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Private Jet Hire Southampton
Private Jet Southampton
Southampton sits at the centre of the south coast, with an airport 4 miles north of the city at Eastleigh and a catchment covering Hampshire, the New Forest, the Isle of Wight and much of Dorset and Sussex. Winchester, Lymington and Beaulieu are all within half an hour of it.
Much of what brings people here is the water. The Solent is the busiest stretch of sailing water in the country, the superyacht trade runs through Hamble and Lymington, and the cruise terminals put a steady flow of passengers through the city who arrive the day before rather than the morning of.
Southampton Private Jet Airports
Southampton Airport is 4 miles north of the city at Eastleigh, around 15 minutes by road. Private traffic is handled through a dedicated FBO away from the commercial terminal, with its own lounge, parking on the ramp and customs available for international arrivals, so passengers drive to the aircraft rather than through a building.
Bournemouth is 30 miles west with a longer runway, and Farnborough 40 miles north, though for anyone actually based on the coast the drive tends to undo the benefit.
Southampton Private Jet Hire Cost
Prices from Southampton vary by destination, aircraft and time of year, and a short hop across the Channel sits well below a Mediterranean trip in August.
Starting prices on the routes we fly most:
Prices reflect recent bookings and move with availability, aircraft type and how far ahead you book. Ask us for a live quote.
Popular Aircraft for Southampton Private Jet Flights
Group size decides more Southampton bookings than distance does. The trips themselves are rarely long enough to rule anything out, so the question is usually how many seats are needed and how much luggage is coming.
The Hawker 400XP suits most of what leaves Southampton, comfortably taking seven passengers on the shorter European and domestic legs at a sensible price. Where the flight runs closer to three hours, or the group is travelling with golf clubs, ski bags or sailing kit, the Citation XLS and Phenom 300 give you more cabin and a larger hold.
Larger aircraft come into play when the party justifies it. We have chartered heavy types such as the Challenger 601 out of Southampton where the group size or the luggage made it the sensible choice.
Southampton, the Solent and the Sailing Calendar
The Solent is the busiest stretch of sailing water in the country, and the trade around it runs from Hamble and Port Hamble through to Lymington and Cowes. Owners, crew and brokers move through Southampton constantly, and the airport being 15 minutes from the water is the reason a lot of that travel happens privately rather than on a scheduled flight into Heathrow and a two hour drive south.
Two weeks shape the year. Cowes Week in early August fills the Isle of Wight and the mainland marinas alike, and the Southampton International Boat Show in September brings the industry itself into the city. Aircraft availability across the south coast tightens through both, and booking several weeks ahead rather than several days makes a material difference.
For anyone combining the two, we also arrange yacht charter alongside the flight, which is a common request through the summer months on this coast.
Booking a Private Jet from Southampton
Southampton is one of the easier airports in the country to fly out of. The private terminal is small, the drive from most of Hampshire and the New Forest is short, and the aircraft that suit the majority of trips from here are widely available across the south of England.
What you need to tell us is where you are going, when, and how many of you there are. We come back with a shortlist and a price against each, and once you have picked one everything else is handled, from the FBO to the car waiting at the far end.
The exception is August and September, when Cowes Week and the Boat Show pull demand across the whole coast. Anything falling in those weeks is worth raising early. Request a quote and we will come back to you with options.
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