Private jet charter in Venezuela
From London, Caracas lies about 4,212 nautical miles away, a one-stop trip in a large-cabin jet, yet the first question we hear about Venezuela is rarely the price. It is whether the flight should be made at all. This page answers that question before it quotes a figure. 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 Venezuela that means a plain account of the Foreign Office position and the state of the airports first, and a proper plan for the flight only when the journey is essential and the paperwork can be completed.
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 to Venezuela 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 Challenger 605 to Caracas (Simón Bolívar International, Maiquetía) 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.
What a private jet can and cannot do for Venezuela
Private Jets UK can arrange a charter from Britain to Venezuela case by case, for a traveller with an essential reason to go. It is not a destination we sell from a price list as we sell Madrid or Athens, because the position of the authorities and the condition of the airports both change, and a quote is worth having only when it can actually be flown.
What the Foreign Office advises
– It advises against all travel to Amazonas state, to the areas within 40 km of the borders with Colombia, Brazil and Guyana, to the Orinoco Mining Arc south of the Orinoco river, including much of Bolívar state, and to the part of Delta Amacuro south of the river;
– It advises against all but essential travel to the remaining areas, Zulia state and Maracaibo among them. Caracas and the other airports on this page fall in that group. Travel insurance could be invalidated by travel against the advice;
– It states that consular access and support to British nationals may be severely limited, that some foreigners, British nationals among them, have been questioned at length on arrival and held at the airport for hours or days, and that some foreign nationals, Europeans included, have been detained and accused of terrorism. The British Embassy in Caracas is listed as temporarily closed to the public, with an online contact service for emergencies.
What the aviation notices and the airports say
– The European Union Aviation Safety Agency issued a conflict zone information bulletin in January for the flight information regions of Maiquetía, San Juan, Curaçao and Piarco west of 57 degrees west, followed by an information note valid to the end of March that asked operators to take the risk into account in their routing decisions. Both are shown as withdrawn or expired;
– The American regulator published background information for the Maiquetía region in November, citing satellite navigation jamming and spoofing that can reach about 250 nautical miles from the source and surface-to-air systems capable of reaching aircraft at all levels. Summaries of its status disagree, so we read the notice itself at each enquiry;
– Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck on 24 June and damaged La Guaira and parts of Caracas. Press reports say that damage to the runways, the control tower and the terminals closed Maiquetía, and the Foreign Office records that it resumed commercial flight operations on 1 September with limited capacity. International commercial flights also operate from Valencia, Barquisimeto, Barcelona and Maracaibo.
A private aircraft depends on the same things as an airliner: a usable runway, fuel, a handler, a landing permit, a crew whose insurer covers the route and a reliable satellite navigation signal. We read the notices of the European agency, the American regulator and the British authorities at every enquiry and again before departure, and we send you in writing what they say. We have not found a published British prohibition on a British-arranged flight to Venezuela. The sanctions regime that Britain keeps targets designated people and military and repression-related goods, not charter flights, and we screen passengers and counterparties against it as on any other route.
flown for an essential journey after a written check of the notices, the permit and the handlercase by case
advised against except for essential travel; quoted only on requeston request
the Foreign Office advises against all travelnot arranged
normally a local operator with its own permit, whose aircraft and insurance we cannot vouch fornot our charter
If you are going because you must, say so in the first message. It changes how we plan the trip and does not change how plainly we describe the risk. If you are weighing Venezuela against a holiday in the southern Caribbean, Curaçao, Aruba and Trinidad and Tobago are served by private jets on ordinary terms.
How long does it take to fly to Venezuela?
