Private jet charter in Palermo

Sicily's capital lies about two hours forty from the London fields in a business jet, and the first question a client has to answer is which of the island's airports the trip really needs. Private Jets UK arranges the charter around that answer. 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. Palermo is a long hop by London standards. Its 3,326 m runway takes anything we send, the airport is coordinated and rewards an early slot request, and three more island airfields sometimes serve the trip better. The real decisions are the date, the cabin size and where on Sicily you actually want to wake up.

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 Palermo 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, an Embraer Legacy 600 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 Palermo?

Two hours forty from the south of England, up to three hours twenty from Scotland, and one hour of clock difference to remember on landing, because Sicily keeps Central European time. At 1,002 to 1,325 nautical miles this is the far end of the short-haul range: a light jet can do it with a light load, but most clients are happier in a midsize cabin from the first quote. The table gives the sector from each British field we use.

Prices for the private jet flights to Palermo

Typical trips from Britain, cheapest first, all of them into Falcone Borsellino airport. The July festival week and the weekends of high summer 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 Palermo

Palermo is a good place to start a loop around the central Mediterranean. Catania and Comiso are short turboprop hops across the island, Malta and Tunis are under 170 nautical miles, Naples and Rome are under an hour away in a Phenom, and Sardinia is a little over 240 nautical miles to the north-west. 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 Palermo:

This is a small part of what is available. Sicily is at the southern edge of the European charter fleet, which cuts two ways: aircraft are plentiful in Rome, Naples and Malta, a short positioning hop away, but a jet based in Britain flies the long sector twice on a one-way booking, and that is why a flexible date often saves more than a smaller cabin.

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Palermo 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 Palermo

One airport carries the city. The others matter for the west, the east and the south-east of the island, and it helps to know them before a quote arrives with one of them in it.

Four points settle most Palermo arrivals:

Border, passport and the way home

A flight from Britain to Sicily is an arrival from outside Schengen, so the passengers show their passports and clear customs at Palermo, Catania or Trapani. Coming back, the jet lands in Britain as a foreign flight, so the party goes through passport control and customs at the British airfield, and we file the General Aviation Report between 48 hours and 2 hours before departure. Landing first at an aerodrome that is not set up for customs risks a £2,500 fine, plus £2,000 for each passenger without permission, which is why the British field is fixed in the quote. Visitors who need no visa for Britain but are not British or Irish citizens also need an ETA before they fly.

From the apron to the Cassaro

Palermo is a dense old city on a bay, with the cathedral and the Cassaro, the old main street, running from the sea-front promenade of Foro Italico into the historic centre. The airport is 35 km away along the coast, so the distances that matter are the ones between the field and the city, and those between Palermo and the rest of the island.

Flying to Palermo with a dog or a cat

Italy asks for the same EU paperwork as any other country, and the flight is long enough that most animals settle and sleep. The animal sits beside you in the cabin with no hold involved. Two dates decide the trip: the day the certificate is issued, because it counts ten days for entry to the EU, and the tapeworm appointment for a dog, which has to fall in the right window for the way home.

What Italy asks for:

• A microchip, fitted before the rabies vaccination or at the same time, never after it;
• A rabies vaccination given when the animal was at least 12 weeks old, with 21 days elapsed before entry;
• An Animal Health Certificate issued for this trip, valid for ten days for entry to the EU and for the return to Britain as stated on the certificate;
• No more than five animals per traveller, entering through a travellers' point of entry, which we confirm in writing together with the paperwork before the flight;
• For dogs, a tapeworm treatment from a vet between 24 and 120 hours before the flight back to Britain, recorded with product, date and time. Cats are exempt. Italy does not ask for tapeworm treatment on the way in.

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.

The Palermo calendar: festivals, theatres and a long summer

Sicily has no single peak. The rhythm runs from almond blossom in late winter through the Greek theatre season in spring and the saint's festival in July to a food festival on the western coast in September. Knowing which week you want matters more than choosing an aircraft.

Ways to bring the Palermo price down

• Move the dates a few days where you can. The week after the Festino is calmer, and so is most of October;
• Ask where the aircraft is based. A jet already in Rome, Naples or Malta takes far less positioning than one from Britain, and on a sector of this length positioning is a large share of the bill;
• Consider Catania or Trapani when the trip is really to the east or the far west. A shorter drive can pay for the difference between airports, and Catania has the larger choice of aircraft.

Types of flights

Palermo produces a different mix from the Italian mainland cities we cover, because it is a regional capital, a port and the starting point for the largest island in the Mediterranean.

• Business and institutional travel to the regional capital, where the dates are fixed by meetings and the handler's arrival formalities are the main concern;
• Long weekends in the old city, with a programme of churches, markets and long lunches, usually small parties with a dog or a child;
• Triangle trips that land in Palermo and leave from Catania or Trapani, which saves a day on the road;
• Event travel in spring, summer and September: the Syracuse theatre season, the Taormina film festival, the Festino and the couscous festival;
• Yacht and sailing trips, with crew changes and owners flying in to join boats at Sicilian harbours;
• Multi-stop loops that take in Malta, Naples, Rome or Sardinia in a single booking.

A same-day return from London is possible and not recommended. Close to three hours each way, door to door, leaves little time on the ground for the cost of a crew that waits, and a one-night stay is almost always the better plan. If a day trip is the only option we quote it both ways so the difference is visible.

Empty Legs

An empty leg is a repositioning flight with nobody aboard, offered at a fraction of the usual price. To Sicily they come from the pattern of the season rather than from sheer volume, and it helps to know what produces them.

Because the Sicily corridor is thinner than the busiest London routes, 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 Palermo match the day an operator releases it.

Helicopter charter

In Palermo a helicopter is a tool for the island and not for the city. The old centre is small enough to cross by car, and the places where rotary flight changes the journey are the Taormina and Etna side, the coast and the offshore islands.

The machines on this ground are the Airbus H125 for hill and coastal work, the wider H130 for scenic and villa transfers, the H135 and the Bell 429 where a twin is wanted, and the H155 for larger parties. 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 Palermo 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 Palermo

Biggin Hill, London City, Farnborough and Luton send most of the traffic on this corridor, with Southampton, Bristol and Birmingham behind them and Scotland at the long end; 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

Palermo 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 Palermo