Private jet charter in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

A light jet that leaves a London field after breakfast reaches Gran Canaria around midday on the same clock, and what happens next depends on who is on board: a villa lunch in the dunes, nine holes before dinner, a yacht in the harbour or a night in the old town. Private Jets UK plans each charter around that choice. 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. Gran Canaria is not one resort but a city, a desert coast, a mountain range and a fishing harbour that happen to share an island, and its airport has two parallel runways of about 3,100 m and takes no night off. The hard parts are the distance from Britain, the weekend stands in winter and the order of the days on the ground.

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 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 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 Farnborough, an Embraer Phenom 300E 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.

Flight time from London to Gran Canaria airport

A Phenom 300E needs about 4 h 05 min from Farnborough to Las Palmas, and the watch does not move, because the Canary Islands keep Western European Time, the same as Britain, and change their clocks on the same dates. The fields we use lie 1,571 to 1,830 nautical miles from the island. That is a long way for a light jet and an easy one for anything larger, which is why the choice of aircraft matters more on this page than on most of our European ones. The table gives the sector from each field.

Prices for the private jet flights to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

One-way prices into Gran Canaria, cheapest first. Christmas and New Year, the carnival weeks and the departure of the Atlantic rally in late November can price above these figures, and the calendar block further down says when.

Almost all of a quote is flight hours, so the size of the aircraft sets the number. From Biggin Hill, one way, a Phenom 300E costs £20,650, a Citation XLS+ £25,700, a Challenger 350 £31,800 and a Gulfstream G450 £45,200. The written offer then adds landing and handling at Gran Canaria, parking if the aircraft stays and any night-stop for the crew. The figures in the table assume the aircraft takes you out and brings you home on dates we fix together; if it has to leave and return, the positioning is a line in 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:

Private jet flights from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Hardly anyone treats Gran Canaria as the end of the line. From the airport we price hops to the other islands, longer legs to Madeira, Morocco and the mainland, and the crossing the Canaries are known for: the Atlantic to the Caribbean. Typical one-way prices:

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 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria:

This is a small part of what is available. Gran Canaria sits at the far end of the European fleet, so a quote may name a London field, Lisbon, Madrid or Malaga as the starting point of the aircraft, and the price carries the positioning. That is normal for an island more than 1,500 nautical miles from London, and it is one more reason to ask early for a winter date.

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 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.

Business aviation airports in the Canary Islands

One airport carries almost every trip to Gran Canaria, and four more matter for a hop, a diversion or a split itinerary. Which you plan around depends on where the aircraft goes next.

Four points to settle before a Gran Canaria landing:

Two runways: what the AIP says

The field lies on the coast, and the two runways run side by side on the same bearing, about 25 degrees east of north. The Spanish AIP gives the figures that matter to a crew, and a few of them are worth knowing as a passenger too.

Low-visibility procedures are not available at Gran Canaria, so on a day of low cloud the airport rests on its Category I systems and nothing more. The control zone is Class D, and the AIP sets speed limits on the instrument approach that crews follow as a matter of routine. Because the Gando air base shares the field, military flights are part of the picture, and foreign state and military aircraft need prior permission at least 72 hours ahead. The AIP also asks traffic to avoid overflying the urban centres where it can.

Handlers, customs and the stand

Handling by an authorised agent is mandatory at Gran Canaria, and the AIP names six general-aviation agents: Brok-Air FBO, Canavia Handling, United Aviation Services, Meléndez, Swiftair and AviaVIP LPA. Two airline ramp agents, Groundforce and Menzies, work the scheduled side, and flight-support companies describe a VIP lounge for crews and passengers at the airport, arranged at short notice. Which one we appoint depends on the aircraft, the hour and who has the stand free. What matters is that the agent, the car and the catering are ready for the hour of arrival, and we ask for that in writing.

The paperwork is the usual Spanish set. The handler sends crew, passenger and aircraft details ahead, walks everybody to the terminal and deals with the police at the border. A British operator is a non-EU operator, so a charter needs the landing permit mentioned above, and we ask for the crew list and passenger passport details at the time of booking and not on the day. Fuel is Jet A-1 from CMD Aeropuertos Canarios, which is the Cepsa supplier, and from Terminales Canarios. The AIP lists four EASA-approved maintenance organisations: Binter Technic, Brok-Air Technics, HLA and SATI, although it lists no repair facility or hangar for a visiting aircraft.

