Aircraft class
Heavy & Ultra-Long-Range Jet Charter: Cost, Range & Best Aircraft
Heavy and ultra-long-range jets are the intercontinental class, full stand-up cabins, separate zones, and the range to cross the Atlantic or Pacific nonstop with a full load of passengers and bags.
Seats
10–16
Range
4,000–7,500 nm
Per hour
$8,200–14,500
Examples
Gulfstream G650
Strengths
- Transatlantic and transpacific range nonstop (4,000–7,700 nm) with a full cabin.
- Multiple cabin zones, full galleys, enclosed lavatories, and often a crew rest or bedroom.
- The space and payload for large groups, extended baggage, and long red-eye legs.
Trade-offs
- The highest hourly rate of any class, this is the top of the charter market.
- Overkill (and over-budget) for a short domestic hop a light jet flies for a fraction.
Heavy & Ultra-Long aircraft
Routes this class suits
Heavy Jet charter FAQ
How is a heavy jet priced on the routes this page links?
The hourly band is $8,200–14,500 in 2026. None of the routes linked here are set by the two-hour daily minimum. New York to London is billed from the flight time plus the repositioning allowance. New York to London is international in the rate model: no 7.5 percent domestic excise tax, plus the $1,200 handling allowance, which is not a customs invoice.
How many passengers does a heavy jet seat?
The class summary seats 10–16, with a class range of 4,000–7,500 nm. Transatlantic and intercontinental trips with full cabins. A type page can publish a different seat count or a longer range than that summary.
Which heavy jet types are priced on this site?
The type pages in this class are Gulfstream G650 (7,000 nm), Bombardier Global 7500 (7,700 nm), Dassault Falcon 7X (5,950 nm). Each one uses this hourly band and its own published range.
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