Only the large long-range cabins cross in one hop. A Challenger 605, the sensible size for six to eight people, stops once, normally at Santa Maria in the Azores, which lies close to the line from London. From Biggin Hill the two legs are 1,429 and 2,866 nautical miles, together 83 more than the direct 4,212, so the detour costs little. Venezuela is four hours behind Britain in winter and five in summer. The times below are westbound, gate to gate:
4,295 nautical miles from Biggin Hill in two legs, with about an hour on the ground at Santa Mariaabout 10 h 30 min plus the stop
4,212 nautical miles from Biggin Hill, a heavy jet with the range for one hopabout 10 h 15 min
3,930 nautical miles, the shortest crossing in the price tableabout 9 h 35 min
4,180 nautical miles to Farnborough, with the jet stream behind the aircraftabout 7 h 55 min
The exact time depends on the model of the business jet and on the speed of the tail or head wind. Our consultant will make a detailed calculation for the chosen aircraft.
Prices for the private jet flights to Venezuela
Typical private jet charter prices from Britain, cheapest first. Caracas sets the entry price as the main gateway. The cheaper rows are large-cabin jets that stop once in the Azores and the dearer ones are long-range jets, so the aircraft class moves the price far more than the departure airfield does:
| Route | Aircraft | Price, one way |
|---|---|---|
| London Biggin Hill - Caracas 4,295 nm / 7,954 km via the Azores |
Challenger 605 up to 12 |
from £86,100 |
| London Luton - Caracas 4,299 nm / 7,962 km via the Azores |
Challenger 605 up to 12 |
from £86,150 |
| Glasgow - Caracas 4,333 nm / 8,025 km via the Azores |
Challenger 605 up to 12 |
from £86,800 |
| Edinburgh - Caracas 4,364 nm / 8,082 km via the Azores |
Challenger 605 up to 12 |
from £87,400 |
| Belfast - Caracas 4,050 nm / 7,501 km, non-stop |
Falcon 900LX up to 12 |
from £101,000 |
| London Biggin Hill - Margarita 4,082 nm / 7,560 km, non-stop |
Falcon 900LX up to 12 |
from £101,750 |
| London Biggin Hill - Barcelona 4,149 nm / 7,684 km, non-stop |
Falcon 900LX up to 12 |
from £103,350 |
| Manchester - Caracas 4,154 nm / 7,693 km, non-stop |
Falcon 900LX up to 12 |
from £103,500 |
| London Biggin Hill - Valencia 4,270 nm / 7,908 km, non-stop |
Falcon 900LX up to 12 |
from £106,250 |
| London Farnborough - Margarita 4,050 nm / 7,501 km, non-stop |
Global 6000 up to 13 |
from £110,300 |
| London Farnborough - Caracas 4,180 nm / 7,741 km, non-stop |
Global 6000 up to 13 |
from £113,650 |
| London Gatwick - Caracas 4,202 nm / 7,782 km, non-stop |
Gulfstream G550 up to 16 |
from £119,600 |
| London Biggin Hill - Caracas 4,212 nm / 7,801 km, non-stop |
Gulfstream G650ER up to 14 |
from £135,100 |
Two things worth knowing about these figures
– From Biggin Hill a Challenger 605 with the Azores stop starts at £86,100 to Caracas and at £83,200 to Margarita, about £2,900 less because the island is nearer. A Falcon 900LX flies to Caracas without a stop for about £104,850, and a Gulfstream G650ER for about £135,100;
– A one-way price includes the aircraft's journey home, because the jet has to recross the Atlantic whether it carries you or not. Handling, landing permits and any extra premium that an operator's insurer asks for on this route are quoted on top, and Air Passenger Duty is a separate line.
