In its just-released monthly hourly cost report, online jet charter marketplace JetASAP reported that aircraft charter rates increased on average by 4 percent month-over-month in June. The flight booking platform noted that the light jet segment experienced the largest increase in billable flight hour pricing, rising by 6 percent to an average of $7,236 per hour.
Midsize and large-cabin jets each increased by 5 percent month-over-month, averaging hourly rates of $8,176 and $13,336, respectively. Super-midsize jets saw a 4 percent boost to $11,068 per hour, while turboprops logged the smallest improvement at 2 percent to an average of $4,280.
The report listed some actual route quotes received last month through JetASAP’s website. They include Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida in an Embraer Phenom 300 for $32,360, a Hawker 800XP for $23,659, or a Gulfstream IV for $45,000. From Farmingdale, New York, to Aspen, Colorado, was $26,818 in a Bombardier Learjet 60, $43,356 in a Cessna Citation X, and $40,000 in a Gulfstream G200. Meanwhile, the cost of a Dallas to Van Nuys, California trip was $19,650 in a Learjet 45XR, $19,088 in a Learjet 60, and $30,517 in a Citation X.