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Philadelphia Very Light Jets

Very light jets are the smallest cabin most Philadelphia charter clients will consider, and they suit the short business run where two or three people need to be somewhere and back inside a day.

Very Light Jets We Arrange from Philadelphia

Every aircraft in this category has its own page with cabin, range, seating and a charter pricing reference. 8 are listed below.

When Very Light Jets Fit the Philadelphia Trip

Philadelphia to New York, Washington, Boston or Pittsburgh all sit comfortably inside the range. Beyond that the category starts to need a fuel stop, and a light jet usually becomes the better answer.

The runway required on the day is a performance calculation the operator makes for that aircraft, at that weight, in the conditions on your date, so we confirm it with them for your specific trip rather than working from a general figure.

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.

Philadelphia Patterns We Plan Around

Two things shape a Philadelphia departure more than anything else. In winter, de-icing has to happen on the ramp before an aircraft can leave, so a January departure takes longer to get airborne than the same trip in June, and we build that time into your schedule from the start. In summer, thunderstorms move through quickly and close the airspace while they pass. Airport hours matter as well: Philadelphia International has a tower around the clock, Northeast Philadelphia’s closes at 11 p.m., and Wings Field has none at all, so a late arrival can decide which airport makes sense for your trip. Your advisor checks all of it before your date.

Airport choice matters more here than in most markets. Northeast Philadelphia (KPNE) is the default for charter, with a 7,000-foot runway and a tower open from six in the morning until eleven at night. Philadelphia International takes anything up to airliner size. New Castle (KILG) suits the southern side of the region, Trenton-Mercer (KTTN) the north, and Chester County (KMQS) at Coatesville is closest to the Great Valley and Malvern corridor. If you give us the address you are starting from rather than the city, we can get you closest to it.

Contact

Call 1-888-987-5387 or request a quote and we will come back with aircraft that fit the trip. The phone is answered at any hour, on any day of the year. For how we review the operator behind every flight, see our safety page, and for the full fleet see our aircraft guide.