How much does it cost to rent a private jet

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In this time of global pandemic for the COVID-19, interest in chartering a private jet has grown, but how much does it cost to do it Ecuador?

Post written by: Paul Malicki
CEO de Flapper

Chartering a private jet can be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life. Despite its reputation as a symbol of extravagance, a private charter is still a valuable time saver and, Thus, It is the most convenient mode of air transport..

But how much does it really cost to rent a private plane in Ecuador?? And can you instantly book a ride using an Uber-style private aviation platform?? Let's take a closer look at the process of booking a private charter.

The minimum cost of renting a private jet

The cost of a private jet is a derivative of a number of factors, among which the most used variables include:

• The estimated cost per hour or per km / mile traveled;
• The cost of landing fees at the airport;
• FBO costs (fixed base operator) related to the handling and use of the private jet terminal;
• overnight costs;
• The minimum flight fare.

To obtain an hourly flight cost for the final customer, operators would generally calculate their fixed and variable costs and impose a small margin. In consecuense, an hourly cost may vary between US $2.200 for a turboprop aircraft to even US $11.000 / h in case of large transcontinental aircraft.

Minimum travel fare or minimum flight distance would be applied to justify fixed costs and ensure a fair minimum value of a charter flight. Those generally range from one to two hours of flight time. Smaller piston aircraft operators may also choose to use a minimum flight distance, usually established in 600 – 800 km. For powerful aircraft, some airlines apply the minimum distance of 2.500 km, which generally reflects their preference for operating only long-haul flights.

before continuing, Let's look at one last variable used to calculate rental costs.: the mighty coefficient of flight. This indicator is used to accurately calculate the actual distance traveled between two points. The reason behind its use stems from a simple fact that airplanes do not fly straight line routes.. In practice, tend to follow set routes that are rarely straight, either due to airport traffic or geography / military infrastructure.

Therefore, for shorter routes, an operator could impose a flight coefficient of more than 15%, which translates into a flight distance a 15% longest used for your quote. For long-haul flights, airlines would remove the distance modifier altogether or apply a token distance rate factor of + 3%.

Equipped with a knowledge about the minimum distance, hourly costs and airport fees / FBO, now we are ready to calculate the real cost of renting a private plane.

How much does it really cost to rent a private jet?

The cost of renting a private jet in Ecuador for the route Guayaquil – Sao Paulo is US $ 36.000,00 flying an affordable light jet like the Citation CJ2. The cost of chartering a longer haul flight, Guayaquil–Los Angeles on board a Quote 650, longest range aircraft, amounts to about US $55.000,00 – US $60.000,00 Considering a maximum capacity of 8 passengers.

The most expensive plane exclusively for charter flights in South America is the Boeing 737 Executive, which has 16 first class seats and 36 business class seats. This aircraft is perfect for corporate travel and costs for example close to US $99.000,00 on a charter flight Quito to Sao Paulo.

One of the most expensive private jet flights possible is Quito a Shanghai. The global plane 6000 is capable of the longest transcontinental flights and costs approximately US$ 738.000,00 to rent in the mentioned route.

It is possible to search by the route that best suits you, from anywhere in South America, through the system Flapper.

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Flapper is the first boutique private airline in Brazil and a regional leader in charter flights. Our associated fleet has 350 aircraft with ANAC certification in Brazil and more than 4.000 abroad. We also excel at cargo transportation and ambulance flights!.

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