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Boeing Business Jet (BBJ)

The Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) is a VIP airliner from Boeing that typically seats 19 passengers, flies about 6,141 nautical miles and cruises around 470 knots.

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Boeing Business Jet (BBJ)
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At a glance

Category
VIP airliner
Manufacturer
Boeing
Typical passengers
19
Range
6,141 nm (11,373 km, 7,067 mi)
Cruise speed
470 knots (541 mph)
Time aloft at cruise
About 13 hours
ICAO type code
B737

Typical figures for the type, from our charter desk’s aircraft catalog (October 2026). Seats and range vary by aircraft and load: the operator confirms them for your trip.

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What the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) is like

VIP airliner based on the Boeing 737-700 airframe with auxiliary belly fuel tanks for true intercontinental range (transatlantic and 12+ hour missions nonstop). Typical charter layouts seat around 16-19 in a full-cabin configuration with bedroom, shower, boardroom and lounge: the go-to lift for heads of state, executive delegations and entourage-heavy long-haul trips.

Where the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) flies nonstop

Great-circle distances between business aviation airports, against its 6,141 nm range. We mark a route near the limit once it uses more than 85 percent of the published range, because a full cabin or a headwind can turn it into a fuel stop.

RouteDistanceNonstop?Time at cruise
Los Angeles (VNY) to Las Vegas (LAS)199 nmWithin range25 min
Paris (LBG) to Nice (NCE)375 nmWithin range1 hour
London (FAB) to Geneva (GVA)407 nmWithin range1 hour
New York (TEB) to Palm Beach (PBI)902 nmWithin range2 hours
New York (TEB) to Nassau (NAS)964 nmWithin range2 hours
New York (TEB) to Los Angeles (VNY)2,129 nmWithin range4.5 hours
Los Angeles (VNY) to Honolulu (HNL)2,217 nmWithin range4.5 hours
London (FAB) to Dubai (DXB)2,978 nmWithin range6.5 hours
New York (TEB) to London (FAB)2,986 nmWithin range6.5 hours
Los Angeles (VNY) to Tokyo (HND)4,746 nmWithin range10 hours
New York (TEB) to Dubai (DXB)5,941 nmNear its limit12.5 hours
New York (TEB) to Hong Kong (HKG)6,989 nmNeeds a fuel stop–

Time at cruise leaves out taxi, climb, descent and the day’s winds, so a real block time runs longer.

Questions

Boeing Business Jet (BBJ): charter questions

Typically 19 in charter configuration. Cabin layouts differ from one aircraft to the next, so ask the operator for the seat map of the exact aircraft you are quoted, and how many of the seats convert to beds if you fly overnight.
About 6,141 nautical miles (11,373 km, 7,067 statute miles), or roughly 13 hours at its typical cruise speed of 470 knots. That is the published figure, which assumes a light load, calm winds and standard fuel reserves: a full cabin, heavy bags, headwinds or a cold-weather alternate airport all cut it.
It cruises around 470 knots, about 541 mph or 870 km/h. Block time on a real trip adds taxi, climb, descent and the day’s winds.
Yes, on paper. Los Angeles to Tokyo is about 4,746 nautical miles, within the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ)’s 6,141, and takes roughly 10 hours at cruise speed before taxi, climb and winds. New York to Hong Kong (6,989 nm) is beyond it and needs a fuel stop. The operator confirms it for your passengers, bags and date.
A VIP airliner. Airliners fitted out as private cabins, for large parties on long routes. Comparable aircraft in our catalog: Airbus ACJ320neo and Embraer Lineage 1000.
A charter is priced per trip, not per seat: the route, dates, repositioning of the aircraft, overnight crew costs and fees all go into the quote, so we quote the trip rather than publish one figure. Our guide to private jet costs has dated price ranges by aircraft size, and our charter desk quotes this aircraft and its alternatives for your dates.
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