the currency is the US dollar, and Spanish and English are both official languages. The highest point, Cerro de Punta in the Cordillera Central, stands at 1,338 metres.

 

The year in Puerto Rico: winter high season, quiet summers and hurricanes

The island sits in the warm part of the Caribbean all year, and the choice of month is a choice between price, weather risk and crowds:

 

The Puerto Rican calendar: street festivals, carnival, golf and surf

Several of the dates below fill the hotels in Old San Juan and the apron at the same time:

 

 

Flying to Puerto Rico with a dog or a cat

Puerto Rico admits dogs and cats from Britain under the federal rules that apply across the United States, and for a dog the rules are lighter than most owners expect. The harder half is the way home. On a private flight the animal stays in the cabin with its owner.

• The CDC receipt, printed or on a phone, together with a microchip that a universal scanner can read. A puppy under six months cannot enter;
• The rabies record and the microchip date, which decide whether the certificate for the return can be signed. We ask the owner to send both before the quote;
• A vet appointment on the island for the last week of the stay, booked when the trip is booked, because the certificate for Britain is dated within ten days of landing;
• The island's own agriculture and animal health rules, which we ask the handler to confirm for the date, because the published federal guidance does not say whether the island adds conditions of its own.

The long-range jet that crosses in one hop is the easiest on the animal, with about nine hours in the cabin and no stop, and a Challenger 605 with an hour on the ground at Santa Maria means one more landing for the dog. We confirm the entry point and the paperwork for the animal in writing before the flight, and the longer rules for other species, along with the countries where the timeline runs to months, 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. Puerto Rico produces its share, because a charter there is one-way by nature and the aircraft must cross an ocean to get home or to find the next client.

A client who can offer a few days has a far better chance of a match, though 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 follows:

 

 

 

Helicopter charter

The island is small enough for a helicopter to replace the road. Local operators sell private sightseeing flights across the island. For a party that lands at San Juan and sleeps at Dorado or Rio Grande, a helicopter turns a drive of about 45 minutes into a flight of a quarter of an hour, and for a day on Vieques it can replace the air taxi:

The times are straight-line estimates at a cruise of about 115 knots, and the operator confirms the route and the landing sites for your date.

 

 

Flights from the UK to Puerto Rico

We fly this corridor from every British airfield in the list below, and the price table higher up covers thirteen of those 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:

 

Puerto Rican 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 Puerto Rico