State Guide

Private jet charter in California

California runs the deepest charter market on the West Coast — entertainment and tech traffic in LA and the Bay Area, wine country weekends, desert escapes, and the jump-off points for Hawaii and Los Cabos. Van Nuys alone gives flyers access to one of the largest based fleets in the world.

Key Airports

Where private jets actually land

VNY

Van Nuys Airport

SQL

San Carlos Airport

PSP

Palm Springs International

Cities

California charter guides

Top Routes

Most-quoted trips from Los Angeles

Route Distance Flight time* Light fromMidsize fromSuper-mid fromHeavy from
Los Angeles → Las Vegas 208 nm 0h 58m $3,100$4,400$5,500$8,900
Los Angeles → San Francisco 317 nm 1h 12m $3,800$5,500$6,800$11,100
Los Angeles → Los Cabos 833 nm 2h 20m $7,500$10,700$13,200$21,400
Los Angeles → Aspen 662 nm 1h 58m $6,300$9,000$11,100$18,000
Los Angeles → Scottsdale 333 nm 1h 14m $4,000$5,600$7,000$11,400
Los Angeles → Honolulu 2,336 nm 5h 39m $18,100$26,100$31,700$51,400

*By light jet, including taxi and climb. Prices are indicative one-way estimates from the JetQuoter engine.

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FAQ

Flying private in California

Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles is consistently among the busiest general aviation airports in the world and offers the widest choice of based aircraft in the state.

The 2,000-plus-nautical-mile overwater leg from the coast to Hawaii calls for super-midsize jets and larger. Light and midsize jets do not have the range for that crossing.

The short hop to Las Vegas typically starts around $3,000 one-way in a light jet and runs to roughly $9,000 in a heavy jet, depending on the aircraft and dates.

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