Private jet flights within Venezuela and to its neighbours
The gateways lie close together on the northern coast, and the neighbouring islands and capitals are a little further. The figures show the scale of each hop and are not a firm price, since a regional leg is quoted by the operator who will fly it:
| Route | Aircraft | Flight time | Price, one way |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona - Margarita 67 nm / 124 km |
Pilatus PC-12 NGX up to 9 |
about 45 min | from £3,100 |
| Caracas - Valencia 64 nm / 119 km |
Pilatus PC-12 NGX up to 9 |
about 45 min | from £3,100 |
| Caracas - Barcelona 145 nm / 269 km |
Citation CJ4 Gen2 up to 8 |
about 50 min | from £5,950 |
| Caracas - Curaçao 156 nm / 289 km |
Citation CJ4 Gen2 up to 8 |
about 50 min | from £5,950 |
| Caracas - Margarita 186 nm / 344 km |
Citation XLS+ up to 9 |
about 55 min | from £6,800 |
| Caracas - Aruba 220 nm / 407 km |
Citation XLS+ up to 9 |
about 1 h | from £6,800 |
| Caracas - Port of Spain 347 nm / 643 km |
Citation XLS+ up to 9 |
about 1 h 20 min | from £7,150 |
| Caracas - Bogotá 576 nm / 1,067 km |
Citation Latitude up to 9 |
about 1 h 50 min | from £12,950 |
Two things worth knowing about the short hops
– As in most countries, carrying passengers between two points inside Venezuela is normally reserved for local operators, and handler guidance says a landing permit is required for any domestic airfield. We name the operator and confirm the permission in writing for each leg;
– A regional leg across the water, to Curaçao, Aruba or Port of Spain, is a fresh international arrival with its own forms. A party that wants a day in hand before the final decision sometimes waits in Curaçao.
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 Venezuela:
Ultra-long range
The only class that crosses in one hop. The Falcon 900LX is the cheapest of these from Britain, with the Global and Gulfstream types faster and larger.
Heavy jets
The Challenger 605 and Legacy 650 make one stop and carry a small team in comfort. All four gateways have runways of 3,000 metres or more.
Super-midsize and smaller
Suited to the neighbouring hops and not to the Atlantic, since the second leg from the Azores is 2,866 nautical miles.
Light jets and turboprops
Regional work only, flown by a local operator. No light aircraft makes the crossing from Britain.
How to book a private jet?
You can book a private jet flight to Venezuela in 6 easy steps:
- Flight request - indicating the route and your preferences for the model of business jet and other points.
- Coordination of flight details - our consultant will contact you to offer the possible flight options and answer all your questions.
- Commercial offer - we will send you a final offer on a specific model taking into account all your wishes.
- Signing of the contract.
- Payment for the flight and booking a business jet.
- 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 Venezuela
Four airports on the northern coast are the realistic ones for a private jet from Britain. The handling details come from a handler's guidance and from aviation directories, some undated, so each is confirmed with the handler in writing for your dates:
| Airport | Ground | How it operates |
|---|---|---|
| Caracas, Simón Bolívar International (Maiquetía) CCS / SVMI |
on the coast at Maiquetía, about 20 km from the centre of Caracas | The main gateway. Runway 10/28 is 3,610 metres and runway 09/27 is 3,270 metres. Universal Aviation Venezuela is listed as the handler, working from the auxiliary terminal used by general aviation, with customs and immigration, catering, crew hotels and permit coordination on its list. After the earthquake of 24 June closed it, commercial operations resumed on 1 September with limited capacity, so we confirm in writing that the runway, the tower and a general aviation stand are available on your date. |
| Valencia, Arturo Michelena International VLN / SVVA |
in Carabobo state, west of Caracas and 64 nautical miles from it | One runway, 10/28, of 3,000 metres, at 430 metres above sea level. The Foreign Office lists it among the airports with international commercial flights. Handler guidance lists it as an airport of entry with limited hours, so a late arrival is agreed in advance. |
| Barcelona, General José Antonio Anzoátegui International BLA / SVBC |
about 4 km south-west of the centre of Barcelona and less than 1 km from the sea | Two runways, 02/20 of 3,100 metres and 15/33 of 3,150 metres, both including displaced thresholds. The Foreign Office lists it among the airports with international commercial flights. Handler guidance lists it as an airport of entry with limited hours. |
| Margarita, Santiago Mariño Caribbean International PMV / SVMG |
about 12 km west-south-west of Porlamar | Runways 09/27 of 3,180 metres and 09L/27R of 2,935 metres. Handler guidance lists it as an airport of entry open 24 hours, although the same guidance gives the same code for Maracaibo, so we confirm hours and customs with the handler for the date. |
| Maracaibo, La Chinita International MAR |
in Zulia state, 291 nautical miles west of Caracas | Listed by the Foreign Office among the airports with international commercial flights. Zulia is in the Foreign Office group of all but essential travel, so we quote it only on request. |
| Los Roques, Canaima and other domestic airfields | islands and airfields reached by small aircraft | Handler guidance says Los Roques and Canaima, the airfield near Angel Falls, have no control tower and that the civil aviation authority grants no permits for them. We do not arrange flights to them. |
Three points settle most arrivals before a quote goes out:
Flight plans and permits go through a Venezuelan handler
Handler guidance says crews cannot file flight plans themselves, and that plans go through a dispatcher or ground handler based in Venezuela. A landing permit is needed for a stay beyond 72 hours.
