Jet Charter Vegas arranges passenger charter from Las Vegas in every size of aircraft, from a helicopter for a flight over Lake Mead to a VIP airliner for a convention group. The right category for your trip comes down to four things: how far you are going, how many people are traveling, how much baggage is coming, and the airports at both ends.
Aircraft Categories
- Helicopters for short trips around Las Vegas and places without a runway
- Piston aircraft for the shortest regional hops
- Turboprops for St. George, the Grand Canyon and smaller airports
- Very light jets for two to four people on a short leg
- Light jets for Southern California, Phoenix and the Bay Area
- Super light jets for a little more cabin and range
- Midsize jets for longer domestic trips
- Super midsize jets for the East Coast
- Heavy jets for larger groups over long distances
- Long range jets for Europe, Asia and other international trips
- VIP airliners for groups that outgrow a heavy jet
Each category page lists the aircraft we arrange in it, with cabin, range and seating for each type.
Choosing a Category for Your Trip
A lot of Las Vegas flying is short. Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Phoenix and the Bay Area are all close enough for a turboprop or a light jet, and that is usually where we start. Trips to the East Coast, Hawaii or Europe call for more range, and once a flight runs for several hours, cabin size matters as much as speed. Groups are common out of Las Vegas, from bachelor and bachelorette weekends to corporate teams heading home after a trade show, so tell us the passenger count and the baggage, including golf bags and equipment cases, at the start.
Once the group runs past nineteen passengers, the trip calls for an airliner-size aircraft and no longer falls under FAR Part 135, the FAA’s rules for on-demand, for-hire charter. Those flights operate under FAR Part 121 or a foreign equivalent, which generally carries stricter crew and operating requirements than both Part 91 and Part 135.
Summer heat also plays a part. On a hot afternoon, an aircraft may not be able to carry as much fuel, baggage or as many passengers as it could in the morning. Whether a particular aircraft can use a particular airport on your date depends on its weight and that day’s temperature and wind. The operator works that out, and your advisor will confirm it before anything is booked.
Vetting Behind Every Trip
Every operator, aircraft, and crew goes through our internal due diligence before we present any options. Our internal standards meet or exceed what the FAA requires:
- FAR Part 135 charter operators for traditional private aircraft, or FAR Part 121 for airliner-size and group trips (or the foreign equivalent on international legs)
- Operator subscription to Wyvern and ARGUS reviewed where the operator participates.
- Pilot experience and operator incident history reviewed before we recommend an aircraft.
- Fewer than 60 brokers worldwide hold Premium Wyvern Broker Member status, and Air Charter Advisors is one of them.
Contact
Call 1-888-987-5387 at any hour, or send your trip through our contact page, and we will come back with aircraft that fit. Our safety page explains how we review operators and crews, and our air cargo page covers freight charter.