The stand is the least predictable item in the chain. Gran Canaria is a busy airport in winter, the weekend limits described above apply to general and commercial aviation alike, and the aprons are shared with the regional airline. We request the stand together with the slot, and where the aircraft is to wait for days we say plainly whether it stays or flies away and comes back.

Border, passport and the tax status of the Canary Islands

The Canary Islands are part of Spain, and for passports they are inside the Schengen area: the border check is at Gran Canaria airport. British passport holders need no visa for up to 90 days in any 180, with a passport issued less than ten years before arrival and valid for at least three months after the planned departure from the Schengen area. A first-time visitor may be asked to register a photograph and fingerprints at the entry-exit system, which is free. Spanish border staff may also ask for a return ticket, a hotel booking or the address of a villa, and for proof of funds, so we keep those papers with the passport details.

The special status of the islands lies in the tax rules. They belong to the customs territory of the European Union, but not to its VAT and excise territory: a local tax on sales and services replaces VAT, and the German customs service notes that goods arriving from them in the rest of the EU are treated like goods from a non-EU country, with import VAT and any excise payable above the allowances. Spain's airport operator says the same in practice for travellers: coming from the Canaries to the mainland, the allowances of a third country apply, for example 200 cigarettes against 800 from another EU state. For a charter this means customs control on arrival from Britain, as everywhere in Spain, and a second customs look on any leg that continues from the islands to the mainland or to another EU country. Meat, milk and their products cannot be brought in from Britain.

For the flight home, the General Aviation Report is filed not earlier than 48 hours and not later than 2 hours before departure, and visitors who need no visa but are not British or Irish citizens need an Electronic Travel Authorisation for Britain.

From the apron to Vegueta

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has about 380,000 inhabitants in the municipality and about 635,000 in the urban area, which makes it the fifth-largest urban area in Spain. At its northern end the peninsula of La Isleta is joined to the rest of the island by a narrow isthmus, with the open Atlantic on one side and the port on the other. The average temperature is about 21 degrees Celsius, January days run between 19 and 23 degrees, and the hottest months reach 27 to 30. The airport is on the same side of the island as the city, and the road between them is the coastal motorway.

Where to stay

The island divides into two hotel worlds. In the city the name to know is Santa Catalina, a Royal Hideaway Hotel, an ornate nineteenth-century building with carved wooden balconies and twin domes, and for a beach there is Hotel Cristina on Las Canteras, with the Concorde also in the city. The south has the resorts: H10 Playa Meloneras Palace in Meloneras, Seaside Palm Beach in Maspalomas, the Salobre Hotel Resort & Serenity at the Salobre golf resort, and the Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia, which a travel guide calls the only Gran Canaria hotel in The Leading Hotels of the World. At the western end is the Radisson Blu Resort & Spa at Mogán.

Villas are a southern business. Salobre Golf is a residential enclave surrounded by the golf resort's two courses, a few minutes from the beaches of Maspalomas and Meloneras, and rental stock also clusters at Anfi Tauro and Pasito Blanco. A villa party arrives with more luggage than a hotel party, with chefs, with children and sometimes with a car already waiting, so we agree the address, the gate and the driver before the aircraft is booked.

Vegueta and Triana

The old city is two neighbourhoods side by side. Vegueta is the original settlement, founded in the late fifteenth century near the mouth of the Guiniguada ravine, and its old lanes hold the cathedral of Santa Ana and, behind it, the Casa de Colón, a museum on a site that Columbus visited on his first voyage. Triana, a short walk to the north, is the other historic quarter, with the house where the novelist Benito Pérez Galdós was born, which is a museum, and the theatre named after him.

Two or three hours cover the old town on foot, and the best time is the early morning, before the lanes warm up. Santa Catalina Park, a short taxi ride away on the other side of the city, is where the evening starts.

Las Canteras and the port

Few cities of this size have a beach like Las Canteras. It runs for about 3.1 km along the western side of the isthmus, it holds an international environmental certification, and nearby stands the Alfredo Kraus auditorium, a concert hall on the Atlantic edge of the city. The beach lies on the isthmus that joins the peninsula of La Isleta to the rest of the island. On the other side of the isthmus is the Port of La Luz, where yachts and ferries share the water.

The port matters to this page for two reasons. It is where the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers starts every November, and it is where a yacht owner who flies in with us meets a boat. The marina in the port, the Muelle Deportivo, is the only yacht berthing facility there and is run by the port authority; sailors report that it is often full and that berthing in October and November is severely restricted because of the rally. A superyacht directory lists a maximum length of 45 m for the port and about 56 m for the marina at Pasito Blanco on the south coast, so a large yacht is planned with an agent well ahead of the aircraft.

