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Private Jet Hire Belfast
Private Jet Hire in Belfast
Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland and the centre of its business and cultural life, home to around 350,000 people in a wider urban area of well over half a million. It is served by two airports for private charter, George Best Belfast City 3 miles from the centre and Belfast International 18 miles northwest.
London accounts for most of the traffic, with Europe taking much of the rest. Golf brings in a meaningful share of arrivals, with Royal County Down an hour south and Royal Portrush an hour northwest, both regularly ranked among the best courses in the world. Demand around them concentrates hard into the summer and into championship weeks, when the Open returns to Portrush.
Belfast Private Jet Airports
George Best Belfast City Airport handles most private traffic in and out of Belfast on the strength of its position, with Belfast International taking anything the city airport cannot.
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD): 3 miles from the city centre and around 10 minutes by road, which is closer than almost any airport in the UK. A shorter runway than the international airport suits light and midsize jets best and limits what larger aircraft can do on longer sectors, and a night curfew rules out late departure.
- Belfast International Airport (BFS): 18 miles northwest at Aldergrove, roughly 30 minutes from the centre. A full length runway takes any aircraft in charter service, there is no curfew, and customs are on site for international arrivals. The airport for transatlantic flying, larger groups, or any departure the city airport cannot accommodate.
For golf, neither has a clear advantage. Royal County Down is south of Belfast and Royal Portrush north, so the drive from the two airports works out broadly similar either way.
Belfast Private Jet Hire Pricing
What you pay from Belfast depends on the route, the aircraft category it calls for and how much demand there is on your dates.
Starting prices across the routes we are asked for most:
These figures are based on recent charters and will vary with availability, aircraft type and how far ahead you book. Enquire for a live quote.
The Advantages of Private Jet Charter from Belfast
Flying is the only practical way out of Northern Ireland. The likes of Manchester and Edinburgh both have a train to London and a motorway network behind it, so the flight is one option among several. From Belfast there is no train, and the drive means a ferry or a two hour run to Dublin, which makes every trip a flight whether you want one or not.
Where that becomes a problem is the scheduled network, which is thin enough that most European destinations mean connecting through London or Dublin, with no better airport within reach to fix it. Chartering removes the connection and lands you where you are actually going.
Enough people work around this by driving to Dublin for the schedules that it has become the normal thing to do, at a cost of four hours on the road across the round trip before leaving the island. Departing privately from Belfast City puts you ten minutes from the centre and takes that out entirely.
Popular Aircraft for Belfast Charter Flights
The right aircraft for a Belfast trip usually comes down to how far you are going and which of the two airports suits it.
London and the short domestic legs sit comfortably within light jet range, and a Citation CJ3 covers most of what gets asked for, operating from Belfast City without difficulty. Turboprops also work well on these routes and are worth considering where the group is small.
European flying to Paris, Marbella or the Mediterranean is where a super light or midsize jet earns its place, with a Phenom 300 or Citation XLS handling those comfortably. Both still operate from Belfast City, though a fully loaded departure on a longer sector may be better served from the international airport.
Anything transatlantic or larger goes from Belfast International. New York nonstop means a heavy jet, and a Gulfstream G700 gives you the range and the cabin a seven hour crossing justifies.
How to Hire a Private Jet in Belfast
Send us your dates, route and passenger numbers and we will come back with aircraft options and a final price for each, quoted across both airports where the choice is open, since the right one is rarely obvious from the outside.
Once you have chosen, a charter agreement follows covering the itinerary, the operator and the terms, with the aircraft held from signature. From there the FBO, catering and ground transport are handled for you.
Domestic aircraft are in limited supply and summer golf traffic tightens things further, so early booking is worth more here than in most markets. Request a quote and we will come back with options and a final price.
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