A live, unromantic look at charter prices. Real routes. Real aircraft. Real numbers — including the fuel surcharge, the repositioning fee, and the tip nobody puts on their homepage.
Most charter sites hide the number. We start with it. Then we show you every line item that made it.
Hourly rate is only the headline. What actually moves the invoice: seat count, range, whether the crew has to sleep somewhere, and how often the aircraft has to fly empty to reach you.
If the jet is in Dallas and you're in Boston, someone pays for the ferry flight. Usually you. Adds 20–60%.
Crew duty time is regulated. If you stay two days, they stay two days — and that's $600–$1,200 a night.
Federal Excise Tax on domestic US charter. Not optional. Not negotiable. Always in the fine print.
The one that goes the other way. If your route matches one, you can pay 40–70% less. If it doesn't, nobody can conjure one.