Parking is tight and hangars are almost absent
The guidance reports virtually no general aviation hangar space in the country, and at Caracas a stand that can be far from the general aviation terminal.
Security can hold the ramp
Major local events, such as oil industry meetings or summits, tighten security and can delay the ramp. Authorities expect to be told of movements and changes, and a surprise causes long delays.
Fuel, catering and payment
Jet fuel is listed as available at Caracas, but the supplier and the way it is paid for are not stated in the sources we have, so we agree both with the handler before departure. Local time is UTC minus four hours all year, with no change for summer.
Arriving from Britain: passports, the tourist card and what to carry
These are the entry rules the Foreign Office publishes for British citizens. A private flight from London arrives as an international flight, cleared by customs and immigration at the airport.
valid for at least 6 months after the planned departure, and not reported lost or stolen; residents also need a resident visa or permitevery passenger
for a stay of up to 90 days a card is issued on arrival by air, and a return or onward ticket must be shownon arrival
a visa is needed in advance for work, journalism, filming, volunteering or studybefore departure
a child travelling alone, with one parent or with a guardian needs a travel permit from the other parent or parentscarry the original
declare goods worth over US$1,000, and cash or travellers' cheques of US$10,000 or moredeclare at once
Questions at the airport and the way home
The Foreign Office says some foreigners are questioned on the reasons for their visit and held at the airport for hours or days. Venezuelan dual nationals must enter and leave on Venezuelan documents. Yellow fever vaccination is asked for only from travellers entering from Brazil.
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, British and Irish citizens need no electronic travel authorisation, and most other nationalities do. The first landing must be at a customs-regulated aerodrome, since a landing at an unregulated one carries a fine of £2,500.
The Venezuelan year: dry plains, wet mountains and a hot coast
The weather changes by region more than by month:
the dry season on the Llanos plains, with Maracaibo driest from January to March at under 12 mm of rain a monthdry
the wettest months at Maracaibo, with about 115 and 123 mm; the Andean páramo has its rains from late May to early Octoberwet
Porlamar is among the coastal cities that can get extremely hot, with mean temperatures above 26 degrees, and Maracaibo has a mean daily maximum of 33.8 degrees across the yearhot
Holiday weeks are the dearest weeks
The figures on this page describe an ordinary week, with a Falcon 900LX from Biggin Hill at £104,850 one way. Christmas, New Year and Holy Week, which falls in March or April, bring higher demand for aircraft and heavier traffic at the airports, and handler guidance advises keeping away from major holiday periods. Oil industry meetings and summits tighten security on the ramp in the same way.
Flying to Venezuela with a dog or a cat
The Foreign Office entry page carries no pet information and tells owners to contact the Venezuelan Embassy in London, so the conditions below come from a secondary source and are confirmed in writing.
