Private jet charter in Tampa

A booking from London to Tampa sounds simple until you look at the map, because the bay is ringed by airfields and the one a client names first is rarely the one that suits the trip. Private Jets UK charters the aircraft that the crossing demands and the airfield that suits the passengers. 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. Tampa International takes the long-haul jets and has customs on the field with published daily hours, St Pete-Clearwater sits across the water on the Pinellas side, while Sarasota Bradenton serves the barrier islands to the south.

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 Tampa 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 sector of almost four thousand nautical miles the choice between a nonstop long-range cabin and a large-cabin jet with a stop in the Azores 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 Biggin Hill, a Bombardier Challenger 605 with a 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.

How long does it take to fly to Tampa?

The nonstop flight from London to Tampa takes about 8 h 50 min in a Global 6000 from Farnborough, and a little less from Scotland and the north of England. The routed distance to Tampa International runs from 3,786 to 3,999 nautical miles depending on the British field, against a published range of 6,000 nautical miles for the Global 6000, so the long-range cabins have margin to spare even with a westbound headwind. Smaller large-cabin jets are another matter. A Challenger 350 is published at 3,200 nautical miles, well short of the distance, and the Challenger 604, whose figures the 605 is said to match, at about 4,000, which a headwind and fuel reserves also eat up. Those aircraft fly the route in two legs with a stop at Santa Maria in the Azores. Tampa keeps Eastern time, five hours behind Britain for most of the year, so a morning departure from London lands around lunchtime, Tampa time. The times below assume the headwind that the North Atlantic normally supplies on the way west. The table gives the sector from each British field we use.

Prices for the private jet flights to Tampa

Typical trips from Britain, cheapest first, all of them into Tampa International. The Gasparilla weekend in January, the St Petersburg race in March and any Super Bowl week 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 Tampa

Tampa is a gateway to the rest of Florida as much as a destination in itself. Sarasota is a short hop down the coast, Orlando and Miami are each under an hour or so away, Nassau is a sea crossing, and New York is a morning flight. The way home is the same crossing as the way out, with the wind on the tail. 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 Tampa 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 waiting in London is often cheaper than one that must first be brought over from North America. Florida works the other way round in winter, when many American aircraft are based there, and a jet that is going home across the ocean anyway can sometimes be had on better terms for the eastbound leg.

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Tampa 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 Tampa

The bay is ringed by airfields, and they are not interchangeable. Three of them clear international arrivals, Tampa International on the Hillsborough side, St Pete-Clearwater across the water and Sarasota Bradenton far down the coast, while the small city fields suit only light aircraft. The biggest airport is the right one for a flight from Britain, and it helps to know what the others are for before a quote arrives.

Four details decide most Tampa arrivals:

Border, passport and US customs

The United States is not in the Schengen area or any shared travel zone with Britain, and every passenger is inspected by US Customs and Border Protection on arrival. British citizens can enter under the Visa Waiver Programme with an approved ESTA for a stay of up to 90 days for business or tourism, and the passport has to be valid for the length of the stay. An approved ESTA does not decide admission: the officer at the terminal does. It can be refused or may not be enough in some cases, for example after an arrest, even without a conviction, after an earlier overstay, or for business done on behalf of a US company, and anyone in doubt applies for a visa instead, which takes longer. Apply for the ESTA well before the day, through the official site only. On a private aircraft the ESTA normally works only if the operator holds Visa Waiver Program carrier status, which we check before we quote.

For the aircraft there is a separate set of steps, and our handler and the operator carry them out. The pilot in command files the passenger and crew manifest through the CBP electronic system, no later than 60 minutes before departure from Britain, and must have the approval from the US authorities before the aircraft leaves. Approval of the manifest is not the same as permission to land: the pilot also secures landing rights from CBP. At Tampa International the fact sheet we work from asks the pilot to contact CBP before leaving the foreign airport and at least two hours before the anticipated arrival, with a tolerance of 30 minutes either way, and the aircraft parks on the CBP ramp unless the tower directs otherwise. An officer meets it, and the whole party is processed inside the CBP facility. Passports, the pilot's licence, the aircraft registration and the crew documents are shown. We confirm the procedure with the operator for each trip, because the rules change and a booking has to follow the text in force, not a memory of it.

The Tampa Bay fields do not offer the same cover. Tampa International lists customs from 06:00 to 22:00 every day, St Pete-Clearwater keeps limited weekday hours, Sarasota Bradenton is a user fee airport that needs permission a day ahead and works on weekdays, and we found no customs office at Tampa Executive, Peter O. Knight, Albert Whitted or Clearwater Executive. A late or weekend arrival is therefore usually settled by customs hours, long before anyone looks at the distance to the hotel.

Coming back into Britain brings its own paperwork. British and Irish citizens need no permission to enter, and most other visitors who need no visa still need a UK electronic travel authorisation. The aircraft is covered by a General Aviation Report, filed with the UK authorities between 48 hours and two hours before departure from Florida. A mistake is expensive: £2,500 for a first landing at an aerodrome that is not a regulated one, and £2,000 for every passenger carried without permission. The operator and the handler file the report, and we check that it has gone in.

