Charter aircraft · 55 types

Private jet types compared

Every aircraft type our charter desk quotes, grouped by cabin size: how many it seats, how far it flies, how fast, and which well-known routes it covers nonstop. Figures are typical for each type; the operator confirms them for the exact aircraft and your trip.

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Turboprops

Propeller aircraft for short regional hops, often into shorter runways than jets can use. Typically 8 passengers, 1,720 to 1,806 nm of range.

AircraftPassengersRangeCruise
Beechcraft King Air 25081,720 nm300 kts
Pilatus PC-1281,803 nm285 kts
Beechcraft King Air 350i81,806 nm312 kts

Light jets

Small-cabin jets for trips of one to three hours with a handful of passengers. Typically 4 to 8 passengers, 1,178 to 2,165 nm of range.

AircraftPassengersRangeCruise
Embraer Phenom 10041,178 nm390 kts
Hawker 400XP71,351 nm450 kts
Cessna Citation CJ261,530 nm410 kts
Cessna Citation M261,550 nm404 kts
Cessna Citation CJ371,875 nm416 kts
Dassault Falcon 1061,920 nm450 kts
Learjet 4581,968 nm436 kts
Pilatus PC-2482,000 nm440 kts
Embraer Phenom 30072,010 nm453 kts
Learjet 7582,040 nm465 kts
Cessna Citation CJ482,165 nm451 kts

Midsize jets

Taller cabins and longer legs than a light jet, for mid-length domestic trips. Typically 7 to 8 passengers, 2,100 to 3,000 nm of range.

AircraftPassengersRangeCruise
Cessna Citation XLS+82,100 nm430 kts
Learjet 6072,405 nm466 kts
Hawker 800XP82,540 nm447 kts
Cessna Citation Latitude82,700 nm446 kts
Hawker 900XP82,930 nm430 kts
Gulfstream G15083,000 nm470 kts

Super-midsize jets

Stand-up cabins with the range for coast-to-coast flights nonstop. Typically 8 to 10 passengers, 2,847 to 4,018 nm of range.

AircraftPassengersRangeCruise
Cessna Citation Sovereign92,847 nm450 kts
Dassault Falcon 2000103,050 nm470 kts
Bombardier Challenger 30093,100 nm470 kts
Dassault Falcon 5093,185 nm470 kts
Bombardier Challenger 35093,200 nm448 kts
Cessna Citation X83,216 nm525 kts
Gulfstream G20093,400 nm470 kts
Cessna Citation Longitude83,500 nm483 kts
Gulfstream G280103,600 nm459 kts
Embraer Praetor 60094,018 nm466 kts

Heavy jets

Large cabins for bigger groups, with the range to cross the Atlantic. Typically 11 to 14 passengers, 3,800 to 4,350 nm of range.

AircraftPassengersRangeCruise
Gulfstream G350143,800 nm459 kts
Embraer Legacy 650133,900 nm456 kts
Bombardier Challenger 605124,000 nm470 kts
Bombardier Challenger 650114,000 nm470 kts
Dassault Falcon 900124,000 nm467 kts
Gulfstream G450144,350 nm476 kts

Ultra-long-range jets

Flagship cabins with separate zones, for intercontinental flights nonstop. Typically 13 to 16 passengers, 5,200 to 7,750 nm of range.

AircraftPassengersRangeCruise
Bombardier Global 5000135,200 nm488 kts
Dassault Falcon 7X145,950 nm488 kts
Bombardier Global 6000136,000 nm488 kts
Dassault Falcon 8X146,450 nm488 kts
Gulfstream V136,500 nm459 kts
Gulfstream G550146,750 nm488 kts
Gulfstream G650ER167,500 nm516 kts
Bombardier Global 7500147,700 nm488 kts
Gulfstream G700147,750 nm516 kts

VIP airliners

Airliners fitted out as private cabins, for large parties on long routes. Typically 19 passengers, 4,600 to 6,141 nm of range.

AircraftPassengersRangeCruise
Embraer Lineage 1000194,600 nm470 kts
Airbus ACJ320neo196,000 nm470 kts
Boeing Business Jet (BBJ)196,141 nm470 kts

Helicopters

Short transfers between cities, airports, resorts and helipads. Typically 5 to 8 passengers, 337 to 599 nm of range.

AircraftPassengersRangeCruise
Bell 4076337 nm133 kts
Airbus H1255340 nm133 kts
Bell 4296411 nm150 kts
Sikorsky S-768411 nm155 kts
Airbus H1558463 nm150 kts
Leonardo AW1398573 nm165 kts
Leonardo AW1096599 nm154 kts

Questions

Choosing a charter aircraft

Charter aircraft are sold by cabin size: turboprops (typically 8 passengers, 1,720 to 1,806 nm); light jets (typically 4 to 8 passengers, 1,178 to 2,165 nm); midsize jets (typically 7 to 8 passengers, 2,100 to 3,000 nm); super-midsize jets (typically 8 to 10 passengers, 2,847 to 4,018 nm); heavy jets (typically 11 to 14 passengers, 3,800 to 4,350 nm); ultra-long-range jets (typically 13 to 16 passengers, 5,200 to 7,750 nm); VIP airliners (typically 19 passengers, 4,600 to 6,141 nm). Figures are from the 48 airplane types in our charter desk’s catalog.
New York to London is about 2,986 nautical miles. 28 of the 48 airplanes in our catalog have the published range for it, the smallest of them a midsize jet, including Gulfstream G150, Dassault Falcon 2000, Bombardier Challenger 300 and Dassault Falcon 50. Westbound headwinds make it the harder direction, so the operator confirms it for your load and date.
New York to Los Angeles is about 2,129 nautical miles. The shortest-range aircraft in our catalog that covers it with margin is the Hawker 800XP (2,540 nm, midsize jet). Shorter-range jets either stop for fuel or fly it at their limit.
In our catalog, the Gulfstream G700, with about 7,750 nautical miles (14,353 km) of published range. Of our benchmark routes it flies Los Angeles to Tokyo and New York to Dubai with margin, and New York to Hong Kong only near its limit.
Start from passengers and the longest leg. Pick the smallest cabin that seats everyone comfortably and covers the leg with margin (we flag a route once it uses more than 85 percent of the published range), then trade up for a stand-up cabin, a lavatory or beds on longer flights. Our charter desk quotes two or three aircraft side by side so you can see what each step up costs.

Typical figures for each type, from our charter desk’s aircraft catalog (October 2026). Each aircraft page lists the well-known routes it flies nonstop, and flags a route once it uses more than 85 percent of the published range.

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