Jet Charter Philadelphia can coordinate security arrangements and armored ground transport alongside charter flights from Philadelphia and across Pennsylvania, where a trip calls for it.
The flying itself already provides a good deal of what people are asking for. A private terminal keeps you away from the public concourse at both ends, the manifest stays confidential, and the aircraft goes when you do.
Where the exposure actually sits
On most trips the road legs are the part worth planning, not the flight. Armored vehicles and security escorts at either end can be arranged through third-party vendors with enough notice before your flight. Tell your advisor what the trip involves and we will coordinate it as part of the booking.
Discretion as standard
Passenger names and itinerary details are confidential on every flight we arrange, and are shared only with the operator and the private terminal running the trip.
Where a close protection team travels with the principal, count them in the passenger numbers when you give us the headcount, because they change which aircraft fits.
Departures usually run from Northeast Philadelphia (KPNE), where access to the aircraft is directly from the private terminal.
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-Specific 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.
Contact
For a quote on a Philadelphia charter, call 1-888-987-5387 or head to our contact page. 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 the aircraft guide for cabin and range options. The National Business Aviation Association sets the broader operating standards we work within.