Private charter · KTEB → KVNY
Private jet charter
New York to Los Angeles
The benchmark transcontinental route. Westbound headwinds in winter are what turn a nonstop into a fuel stop, which is why the cabin recommendation changes with the season on this one.
- Distance
- 2,129 nmGreat-circle, KTEB to KVNY
- Flight time
- 4h 55mSuper midsize, block to block
- Nonstop from
- Super midsizeWith a full cabin and normal reserves
- Quote
- 30 minUsually, in business hours
Aircraft
What flies New York to Los Angeles.
| Cabin | Passengers | Flight time | This route | Typical aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light jet | 4–7 | 5h 36m | Fuel stop | Citation CJ3+ · Phenom 300 · Learjet 75 |
| Midsize jet | 7–9 | 5h 14m | Fuel stop | Citation XLS+ · Hawker 800XP · Learjet 60XR |
| Super midsize | 8–10 | 4h 55m | Nonstop | Challenger 350 · Citation Longitude · Gulfstream G280 |
| Heavy jet | 10–16 | 4h 49m | Nonstop | Gulfstream GIV-SP · Gulfstream G450 · Falcon 900 · Challenger 605 |
| Ultra long range | 12–19 | 4h 38m | Nonstop | Gulfstream G650ER · Global 6000 · Global 7500 · Falcon 8X |
The airports
Where you actually take off and land.
Teterboro
Twelve miles from Midtown Manhattan and the default business-aviation airport for New York. It is busy and it has noise and weight restrictions, so slots and timing matter more here than at most airports.
FBO Atlantic Aviation
Van Nuys
In the San Fernando Valley and one of the busiest general-aviation airports anywhere. Closer to the west side of Los Angeles than LAX is, with none of the terminal.
FBO Jet Aviation
What to know
The route where the season changes the aircraft
At 2,129 nautical miles this is the benchmark transcontinental leg, and the only one on this list where the right answer moves with the calendar. Westbound winter headwinds are what turn a nonstop into a fuel stop, so a cabin that flies it comfortably in June can be marginal in January with a full load. We check the forecast winds for your actual dates rather than quoting from the brochure range. Eastbound is the easy direction and often lands early. Atlantic Aviation at Teterboro, Jet Aviation at Van Nuys.
Questions
New York to Los Angeles, answered.
How long is the flight from New York to Los Angeles?
The great-circle distance is 2,129 nautical miles. A super-midsize jet covers it in about 4h 55m block to block; a light jet needs closer to 5h 36m. Winds move these by fifteen to thirty minutes in either direction, and westbound legs are usually the slower ones.
Which aircraft fly New York to Los Angeles nonstop?
Super midsize, Heavy jet, Ultra long range. Those categories carry the range for this leg with normal reserves and a full cabin. Smaller cabins can still fly it with a fuel stop, which adds roughly forty-five minutes on the ground.
Which airports and FBOs do you use for New York and Los Angeles?
Teterboro (KTEB) at the New York end and Van Nuys (KVNY) at the Los Angeles end. We normally use Atlantic Aviation at KTEB and Jet Aviation at KVNY. If you already have a preference at either end we use yours, and if a different field suits your ground plans better we will quote that instead.
How quickly can you quote this route?
Most come back within thirty minutes during business hours. A trip that needs international permits or an unusual airport takes longer, and we tell you which yours is rather than leaving you waiting. Either way you get options from certified Part 135 operators with the trade-offs written out.
How we work
A brokerage built by pilots.
We check the operator before you fly
Certificates first, then the aircraft. We pull the operator's Wyvern standing and the assigned crew's type rating, currency and hours on that specific aircraft. Coming from the flight deck ourselves, we know which of those numbers matter and which only look good on paper. If it does not come back clean, we go elsewhere and you never hear about it.
The aircraft has to match the airport
The most common request we turn around is the largest cabin into the smallest field. Sometimes the aircraft simply cannot do it. When that happens we come back with a different cabin, a different airport nearby, or two aircraft, and where it makes sense, a helicopter or a car for the last leg. Getting you there properly is a different job from selling you the airplane you asked for.
Your FBO, not ours
Atlantic Aviation is our home at Opa-locka. Years of working together, and it shows in how our clients get handled. Beyond that we work with Fontainebleau at OPF, Jet Nassau in the Bahamas and Jet Aviation worldwide, plus most major FBOs globally. If you already have a preference at either end, we use yours.
What happens when something breaks
Aircraft go unserviceable and weather closes airports. What separates one broker from another is the twenty minutes afterwards. We have moved a client onto a larger cabin at no extra cost to keep his morning, and we have put a trip together inside an hour for a three in the morning departure. Where we can upgrade you at no additional cost, we do.