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Private Jet Hire London
London Private Jet Charter Services
London has more airports serving private aviation than any other European city. Farnborough and Biggin Hill are given over to business aviation, with no scheduled traffic to work around, and between them they take most of the private movements in the region. Stansted and Luton both run substantial FBO operations alongside their commercial schedules, and London City and Northolt cover the trips where being close to the centre matters more than anything else. Where you start from usually decides which of them makes sense.
Global Charter is headquartered in London and it's the market we know best. Long-standing relationships with UK and European operators give us access to a wide range of aircraft at short notice, which matters on a route like Paris or Geneva where a same-day request is common.
London Private Jet Airports
Private jet charter in London operates primarily through Farnborough and Biggin Hill, two airports given over entirely to business aviation with no commercial schedules to work around. Along with Luton, they handle most of what we arrange from the city.
- Biggin Hill Airport (BQH): Best for Kent, the southeastern suburbs and anyone heading to the City, though the road journey runs to around 50 minutes through south London traffic. The helicopter shuttle into the centre exists precisely because of that. Takes any size of private jet.
- Farnborough Airport (FAB): Around 70 minutes from the centre but the natural choice for Surrey, the Thames Valley and west London, where the drive is considerably shorter. Purpose-built for business aviation with a single operator running the field, and a runway that can handle everything up to ultra-long-range types.
- Luton Airport (LTN): Around 65 minutes and the practical choice for north London, Hertfordshire and the M1 corridor. Substantial FBO infrastructure alongside a full commercial schedule, so more traffic to work around but deep aircraft availability.
The other three come into their own in specific circumstances. London City (LCY) is 20 minutes from the centre and unmatched for the City and Canary Wharf, though its short runway and steep approach limit it to smaller aircraft with type approval. Northolt (NHT) is around 40 minutes and the closest option for west London and the A40, a military airfield taking civil traffic by arrangement with limited slots. Stansted (STN) is around 55 minutes, best for Essex and east London, and the usual answer for larger groups given the runway length.
Oxford takes a fair amount of private traffic too, though at 66 miles it serves the Cotswolds and the M40 corridor more than London. Blackbushe handles smaller aircraft in the right circumstances, and Gatwick sees very little private charter despite its size.
London Private Jet Charter Pricing
Private jet hire from London starts at around £5,000 for a turboprop to Paris, one of the shortest routes we fly from the city. What you pay beyond that depends on the route, the aircraft category it calls for, and how much demand there is on the dates you want.
- London to Paris – from £5,000, 50 minutes: The busiest private route out of London, flown constantly in both directions and most often from Biggin Hill.
- London to Nice – from £7,000, 1 hour 40 minutes: Our second most requested European route, peaking throughout the summer months.
- London to New York – from £39,500, 8 hours: The transatlantic benchmark, requiring a heavy or ultra-long-range aircraft to cross nonstop with a full cabin.
Below is a wider breakdown of the routes we're asked for most from London, with starting prices and estimated flight times for each.
Popular Aircraft for London Charter Flights
The aircraft we book from London usually depends on how far you're going and how many of you there are.
The Phenom 300 is the one we place most for European flying, with the range to reach most of the continent comfortably and the cabin to make two hours pleasant rather than tolerable. Where the sector is shorter or there are only a few of you, a CJ2 or a Citation Mustang does the same job without the capacity you're not using.
Transatlantic asks for considerably more aircraft, and the Global Express handles New York nonstop with the cabin and range a seven-hour crossing justifies. London to Dubai is a similar length but a different preference, and many of our Middle East clients specifically request a Falcon 7X for it.
The London Charter Calendar
Charter demand out of London moves with the seasons more than most markets, and the shape of it is fairly predictable once you know what drives each part of the year.
The summer months are the busiest, and the Mediterranean absorbs most of that traffic. London to Ibiza is the clearest example, running from June until September and heavily shaped by the weekend – departures build from Thursday afternoon and return traffic concentrates into Sunday evening, which is when aircraft and slots get difficult.
Winter pulls the market in the opposite direction, towards the Gulf and the Alps. London to Dubai peaks through those months, when London empties and the Gulf is at its most comfortable, and at around 7 hours it needs an ultra-long-range aircraft to make it nonstop. Alpine traffic follows the same calendar from December onwards.
A handful of routes run largely independent of the calendar, with Paris and New York run at a steady rate through the year, largely unaffected by season, and London to Geneva is the clearest case of the pattern – busy through the week year-round with finance traffic, then loaded again at weekends from December when the ski season starts, with Verbier, Courchevel and Val d'Isère all within reach of the airport
How to Hire a Private Jet in London
The first question we'll ask is where in London you're starting from, because the answer often changes the price more than the aircraft does. Send us your dates, route and passenger numbers and we'll quote across whichever airports make sense for you, with a final all-in figure against each – repositioning, taxes, landing and handling fees, crew and catering included.
Once you've picked an aircraft and an airport, a charter agreement follows covering the itinerary, the operator and the terms. The aircraft is held on signature rather than before it, so nothing is secured until that point.
Aircraft based around London are in constant demand through the summer and over the ski season, and short notice is where availability narrows fastest. Request a quote online, or call us on +44 20 7157 9525 to speak to the team directly.