Private jet charter in New York

A private jet from London reaches New York in about seven hours, which is long enough to make the aircraft the first decision and the airport the second. Private Jets UK arranges the charter around whichever aircraft the crossing calls for. 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. Most private jets land at one airfield in New Jersey, a county airport to the north keeps a calmer temper, and three airline airports take business aircraft only on conditions, so the choice runs from the aircraft to the airport to the paperwork the United States asks of everyone aboard.

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 New York 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. On a crossing of this length the choice between a nonstop long-range cabin and a smaller jet with a fuel stop moves the price more than any other item. 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 Bombardier Challenger 350 with a stop at Gander 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 New York?

The nonstop crossing from London to Teterboro takes about 6 h 55 min in a Global 6000 from Farnborough, and a little less from Scotland. We allow a routed distance of 2,899 to 3,130 nautical miles depending on the British field, against a published range of 3,200 nautical miles for a Challenger 350. On paper that aircraft clears the sector from the London fields by less than 100 nautical miles, which is not a margin anyone plans an Atlantic crossing around, so the Challenger makes the trip in two legs with a stop at Gander in Newfoundland. New York keeps Eastern time, five hours behind Britain for most of the year, so a morning departure from London lands before lunch, New York time. The times below assume the headwind that is normal going west. The table gives the sector from each British field we use.

Prices for the private jet flights to New York

Typical trips from Britain, cheapest first, all of them into Teterboro, the airfield most business jets use. UN week in September, the US Open and the run-up to Christmas sit above these figures, and the calendar block further down explains when.

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 New York

New York is a good base for a North American loop. Boston is a morning hop, Florida is a winter habit, and the way home is the same crossing as the way out, with the wind behind you. 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 the New York run:

This is a small part of what is available. Aircraft that can cross the Atlantic are fewer than the ones that serve Europe, and their positions change daily, so a long-range jet already in London or Paris is often cheaper than one that has to be brought over from North America first. The ocean is crossed in both directions every day, so when the first leg is a return to Britain a day or two after our trip, we look for an aircraft that is coming this way anyway.

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to New York 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 New York

The city is ringed by airports, and each of them does something different for a private jet. Three of them are airline airports that treat business traffic as a guest, so it helps to know which is which before a quote arrives.

Four points settle most New York arrivals:

Border, ESTA and American customs

The United States is not in the Schengen area or any shared travel zone with Britain, so every passenger is checked by US Customs and Border Protection on arrival. British citizens with a full British passport need an ESTA or a visa. The ESTA covers short visits of up to 90 days, is valid for two years or until the passport expires, whichever comes first, and costs about US$40, roughly £30. It is applied for online, and the border service encourages applications at least 72 hours before travel. The passport has to be valid for the whole stay. Approval is not a guarantee of entry, and officers may ask to look at a phone or social media accounts. Anyone with an arrest, a criminal record or a past refusal should check the position before booking, and business travel for a US company may not be covered by an ESTA at all.

The rule that surprises owners of private aircraft is the carrier. Visa-free travel on an ESTA normally applies on a flight whose operator has signed up to the Visa Waiver Program, and business aviation operators can hold that status as well as airlines. Passengers on an aircraft whose operator does not hold it normally need a visa, ESTA or not. Crew are handled separately, under their own visa rules. We ask the operator for its status when the quote is prepared, because it can decide which aircraft is chosen.

For the aircraft there is a separate set of steps, and the operator, the handler and our team carry them out. The pilot sends the crew and passenger manifest electronically, through the eAPIS system, no later than 60 minutes before departure, and the same applies on the way out of the United States. The pilot also requests permission to land from customs at the arrival airport; at Teterboro the fact sheet we work from asks for it at least two hours before departing the foreign airport, and the permission is valid for 30 minutes either side of the estimated arrival time. Outside that window it has to be requested again. Customs officers meet the aircraft at the FBO, and the operator names the FBO when the permission is requested. Live animals, weapons, hunting trophies and commercial goods have to be notified to customs in advance. We confirm the procedure with the operator for each trip, because the rules change and a booking has to follow the text in force and not a memory of it.

The choice of airport is partly a choice of customs hours. Teterboro and Westchester clear arrivals from 07:30 to 23:15 every day, Newark and JFK have customs round the clock, Republic sees arrivals by appointment with four hours' notice for immigration, and LaGuardia has no customs at all. Teterboro processes passenger flights and not cargo, so a freight consignment travels separately.

The way home has its own formalities. Britons and Irish citizens need no permission to enter the United Kingdom, while most other visa-free visitors need a UK electronic travel authorisation. For the aircraft, a General Aviation Report is filed with the UK authorities no earlier than 48 hours and no later than two hours before departure. The penalties for getting it wrong are real: a fine of £2,500 for a first landing at an aerodrome that is not a regulated one, and £2,000 for each passenger carried without permission. The operator and handler file the report, and we check that it is done.

