Private jet charter in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone lies on the Atlantic coast of West Africa, and a super-midsize jet leaves Biggin Hill and lands at Freetown in about 6 hours 30 minutes without a stop. The sector is 2,753 nautical miles, which an Embraer Praetor 600 covers in one hop, while lighter jets break the journey in the Canaries. 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 Sierra Leone that means the landing permit and parking slot, a named handler, and a plan for the water crossing from the airport to the capital.

 

 

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 Sierra Leone 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 to Freetown International Airport at Lungi, nonstop, 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 Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone keeps Greenwich Mean Time all year, so its clocks match Britain in winter and run one hour behind from spring to autumn, and the UTC hours in airport records are also local time. These are the sectors to Freetown on a Praetor 600, 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 to Sierra Leone

Typical private jet charter prices from Britain to Freetown, listed cheapest first. The entry price is Biggin Hill to Freetown International Airport on a Praetor 600, the smallest class that crosses without a stop:

 

 

Private jet flights within Sierra Leone and to its neighbours

Sierra Leone has no domestic charter market that we could price honestly. Apart from Lungi there are a few airstrips, among them Hastings near the capital and Kenema in the east, but we found no verified services that would let us offer a business jet to any of them, so we quote nothing there.

The sectors we can price are international. Conakry is only 65 nautical miles away, Monrovia 230, and Dakar, Abidjan and Accra are the big gateways along the coast:

 

 

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. These are the typical choices for Sierra Leone:

 

 

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone

For a private jet, Sierra Leone means one airport, and it is not on the capital's side of the water. The first row is the gateway, the second a nearby strip, and the last two are alternates in neighbouring countries:

 

Lungi began as a British air base. The newer passenger terminal includes a separate VIP terminal, and the flight-support pages we read describe VIP access and security screening arranged at short notice. We found no FBO with a lounge of its own for general aviation passengers.

Handling is compulsory, and the airport record lists flight-support organisations rather than one local operator: Jetmate Aviation, JETplus Aviation Services, International Flight Planning Solutions and Just Aviation. Marshalling, ground power, stairs, catering and crew hotels are arranged through them. How your party is met, at the VIP terminal or at the aircraft, we confirm with the handler before the flight.

Lungi's airport-of-entry status and its customs hours, which are not round the clock, are confirmed with the handler in writing for your date and hour.

Four points settle most arrivals:

 

Arriving from Britain: visa, health declaration and the Foreign Office advice

Sierra Leone asks British passengers for a visa and for a health declaration, and both are quick if done in advance.

The Foreign Office entry page also mentions enhanced health screening on arrival and a wider Ebola outbreak that the World Health Organization has declared a public health emergency of international concern. We read the page again before every departure.

 

 

Which part of Sierra Leone, and how to cross from the airport

With one jet airport the question is not which field but how to cross the estuary, because Lungi is not on the capital's side:

 

Once across, the capital offers more than the crossing suggests. The site of the Cotton Tree, the city's symbol until a storm brought it down, marks the centre, the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary lies in the rainforest reserve of the peninsula a few miles away, Bunce Island, with the ruins of a slave fortress, is reached by boat, and the peninsula is ringed with beaches, among them Lumley, Tokeh and River Number 2.

Most people who charter to Sierra Leone are there for work: mining and energy companies, contractors and international organisations. Airline links run via Brussels, Casablanca, Istanbul, Addis Ababa and Nairobi, so a charter earns its place by timing and by keeping a group together.

 

The Sierra Leone year: the dry months and the rains

The climate is tropical, and the calendar for a visit is set by the rain:

 

The Sierra Leone calendar: national days

Public holidays close offices, and the Islamic dates move, so we check them before a permit request goes in:

 

 

Flying to Sierra Leone with a dog or a cat

A pet can travel in the cabin, but Sierra Leone asks for its own paperwork, and the way home falls under stricter British rules.

Coming home, a pet from a country outside the simple British scheme, as we understand Sierra Leone to be, needs a microchip fitted before the rabies vaccination, then a rabies blood test taken at least 30 days after the vaccination, and a wait of three months from the date of the sample before the animal travels. The wait is not required if the animal was vaccinated, blood-tested and given a British health certificate before it left, so we ask owners to do the tests before the outward flight. A dog must also be treated against tapeworm by a vet no less than 24 hours and no more than 120 hours before landing in Britain. An animal that arrives without the right paperwork can be held in quarantine for up to four months.

We confirm in writing which entry point will receive the animal and which papers are needed. Requirements for birds, rabbits and the less usual species are set out in 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.

Whatever is free is on our empty legs page. A selection of Sierra Leone empty legs follows:

 

 

 

Helicopter charter

We found no helicopter charter operator in Sierra Leone that we can verify, so we name none.

The only short transfer that comes up is from Lungi to the capital, about 9 nautical miles in a straight line across the estuary, which a helicopter would cover in 15 min at 115 knots against a water taxi of 30 to 45 minutes. For most clients the water taxi arranged by the handler remains the practical answer.

 

 

Flights from the UK to Sierra Leone

Biggin Hill and Farnborough are the south-east airfields best suited to a long sector. Manchester is 94 nautical miles further from Freetown than Biggin Hill, which adds about £1,400 on a Praetor 600. The table below lists the British airports we work with:

 

List of TOP 25 business aviation airports:

 

Sierra Leone charters from the booking notes: six typical trips

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

 

Frequently asked questions about flying to Sierra Leone