Private jet market report: October 2026
Built on: 2 November 2026, 10:06 UTC
Empty legs
This month our inventory covered 46,284 different combinations of route and departure day, with a listed price on 53% of flights. The most common offer was Houston → Austin. Most departures fell on a Thursday.
- 46,284
- route-days
- 53 %
- with a listed price
What does an empty leg cost?
Median of the prices listed by providers for the whole aircraft, before service fee. Estimated prices are left out.
| Class | Median price | Flights | with a price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light jet | $7,100 (€6,300) | 16,028 | 8,487 |
| Midsize jet | $8,500 (€7,600) | 12,889 | 6,602 |
| Super midsize jet | $8,600 (€7,700) | 7,967 | 5,028 |
| Heavy jet | $11,200 (€10,000) | 6,955 | 3,819 |
| Ultra long range jet | $22,500 (€20,100) | 3,980 | 1,672 |
| Pilatus PC-12 | $3,100 (€2,800) | 1,909 | 1,125 |
| Turboprop | $4,000 (€3,600) | 1,407 | 604 |
Median prices compared with the previous month
A comparison with the previous month starts with the next report.
Where do the flights depart?
By departure airport.
| Region | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| North America | 37,686 | 71 % |
| Europe | 11,204 | 21 % |
| Asia Pacific | 1,241 | 2 % |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 1,195 | 2 % |
| Middle East | 941 | 2 % |
| Africa | 755 | 1 % |
Most common routes
Between cities, each direction counted separately.
Busiest departure airports
Individual airports, not cities.
| Airport | Flights |
|---|---|
| Teterboro Airport · Teterboro · KTEB | 1,505 |
| Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport · Miami · KOPF | 870 |
| Van Nuys Airport · Van Nuys · KVNY | 814 |
| Naples Municipal Airport · Naples · KAPF | 702 |
| Harry Reid International Airport · Las Vegas · KLAS | 691 |
| Paris-Le Bourget Airport · Paris · LFPB | 663 |
| Austin Bergstrom International Airport · Austin · KAUS | 530 |
| Scottsdale Airport · Scottsdale · KSDL | 521 |
| Westchester County Airport · White Plains · KHPN | 507 |
| Dallas Love Field · Dallas · KDAL | 489 |
Private aviation traffic
From our own ADS-B data: business aircraft flights we observed, jets and turboprops. That is not every flight in the world.
We observed 435,518 flights by 26,956 different aircraft. Teterboro (KTEB) was the busiest airport. Thursday was the busiest day of the week.
- 435,518
- observed flights
- 26,956
- different aircraft
- 403,499,293
- kilometres flown
Departures and arrivals
- Teterboro (KTEB)15,822
- Dallas (KDAL)7,282
- White Plains (KHPN)6,692
- Dulles (KIAD)6,137
- Las Vegas (KLAS)5,812
- Atlanta (KPDK)5,482
- Van Nuys (KVNY)5,251
- Denver (KAPA)5,195
- Austin (KAUS)5,093
- West Palm Beach (KPBI)4,855
Most common aircraft types
- Pilatus PC-1244,202
- Beechcraft King Air 200/25029,224
- Embraer Phenom 30027,457
- Cessna Citation Excel/XLS19,853
- Cessna Citation Latitude17,072
- Bombardier Challenger 350/350016,359
- Cessna Citation CJ312,139
- Bombardier Challenger 600/65012,081
- Beechcraft King Air 9011,716
- Beechcraft King Air 35010,910
The two sections come from separate data and say nothing about each other.
How we calculate this
The index shows our inventory, not the whole market. New sources raise the number of flights without the market having grown, so please do not compare flight counts over longer periods. The final price of a flight is set when the operator confirms it.