Washington DC Jet Charter arranges passenger charter to and from Washington DC in every size of aircraft, from a turboprop for a regional trip to a VIP airliner for a team or a conference 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 whether you want to make the trip without a fuel stop.
Aircraft Categories
- Helicopters, where the route and airspace allow one
- Piston aircraft for short flights only
- Turboprops for regional trips such as the Eastern Shore or Richmond
- Very light jets for a small group on a shorter flight
- Light jets for the Northeast, the Southeast and Florida with a small group
- Super light jets for a little more cabin and range
- Midsize jets for Texas, the Midwest and the Caribbean
- Super midsize jets for longer flights with a full cabin
- Heavy jets for larger groups over long distances
- Long range jets for Europe and the West Coast
- 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
Distance decides a lot on a trip to Washington, DC. New York, Boston and the rest of the Northeast are short flights, so a turboprop or a light jet often does the job for a day of meetings. Florida, Texas and the Midwest are where midsize and super midsize jets do most of the flying, and Europe and the West Coast call for a heavy or long range jet. Business teams, families and groups heading to games and conferences all fly from here, so tell us the passenger count and the baggage at the start.
Part 135 is the FAA’s set of rules for on-demand, for-hire charter. When your total passenger count outgrows a heavy jet and the group consists of more than nineteen passengers, the aircraft required would fall into regional airliner, or airliner-size. These trips would no longer fall under the FAR Part 135 standards but possibly operate under FAR Part 121 or foreign equivalent standards. Part 121 and equivalent generally carry stricter crew and operating requirements than FAR Part 91 and FAR Part 135.
Most private flights in the DC area use Washington Dulles International, which is open around the clock and has US Customs, and Washington Manassas, Leesburg Executive and BWI Marshall are the other common choices. The runway a particular aircraft needs is calculated by the operator for that day’s conditions, and your advisor confirms it with the operator 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.