Private jet charter in Vanuatu

Vanuatu sits on the far side of the planet from Britain: the straight line from London is about 9,034 nautical miles, more than any business jet can fly in one go, so a private flight crosses North America and the Pacific in two long legs. Private Jets UK plans the crossing, the landing approval and the handling at Bauerfield in Port Vila, the one airport in the archipelago where a long-range jet is practical. 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. Vanuatu is a small destination with thin aviation infrastructure, so below we say plainly what is confirmed, what is only listed in directories and what we ask the authorities in writing.

 

 

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 Vanuatu 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 Luton, a Gulfstream G550 to Bauerfield International Airport at Port Vila with one technical stop at Seattle Boeing Field, 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 Vanuatu?

The straight line from Luton to Port Vila is about 9,034 nautical miles, while the longest-range business jets are published at 7,500 to 7,700. The route therefore breaks at Seattle: 4,303 nautical miles across the Atlantic and Canada, then 5,612 over the Pacific, 881 more than the direct line. Vanuatu keeps UTC+11 all year with no summer time, so it is eleven hours ahead of Britain in winter and ten in summer. Times below are westbound and count flying time only:

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 Vanuatu

Typical private jet charter prices from Britain to Port Vila, cheapest first. Every row is an ultra-long-range jet with one stop at Seattle. The London rows use the Gulfstream G550, the middle rows a Gulfstream G650ER and the last two a Global 7500:

 

 

Private jet flights within Vanuatu and to its neighbours

The country is a chain of about 83 islands, and a jet has very little domestic network to use. Port Vila on Efate and Luganville on Espiritu Santo are the two airports that suit a business jet. Whitegrass on Tanna has a 1,230 metre runway and belongs to turboprops, and the 24 other airstrips are managed by the Public Works Department, mostly without lights, control or navigation aids, and suited to Islander and Twin Otter types. The useful jet sectors therefore go from Port Vila to Santo or abroad:

 

 

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. For Vanuatu the choice follows the distance:

 

 

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu

Bauerfield is the answer for a long-haul jet, and in practice the only one. It has the 2,600 metre runway, the border officers and the fuel, while the other fields are for turboprops or have an apron too small to keep a jet. We tell clients plainly that the services are modest. The airport handles scheduled flights from Brisbane, Sydney, Noumea, Port Moresby, Auckland and Christchurch, and a private jet fits around that timetable. The table lists the fields on either side:

 

 

Arriving from Britain: passports, entry rules and what to declare

Vanuatu is an independent country with its own border rules. A private flight from London arrives as an international flight, lands at Bauerfield and is cleared by immigration, customs and biosecurity officers there. The commander of the aircraft gives the immigration department a list of everyone on board, crew included, and a certificate of clearance is needed before the aircraft leaves.

 

 

Getting from the airport to Port Vila and the islands

Bauerfield is on the north side of Port Vila, so the first transfer is short. Everything beyond Efate is a second flight, because the archipelago is spread over a long arc of sea:

 

Vanuatu: what our clients go for

Vanuatu has about 300,000 people, spread over some 65 inhabited islands. Bislama, English and French are all official, the currency is the vatu, and the highest point, Mount Tabwemasana on Espiritu Santo, rises to 1,879 metres. The country became independent from the Anglo-French condominium, the former New Hebrides, on 30 July. Visitors come mainly from Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia.

The draws are the volcanoes, the reefs and the custom villages. Mount Yasur on Tanna is the one people fly for, and Ambrym has the Benbow and Marum craters. Espiritu Santo offers Champagne Beach and one of the largest wrecks that recreational divers can reach, the SS President Coolidge. Pentecost has the land divers, Epi an eco-lodge and Malekula its forests, and Mystery Island is a cruise stop.

The case for a private flight is time and control. The scheduled network is a short list of routes from Brisbane, Sydney, Noumea, Port Moresby, Auckland and Christchurch, so reaching Vanuatu from Britain is a chain of connections. A private aircraft flies on the day you choose, and the same jet can take the party on to Fiji, New Caledonia or the Australian coast.

 

The year in Vanuatu: dry winter, wet and cyclonic summer

The islands have a tropical climate with about nine warm, rainy months, and the seasons are separated by rain and wind rather than temperature:

 

The Vanuatu calendar: land diving, Independence and the festivals

A few occasions fill the hotels and the flights between the islands:

 

 

Flying to Vanuatu with a dog or a cat

Honestly, a pet cannot be flown from Britain to Vanuatu on the published rules. Every dog and cat needs an import permit from the Vanuatu biosecurity service, applied for before travel, and the published conditions are written around Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia as the only places an animal may arrive from.

• A vet certificate, issued or endorsed by a government vet and completed within 10 days of entry, with treatments for internal and external parasites at set times before departure;
• A rabies vaccination at least 14 days and no more than 12 months before entry for animals over three months old, with the microchip rules of the country of origin;
• The Principal Veterinary Officer is told before arrival, and the conditions can change, so the permit is the final word.

The practical answer is that a family does not take the pet on the private jet from London. The way home to Britain would also be British: a dog is treated against tapeworm by a vet between 24 and 120 hours before it lands. Vanuatu is a listed country under the British rules, so a pet needs a Great Britain pet health certificate issued in the last 10 days, a microchip and a rabies vaccination given after the age of 12 weeks, with no rabies blood test and no three-month wait. An animal that does not meet the rules can be held in quarantine for up to four months.

We confirm in writing the airports and the paperwork for any animal. Rules for other species 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 way to Vanuatu they are rare, and we say so rather than promise. A jet that has delivered a party to Port Vila usually flies home empty, and a jet sent out empty to collect guests is the other source.

A client with an open date has a far better chance of a match, because the whole aircraft goes at about two-fifths of a fresh charter. Whatever is free is listed on our empty legs page. The table gives an idea of the figures:

 

 

 

Helicopter charter and air tours

Vanuatu has a small helicopter scene. A Port Vila operator, Vanuatu Helicopters, lists a heliport on the Seawall in town and offers scenic flights over Port Vila, Efate and the nearby reefs, from short flights of about seven minutes to longer island trips, with private charters for small groups. Bauerfield also has a helipad that shares the fixed-wing parking.

A Port Vila charter company, Air Taxi Vanuatu, lists fixed-wing flights to the volcanoes of Tanna and Ambrym, to Pentecost for the land diving, to Santo and to Epi. Neither operator's page names its aircraft, so we ask for the type, the seats and the licence when we quote. A party that wants a helicopter gets a written answer from us on the operator, the aircraft and the landing site before we quote.

 

 

Flights from the UK to Vanuatu

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:

 

Vanuatu charters from the booking notes: two typical trips

Two 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 Vanuatu