From the apron to the beach

Tampa Bay is a ring of towns around the water and not a single centre, and the airport you choose decides which of them is near. The figures below are straight-line distances, which understate the drive but show the order of things. The roads cross the bay on a few causeways and bridges, and the bridge you take matters more than the distance.

Flying to Tampa with a dog or a cat

The United States asks for little paperwork on the way in and more on the way 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 documents: the CDC import receipt for a dog, the rabies record that Florida wants to see, and the certificate for the return to Britain, which has a short life.

What the two countries ask for:

• For a dog, a CDC Dog Import Form receipt, which is free and covers one dog. The United Kingdom is not on the CDC list of countries at high risk for dog rabies, so the lighter rules apply: the dog must look healthy on arrival, be at least six months old and carry a microchip that a universal scanner can read. A dog from such a country may enter through any port of entry, so Tampa International works;
• Florida asks for proof of a current rabies vaccination for any dog or cat of three months and older. Its health certificate requirement does not apply to a privately owned pet travelling with its owner;
• For the return to Britain, the United States is a "part 2" listed country: a Great Britain pet health certificate completed by an official vet and dated in the ten days before arrival, with a pet passport or animal health certificate not accepted. The rabies vaccination must be at least 21 days old, and the microchip must have been fitted before or at the same time as the vaccine. The official text lists no blood test for these countries;
• For dogs, a tapeworm treatment from a vet between 24 and 120 hours before arrival in 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 Tampa calendar: the pirates, the race and a hurricane season

Tampa Bay has a long dry winter that suits visitors, a wet summer that does not, and a handful of events that fill the aircraft and the hotels. The weeks that matter to a charter are the ones with a parade, a race or a match attached, and knowing which week you want matters more than choosing an aircraft.

Ways to bring the Tampa price down

• Pick the aircraft for the ocean, not for the cabin photographs. A Challenger 605 with a stop in the Azores costs noticeably less than a long-range jet and takes about two hours longer in the air, plus the ground time; 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 the American west coast, and on a transatlantic sector positioning is a large share of the bill;
• Be flexible by a day or two. A flight that avoids the Gasparilla weekend and the race in March is easier to price, and a return that fits an empty leg is cheaper than a fresh charter.

Types of flights

Tampa produces its own mix of trips, because it is a beach destination, a sports town, a military and port city and the front door to the whole Gulf coast at the same time.

• Beach holidays from Britain, to Clearwater Beach, St Pete Beach, Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key and Siesta Key, usually with a rented house and a long list of luggage, often combined with Busch Gardens or a few days in Orlando;
• Sporting weekends, from the Gasparilla parade and the IndyCar race to spring training, hockey and football, which tie the flight to a date set by the organisers;
• Business in Tampa itself, including visits connected with MacDill Air Force Base, home to the headquarters of US Central Command and US Special Operations Command, and with Florida's largest port by tonnage;
• Culture and long stays on the southern coast, around Sarasota, with its opera, ballet, the Ringling museum and the circular shopping and dining street of St. Armands Circle;
• Onward journeys to Orlando, Miami, the Bahamas and the north-east, using Tampa as the port of entry to the United States and a lighter aircraft from there.

One-way or return deserves a second look. Over this distance a return within the week is priced as two separate sectors plus the crew's rest and hotel in Tampa, so we quote both versions. For a short stay, keeping the aircraft in Florida and flying home on the third day usually beats flying it back empty and fetching it again, while after a week or more two one-way charters are simpler than a jet standing idle.

Empty Legs

An empty leg is a repositioning flight that nobody is paying for, offered to a passenger at a fraction of the normal price. On the Gulf coast the supply follows the season more than the volume of traffic, and it helps to know where it comes from.

The long-range fleet is small, so a client who can offer three days stands a much better chance than one who needs a particular evening. The price of the discount is control: the operator owns the date and the hour, and a leg can disappear when the original booking moves. Whatever is free is listed on our empty legs page, and we flag a Tampa match the day an operator releases it.

Helicopter charter

In Tampa Bay a helicopter is a tool for the water and the coast: a transfer from the airport to a beach, a hop across the bay when the bridges are slow, or a short scenic flight. Landing sites in the built-up areas are limited, and most helicopter work starts at an airport or a prepared helipad. South Tampa has a particular constraint. MacDill Air Force Base lies about 4 miles (6.4 km) south-south-west of downtown Tampa, and military Class D airspace begins within a mile of the end of runway 22 at Peter O. Knight, so low-level routes in that corner are shaped by air traffic control and not by the client.

For scenic work the usual choice is the Airbus H125, for longer transfers the roomier H130, and where a twin is wanted the H135 or the Bell 429. We book the helicopter alongside the jet, so that both crews follow 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 Tampa 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 Tampa

Long-range jets for Florida can leave from any of the fields in the price table, and the large-cabin jets that stop in the Azores start from Biggin Hill or Luton. Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow save a northern client the drive south and take 50 to 200 nautical miles off the crossing. 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

Tampa 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 Tampa