The conditions to read before you book
Reported conditions for a dog or a cat with its owner are a rabies vaccination given between 30 days and 12 months before entry to an animal older than three months, and an original health certificate issued or endorsed by a government vet, endorsed by a Venezuelan consulate and valid for 30 days. A microchip is recommended and not required, and no import permit is reported for a pet that travels with its owner.
The same source says pets must arrive by air at Simón Bolívar International Airport. A private flight may land elsewhere when Maiquetía is restricted, so we ask the Venezuelan authorities in writing which airport the animal may enter through before it is booked.
On the way home the rule is British. We treat Venezuela as a country outside the listed group, since we have not found it named on the British pet travel pages we rely on. From such a country a dog or a cat 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 landing in Britain, and an animal that does not meet the rules can be held in quarantine for up to four months.
The general rules, 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. The aircraft has to recross an ocean to get home or to find its next client.
Legs on this route are uncommon, and we do not promise one. A client who can offer a few days has a far better chance of a match, though the operator owns the date. Whatever is free is listed on our empty legs page. A selection of figures for such legs follows, at roughly 40 percent of a fresh charter:
| Route | Aircraft | Capacity | Whole aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caracas - UK (London Biggin Hill) | Challenger 605 | 12 seats | £36,150 |
| UK (London Luton) - Caracas | Challenger 605 | 12 seats | £36,200 |
| Caracas - UK (Edinburgh) | Challenger 605 | 12 seats | £36,700 |
| UK (Belfast) - Caracas | Falcon 900LX | 12 seats | £42,400 |
| Margarita - UK (London Biggin Hill) | Falcon 900LX | 12 seats | £42,750 |
| UK (Manchester) - Caracas | Falcon 900LX | 12 seats | £43,450 |
| Caracas - UK (London Farnborough) | Global 6000 | 13 seats | £47,750 |
| UK (London Gatwick) - Caracas | Gulfstream G550 | 16 seats | £50,250 |
How to read those figures
– Each price is for the whole aircraft rather than per seat. A Falcon 900LX leg of £42,400 with eight aboard works out at about £5,300 a head;
– The permit goes with the date and the airport, so a leg that moves by a day can need a revised permit.
Helicopter charter
We do not arrange helicopter charter in Venezuela. We have not verified a civil helicopter operator, its insurance or its landing sites, and the Foreign Office advice on travel and the handler guidance on permits for domestic airfields apply to a helicopter as to an aeroplane. If a transfer between an airport and a site is essential, the handler proposes the road or a local operator, and we confirm in writing what has been agreed before you plan around it.
Flights from the UK to Venezuela
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:
| Airport | Country | ICAO | IATA |
|---|---|---|---|
 London Heathrow Airport |
England | EGLL | LHR |
| Birmingham Airport |
England | EGBB | BHX |
| London Gatwick |
England | EGKK | LGW |
| London City Airport |
England | EGLC | LCY |
| London Luton |
England | EGGW | LTN |
| Edinburgh Airport |
Scotland | EGPH | EDI |
| Leeds Airport |
England | EGNM | LBA |
| Manchester Airport |
England | EGCC | MAN |
| London Stansted |
England | EGSS | STN |
| Liverpool John Lennon Airport |
England | EGGP | LPL |
| Newcastle Airport |
England | EGNT | NCL |
| Bristol Airport |
England | EGGD | BRS |
| Glasgow Airport |
Scotland | EGPF | GLA |
| East Midlands Airport |
England | EGNX | EMA |
| Southampton Airport |
England | EGHI | SOU |
| Jersey Airport |
Channel Islands | EGJJ | JER |
| Cardiff International Airport |
Wales | EGFF | CWL |
| Inverness Airport |
Scotland | EGPE | INV |
| Bournemouth Airport |
England | EGHH | BOH |
| London Farnborough Airport |
England | EGLF | FAB |
| Oxford Airport |
England | EGTK | OXF |
| London Biggin Hill |
England | EGKB | BQH |
| Belfast Airport |
Northern Ireland | EGAA | BFS |
| Gibraltar Airport |
Gibraltar | LXGB | GIB |
| Aberdeen Airport |
Scotland | EGPD | ABZ |
Venezuela 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.