From the apron to Times Square

In New York the airport you choose can put an hour of traffic between you and the meeting, or none at all. Most of the airfields sit within 25 km of Midtown, the far ones on Long Island and in Westchester lie 40 to 75 km out, and the figures below are straight-line distances, so the road is always longer.

Flying to New York with a dog or a cat

The United States asks little paperwork of a dog arriving from Britain and more of a dog going home. The animal sits with you in the cabin, and the flight is long enough that most dogs sleep through it. What matters is the timing of three things: the American entry form before you leave, the British certificate for the return, which has a short life, and a tapeworm treatment inside a narrow window.

What the two countries ask for:

• For a dog entering the United States from Britain, a CDC Dog Import Form receipt. The form is free, completed online, and a separate one is needed for each dog. The receipt is valid for six months and can be used for several entries if the dog has not been in a country on the high-risk list;
• The dog must be at least six months old, carry a microchip that a universal scanner can read, and look healthy on arrival. Britain is not on the high-risk list, and a dog that has not been in a listed country in the last six months needs no extra rabies paperwork, though vaccination is strongly recommended. There is no restriction on the airport of entry;
• Customs must be told in advance about any live animal on board, and we agree the arrival point with the handler beforehand;
• For the return to Britain, the United States is a "part 2" listed country: a Great Britain pet health certificate issued in the ten days before travel, with the animal arriving in Britain within those ten days. A pet passport or animal health certificate is not accepted. The microchip must be fitted before or at the same time as the rabies vaccination, the animal must be at least 12 weeks old, and the primary vaccination must be at least 21 days old;
• For dogs, a tapeworm treatment from a vet between 24 and 120 hours before the return flight to Britain. Cats are exempt. No more than five animals per traveller.

Requirements for cats, ferrets, birds and anything less usual are collected on our flying with pets guide, and our managers confirm the position in writing for your dates before a booking is taken. We also confirm in writing the entry point and the paperwork for the animal on the way back into Britain.

The New York calendar: a General Assembly, a tennis fortnight and a marathon

The year in New York is set by the calendar of the city and not by the weather alone. September is the crowded month, winter brings the Florida traffic, and a handful of fixed dates decide when a Teterboro ramp is full. Knowing which week you want matters more than choosing an aircraft.

Ways to bring the New York price down

• Choose the aircraft for the crossing and not for the wish list. A Challenger 350 with a stop at Gander costs less than a long-range jet and takes nearly two hours longer once the stop is counted; for four people that is a fair trade;
• Ask where the aircraft is based. A long-range jet coming from London needs less positioning than one coming from Dubai or Florida, and on a transatlantic sector positioning is a large share of the bill;
• Be flexible by a day or two. A flight that avoids UN week and the US Open is easier to price, and a return that fits an empty leg is cheaper than a fresh charter;
• Think about Westchester or Islip if the meeting is not in Manhattan. A quieter airport can save a long drive and a congested ramp.

Types of flights

New York produces a different mix from the European destinations we cover, because it is a financial capital, the seat of the United Nations and the starting point for a lot of North American travel.

• Financial and corporate travel, tied to Wall Street and the Midtown head offices, where the dates are set by a meeting and the cabin by the size of the delegation;
• Diplomatic travel around the General Assembly in September, with delegations, security staff and tight schedules;
• Fashion, media and entertainment travel, which peaks around fashion week and the major events, with its own demands for privacy and for an FBO that can keep an arrival discreet;
• Sport and leisure, from the US Open and the marathon to Christmas weekends and summer weeks in the Hamptons;
• Onward journeys to Boston, Florida and the rest of the United States, using New York as the port of entry and a smaller jet from there.

The one-way and return question is worth a closer look. On a crossing of this length a same-week return is usually priced as two separate sectors, plus the crew's rest and hotel in New York, so we quote both options. Where the stay is short, leaving the aircraft at Teterboro and returning on the third day is often better value than flying home empty and coming back, and where the stay is a week or more, two one-way flights are cleaner than waiting.

Empty Legs

An empty leg is a repositioning flight with nobody aboard, offered at a fraction of the usual price. On the New York route they come from the pattern of events and seasons rather than from sheer volume, and it helps to know what produces them.

Because the long-range fleet is small, a client who can name a few days rather than one has a far better chance than one who needs a particular evening. What you give up is the usual: the operator owns the date and the hour, and a leg can vanish when the original booking moves. Whatever is free is listed on our empty legs page, and we flag a New York match the day an operator releases it.

Helicopter charter

In New York a helicopter is a tool for the edges of a trip and for the Hamptons run. The city's heliports are few, and noise rules limit what they allow, so a transfer is planned like a flight and not hailed like a taxi.

The machines used on this ground include the Airbus H125 for short transfers, the wider H130 for family parties, and the H135 and Bell 429 where a twin 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 New York 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 New York

Biggin Hill, Farnborough, Luton and Stansted send most of the traffic on this corridor, with Southampton, Birmingham and Manchester behind them and Edinburgh and Glasgow at the short end of the Atlantic. The price table higher up covers twelve 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

New York 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 New York