Jet Charter Philadelphia arranges summer camp flights from Philadelphia and across Pennsylvania, at the start and end of the season and for visiting weekends in between.
Camp travel has an awkward shape. Camps sit in the Poconos, the Adirondacks, Maine and northern New England, which are the places airlines don’t serve very well. Families end up driving five or six hours, or connecting twice, for a journey a chartered aircraft can cover in a fraction of the time.
Groups of children
Several families often travel together on these dates, which usually makes the chartered aircraft become the sensible answer rather than an indulgence. Where children are flying without a parent, tell us at the time of booking. Unaccompanied minor arrangements are set by the operator and vary between them, so we confirm what applies before anything is booked.
Trunks and duffel bags are the other planning point. Camp baggage is bulky rather than heavy, so give us the volume and we will size the aircraft to it.
Airports
Turboprops do most of this flying, because the fields nearest the camps are short. Departures around Philadelphia usually run from Northeast Philadelphia (KPNE), and Wings Field at Blue Bell suits turboprop and piston trips for families on that side of the city.
If you give us the camp rather than the nearest town, we can work out which field gets you closest.
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; reports may be provided on request.
- 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
Winter is the one that catches people out, because de-icing takes time on the ramp before an aircraft can depart and a January departure can sit longer than the same trip in June. Summer brings thunderstorms that move through the corridor quickly and close airspace while they pass. Your advisor watches both ahead of your date and will call you before you call us.
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.