CARACAS · A FAMILY MATTER
Two relatives travelling to settle an estate
Biggin Hill - Caracas via the Azores, Challenger 605, about 10 h 30 min plus the stop · 2 pax
They had read the Foreign Office advice. We sent the notices, the permit status and the handler details in writing before they confirmed.
MARGARITA · THE NEAREST GATEWAY
A business trip with a fixed meeting
Biggin Hill - Margarita, Falcon 900LX, about 9 h 55 min · 4 pax
The island airport is the nearest of the four to London, and the hours were agreed with the handler in advance.
VALENCIA · AN INDUSTRIAL VISIT
Engineers visiting a plant in Carabobo
Farnborough - Valencia, Global 6000, about 9 h 25 min · 5 pax
Valencia was chosen over Caracas for the shorter road to the plant.
A REQUEST WE DECLINED
A visit to the Orinoco Mining Arc
No flight arranged
The Foreign Office advises against all travel there. We explained that we do not arrange it.
WITH THE DOG · THE ENTRY AIRPORT FIRST
A relocating couple and a labrador
Biggin Hill - Caracas via the Azores, Challenger 605, about 10 h 30 min plus the stop · 2 pax + dog
The reported rule sends pets through Maiquetía, so the aircraft was planned to land there and the authorities were asked to confirm in writing. The blood test for the way home was taken months before.
CURAÇAO · A DAY IN HAND
A party that waited for a permit
Biggin Hill - Curaçao via the Azores, then Curaçao - Caracas, Citation Latitude, about 50 min on the second sector · 3 pax
The party flew to Curaçao first, and the second sector was fixed when the permit and the notices were confirmed. It cost a day and kept the decision open.
Frequently asked questions about flying to Venezuela
1Can a private jet from the UK land in Venezuela?
Yes, case by case, for an essential journey. The Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to most of the country and against all travel to the south, the border zones and the Orinoco Mining Arc, where we arrange no flights. For Caracas, Valencia, Barcelona or Margarita we check the notices, the airport, the permit and the handler in writing before we quote.
2What does the Foreign Office say about travel to Venezuela?
It advises against all travel to Amazonas state, the areas within 40 km of the borders with Colombia, Brazil and Guyana, the Orinoco Mining Arc and southern Delta Amacuro, and against all but essential travel to the rest of the country. Consular support may be severely limited, and travel insurance could be invalidated.
3How much does a private jet to Caracas cost?
From about £86,100 one way from Biggin Hill in a Challenger 605 with a stop in the Azores. A Falcon 900LX non-stop from Biggin Hill is about £104,850, and a Gulfstream G650ER about £135,100. Handling, landing permits and any extra insurance premium are quoted on top, and Air Passenger Duty is shown as a separate line.
4How long does the flight to Venezuela take?
About 10 hours 15 minutes non-stop from London to Caracas in a Falcon 900LX, and about 10 hours 30 minutes in a Challenger 605 plus about an hour on the ground in the Azores. Venezuela is four hours behind Britain in winter and five in summer.
5What do British citizens need to enter Venezuela?
A passport valid for at least six months after departure. A tourist card for up to 90 days is issued on arrival by air, and a return or onward ticket must be shown. Work and study need a visa in advance.
6Can I take my dog or cat on a private jet to Venezuela?
Reported conditions are a rabies vaccination between 30 days and 12 months before entry and a health certificate endorsed by a Venezuelan consulate and valid for 30 days. Coming home, Venezuela is treated as outside the British listed group, so a blood test and a three-month wait apply. We confirm the paperwork in writing.