Fleet Guide

Every jet class, explained honestly.

Eight aircraft across four categories — real seats, real range, real hourly rates. Pick the smallest jet that does your mission comfortably; that is where charter value lives. Estimates for any pairing on our route price board.

Choose By Mission

Four classes, four price bands.

Light jets

2–7 seats · up to ~2,000 nm

Light jets are the workhorses of regional charter. They slip into 4,000-foot runways at resort and island airports, burn roughly half the fuel of a heavy jet, and keep hourly pricing in the $3,200–$3,500 band. For parties of four to six flying two to three hours — think New York–Nantucket or Dallas–Houston — nothing in the fleet beats their economics.

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Midsize jets

7–8 seats · ~2,100 nm

Midsize jets add a stand-up cabin, a proper lavatory and meaningfully more baggage volume while staying under $5,000 an hour. They hold short-field performance for mountain resorts yet cover most of the country with one stop. This is the class most first-time charter clients end up in — enough airplane for a family of six with skis, without super-mid pricing.

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Super-midsize jets

8–9 seats · 2,700–3,200 nm

Super-midsize is where coast-to-coast becomes nonstop. Flat-floor cabins with six feet of headroom, a full galley and transcontinental range make these the default for business teams and West Coast runs. Expect $5,800–$6,500 per hour — but you are buying back the fuel stop, which on a New York–Los Angeles day is worth more than the rate difference.

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Heavy jets

13–14 seats · 4,350–6,000 nm

Heavy jets are flying boardrooms and bedrooms: three cabin zones, a dedicated crew rest, berths for overnight sectors and the range for London, São Paulo or Honolulu nonstop. At $9,500–$12,500 an hour they make sense when the passenger count climbs past nine, the sector crosses an ocean, or the trip simply has to feel like an occasion.

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Light

Light jets in the fleet.

Embraer Phenom 300

$3,500 / flight hour

The benchmark light jet — fast, quiet and remarkably efficient for regional trips of two to three hours. A favorite for Dallas–Houston and Dallas–Nashville hops. Seven seats in a cabin that feels a class bigger, plus a external baggage hold that swallows golf bags without a fight. Single-pilot certified, which keeps charter pricing honest.

7Passengers
2,010Range · nm
453Cruise · kts
74Baggage · cu ft

Typical missions New York–Nantucket · Dallas–Houston · LA–Scottsdale · Miami–Key West

Cessna Citation CJ3+

$3,200 / flight hour

Proven single-pilot economics with a comfortable six-seat club cabin. The value pick for short-haul charters across Texas and the Southeast. The CJ3+ is the value engineer's pick: docile handling into short strips, a quiet six-seat club, and some of the lowest direct operating costs in the jet world.

7Passengers
2,040Range · nm
416Cruise · kts
65Baggage · cu ft

Typical missions Atlanta–Charleston · Houston–New Orleans · Chicago–Nashville

Midsize

Midsize jets in the fleet.

Cessna Citation XLS+

$4,500 / flight hour

The best-selling midsize jet ever built. Stand-up cabin, generous baggage hold and short-field performance for resorts like Aspen and Telluride. Why has the XLS family outsold every midsize rival? It does nothing badly — 5,000-foot cabins at 45,000 feet, real short-field numbers, and a hold that takes eight weekend bags.

8Passengers
2,100Range · nm
441Cruise · kts
90Baggage · cu ft

Typical missions Chicago–Aspen · New York–Palm Beach · Denver–Jackson Hole

Learjet 75

$4,800 / flight hour

The fastest ride in the midsize class, with the ramp presence to match. Climbs direct to 51,000 ft and shrinks coast-to-coast days. You feel the Learjet pedigree on climb-out: it is upstairs at 51,000 ft while airliners are still in the teens. The trade for speed is a slightly narrower cabin and a smaller hold.

8Passengers
2,040Range · nm
465Cruise · kts
65Baggage · cu ft

Typical missions Dallas–Las Vegas · Miami–New York · LA–Sun Valley

Super-midsize

Super-midsize jets in the fleet.

Bombardier Challenger 350

$6,500 / flight hour

Wide, flat-floor cabin with true transcontinental range. The default choice for Dallas–New York and Dallas–Los Angeles with a full load. The widest cabin in its class by a clear margin, with big windows and a genuinely flat floor. Nine passengers, full fuel, bags in the hold — and it still makes the coast nonstop.

9Passengers
3,200Range · nm
470Cruise · kts
106Baggage · cu ft

Typical missions New York–Los Angeles · Dallas–New York · Chicago–Scottsdale

Cessna Citation Latitude

$5,800 / flight hour

Midsize operating costs with a super-midsize cabin — six feet of headroom and the largest baggage compartment in class. NetJets ordered them by the hundred for a reason: the Latitude delivers 80% of a super-mid experience at midsize money, with the biggest baggage bay in class at 127 cu ft.

9Passengers
2,700Range · nm
446Cruise · kts
127Baggage · cu ft

Typical missions Boston–West Palm · Seattle–Bozeman · Dallas–Vail

Heavy

Heavy jets in the fleet.

Gulfstream G450

$9,500 / flight hour

A Gulfstream flagship cabin with intercontinental legs. Twelve windows a side, full galley and sleeping berths for overnight sectors. The G450 is the transatlantic sweet spot of the pre-owned Gulfstream line — mature, reliable, and cabin-finished to a standard most newer types still chase.

14Passengers
4,350Range · nm
476Cruise · kts
169Baggage · cu ft

Typical missions New York–London · Miami–São Paulo · LA–Honolulu

Bombardier Global 6000

$12,500 / flight hour

Ultra-long-range comfort — Dallas to London or São Paulo nonstop. Three living zones, a dedicated stateroom and a whisper-quiet cabin. Bombardier's smooth-flex wing makes this the ride quality benchmark in ultra-long-range. Thirteen seats, three zones, and a range ring that covers any pairing in this guide nonstop.

13Passengers
6,000Range · nm
513Cruise · kts
195Baggage · cu ft

Typical missions Dallas–London · San Francisco–Tokyo · New York–Dubai

Side By Side

The whole fleet, one table.

AircraftClassSeatsRangeCruiseHourly
Embraer Phenom 300 Light 7 2,010 nm 453 kts $3,500 / hr
Cessna Citation CJ3+ Light 7 2,040 nm 416 kts $3,200 / hr
Cessna Citation XLS+ Midsize 8 2,100 nm 441 kts $4,500 / hr
Learjet 75 Midsize 8 2,040 nm 465 kts $4,800 / hr
Bombardier Challenger 350 Super-midsize 9 3,200 nm 470 kts $6,500 / hr
Cessna Citation Latitude Super-midsize 9 2,700 nm 446 kts $5,800 / hr
Gulfstream G450 Heavy 14 4,350 nm 476 kts $9,500 / hr
Bombardier Global 6000 Heavy 13 6,000 nm 513 kts $12,500 / hr

Hourly rates are 2026 market averages including crew and fuel; catering, de-icing and international handling are quoted per trip.

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