Maspalomas, the dunes and the south coast

The south of the island is another country, drier and more open, with a coast that runs from Playa del Inglés to Meloneras. The dunes of Maspalomas cover about 400 hectares and are protected as a nature reserve of special value. A lagoon, the Charca, lies about 200 m from the lighthouse, and a walkway along its western edge is the best place to watch birds. A 35-minute camel ride crosses the low dunes from tents at the edge of the Fataga ravine. Visitors are asked to stay on the signposted paths, to take their rubbish away and not to disturb the wildlife.

Golf is the other reason to stay in the south. The island has eight courses. Maspalomas Golf is designed around the dunes, Meloneras Golf runs beside the bay, Salobre has two 18-hole courses among volcanic ravines, Anfi Tauro is in the Mogán municipality, and the Real Club de Golf de Las Palmas, with views over the Bandama crater, was founded by British expatriates in the nineteenth century and is described as the oldest course in Spain. The only floodlit course on the island is Oasis, near Telde, where night play is possible. A golf trip from Britain is an easy booking: clubs travel well in a midsize hold, and the cars wait at the airport.

Puerto de Mogán and the yachting coast

Puerto de Mogán lies at the mouth of a steep valley on the south-west coast, about 55 km from the airport. Canals link the marina to the fishing harbour, which is why the village is called the Venice of the Canaries, and a market on Fridays brings visitors from across the island. For a client with a yacht it is the place to board, and for a client without one it is lunch beside the water with a car waiting.

The yachting calendar has one date that overrides all the others. The Atlantic Rally for Cruisers starts from Las Palmas at the end of November, bound for Rodney Bay in Saint Lucia, more than 2,700 nautical miles away, and regularly gathers over 200 boats. In the weeks before the start the city fills with crews, and those who arrive by air are often owners, relatives and replacement hands. The same ocean can be crossed by air in about 6 h 05 min in a large-cabin jet, which is the sort of comparison clients like to make over lunch.

Roque Nublo, Tejeda and Agaete

The centre of the island is a different climate and a different century. Roque Nublo is a volcanic monolith about 80 m high that stands at about 1,813 m inside a protected rural park, in the municipality of Tejeda. The path from the viewpoint at La Goleta is a circular walk of 4.5 km that takes about two and a half hours and is graded low in difficulty. Pico de las Nieves, traditionally counted as the highest summit of the island, rises to 1,949 m. The weather on the ridge changes faster than on the coast, so the morning is the safer slot.

Tejeda itself is a village on the edge of a great caldera and is listed among the most beautiful villages of Spain. Its almond trees blossom in February, and the almond festival is held in the village then. Agaete, on the north-west coast, is another day entirely: the harbour of Puerto de las Nieves has a catamaran ferry to Tenerife, the sea stack known as the Finger of God was destroyed by a tropical storm in November and is no longer there, and the Fiesta de la Rama on 4 August brings thousands of dancers waving palm branches through the town to the sanctuary of the Virgin of the Snows.

Flying to Gran Canaria with a dog or a cat

Spain applies the European Union rules to pets arriving from Britain, and the usual failure is a date on the certificate, not the flight. The animal travels in the cabin with you. Four hours is a long sector for a dog, so the crate, the water and a stop before boarding are agreed with the crew in advance.

What Spain asks for when a pet arrives from Britain:

• An ISO microchip, fitted before the rabies vaccination or at the same time;
• A rabies vaccination given when the animal was at least 12 weeks old, with 21 days elapsed before it travels;
• An Animal Health Certificate for each trip, issued by an Official Veterinarian and valid for ten days for entry to the EU, and valid for the return as stated on the certificate. A British pet passport cannot be used to enter the EU;
• No more than five animals per traveller, entering through a travellers' point of entry. Gran Canaria airport is on the Spanish agriculture ministry's list of points of entry for pets travelling non-commercially, where the microchip is read and the papers are checked;
• For dogs, a tapeworm treatment from a vet between 24 and 120 hours before arrival back in Britain, recorded on the paperwork. Cats are exempt.

Requirements for cats, ferrets, birds and anything less usual are collected on our flying with pets guide. For the entry point and the paperwork on the way home we confirm both in writing before the flight, and our managers check the position for your dates before a booking is taken.

The Gran Canaria calendar: carnival, runners and the rally

The island has no off season for flights, but it has dates that change everything. Pick the week before you pick the aircraft.

Ways to bring the Gran Canaria price down

• Fly from the west or the south coast. On the same Phenom 300E the sector from Cardiff is priced about £700 below the one from Biggin Hill, and Bristol and Southampton sit between them;
• Avoid the carnival weeks, the Christmas fortnight and the rally if the point is the beach or the golf. May, June, September and October are quieter, with rooms and cars easier to find;
• Put the legs in one booking. London to Gran Canaria, a hop to another island and the flight home arranged as one itinerary keep the aircraft and crew with you and cost less than three quotes.

Types of flights

Gran Canaria serves several kinds of traveller at once, because the airport is a holiday gateway, a yachting port and a staging post at the same time.

• Winter-sun family weeks and villa parties, often with a dog on board;
• Golf trips to the south, from long weekends to a fortnight;
• Yacht owners, relatives and crews joining a boat in the port or at Mogán, and flights out to the Caribbean at the end of the rally;
• Carnival weekends, trail-running and hiking trips timed around the calendar above;
• Island-hopping itineraries that add Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote or La Palma by turboprop;
• Combined trips that go on to Madeira, Morocco or the mainland, or return to London by another route.

The Atlantic deserves a careful look. The island is the jumping-off point for the Caribbean, and for those who skip the sailing the flight to Barbados is 2,724 nautical miles, beyond any light or midsize jet. A long-range cabin is the only sensible answer: a Global 6000 from Gran Canaria to Grantley Adams comes to £75,650 one way. We plan these as one itinerary, so that the aircraft that crosses is not the one that flies the island hops.

Empty Legs

An empty leg is a repositioning flight with nobody aboard, offered at a fraction of the usual price. Gran Canaria generates them because the island is a long way from where most aircraft are based, and because the winter season sends so many parties in one direction at once.

With a corridor this long a client who can name a few days has a far better chance than one who needs a particular evening. The operator owns the date and the hour, and a leg can vanish if the booking behind it moves. Whatever is free is listed on our empty legs page, and we flag a match for the Canaries the day an operator releases it.

Helicopter charter

A helicopter in Gran Canaria is a tool for the edges of a trip. Several operators list helicopters at the airport, among them the Bell 429, the Airbus H125 and the H130, and a smaller local company flies from the El Berriel aerodrome near Las Palmas and recommends the south coast and Roque Nublo as its favourite routes. The question is always where the machine lands, and we settle that with the owner of the site and the authority before a quote is written.

The machines that suit this ground are the Airbus H125 for scenic work and the mountain, the wider H130 for villa and hotel transfers, and the H135 and the Bell 429 where a twin engine is wanted. We book them alongside the jet, so that both crews work to one timetable.

Flight payment options

The main goal of our company is to provide the highest level of comfort to our customers. Therefore, we're always ready to meet you halfway. Our consultants will offer you a wide variety of flights to meet your needs and budget. Most customers prefer a non-cash method (a transfer to an EU bank account), which guarantees a high level of confidentiality and security of payment. All payment details are provided in advance, so you'll have enough time to make the necessary checks. For years of working in business aviation, our company has gained an impeccable reputation. We practice transparency and are always ready to present all necessary documents.

Private Jets UK works with both physical and legal entities. We guarantee the confidentiality and security of payments. You can pay for the flights from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in any convenient way:

• cashless (by transfer to our account);
• by cash;
• by card;
• by cryptocurrency.

Our company works with European and British banks, which allows you to choose the most convenient payment method. In addition, we conclude formal agreements and provide our clients with all necessary documents and invoices, which guarantees the safe payment and delivery of services. If you have any financial questions, feel free to contact our private aviation consultants.

If you need to book an urgent flight, please keep in mind that the bank transfer can take a few days. In such situations, we may need to involve our partner companies so that you can pay for your flight in cash. If you have any questions, you can contact your personal consultant 24/7.

Flights from the UK to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Farnborough, Southampton, Bristol and Cardiff are the shortest sectors on this corridor, with Biggin Hill, London City, Luton and Birmingham a little further and Scotland the longest; 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

Gran Canaria charters from the booking notes: six typical trips

What the corridor looks like once a quote turns into a flight. Six typical jobs of the kind that come through our booking notes, described in outline, with the particulars changed.

Frequently asked questions about flying to Gran Canaria