Empty Leg Flights from Chicago/Waukegan
1 empty leg flight from Chicago/Waukegan available now. Save up to 75% compared with a regular charter.
KUGN · Waukegan National Airport* Total price incl. 10% service fee, converted to your selected currency. Price subject to operator confirmation.
Routes from Chicago/Waukegan
Private jet traffic in Chicago/Waukegan (last 30 days)
- Arrivals
- 307
- Departures
- 248
- Different jets
- 183
Most frequent origins: Chicago Midway International Airport (13), Teterboro Airport (13), Palm Beach International Airport (9), Chicago Executive Airport (7), DeKalb Peachtree Airport (7).
Most frequent destinations: Teterboro Airport (11), Palm Beach International Airport (10), Chicago Midway International Airport (9), Witham Field (8), Naples Municipal Airport (7).
Most common aircraft types: Dassault Falcon 2000 (64), Bombardier Challenger 350/3500 (51), Gulfstream G600 (46), Cessna Citation Excel/XLS (33), Gulfstream G650 (33).
Thursday is the busiest day.
Our own analysis of public ADS-B signals from business jets. Not every flight is received, and jets with a removal request are excluded.
Empty leg flights from Chicago/Waukegan: prices, destinations and airports
- Available now
- 1
- Empty legs (18 months)
- 140
- Typical price
- $5,600 – $11,400 (€5,000 – €10,200)
- middle 50%, incl. service fee
- Airports
- KUGN
There is 1 empty leg flight from Chicago/Waukegan available right now; it departs on December 20.
Over the last 18 months we recorded 140 empty legs from Chicago/Waukegan. Half of them cost between $5,600 (€5,000) and $11,400 (€10,200), with a median of $8,700 (€7,800). The wide range comes from the aircraft mix: a light jet on a short hop costs a fraction of a heavy jet on a long flight.
The most frequent destinations were Pontiac, Rochester, Nashville, Philadelphia and Boca Raton.
Private jets here almost always depart from Waukegan Regional Airport (KUGN). Common aircraft: Challenger 300 (Super Midsize), Challenger 604 (Heavy) and Learjet 60 (Light Jet).
An empty leg is a repositioning flight: the private jet has to fly without passengers to its next job or back to base, and the operator sells that flight at a steep discount. Date, time and route are set by the operator, so empty legs suit travellers with flexible plans.
If you want to charter a private jet from Chicago/Waukegan on fixed dates, a charter request collects quotes from several operators for any date and destination. Empty legs are the cheaper option when route and timing fit.
FAQ: empty leg flights from Chicago/Waukegan
How much does an empty leg flight from Chicago/Waukegan cost?
Over the last 18 months, empty legs from Chicago/Waukegan cost a median of $8,700 (€7,800), with most offers between $5,600 and $11,400 (€5,000 and €10,200). Prices are for the whole aircraft, not per seat, and include the PrivJet service fee. What you pay depends mostly on aircraft size and distance.
Where can I find empty leg flights from Chicago/Waukegan?
Right here: PrivJet collects empty legs from more than 400 operators and refreshes them several times a day. There is 1 flight from Chicago/Waukegan listed right now, departing on December 20. Pick a flight, send a booking request, and the operator confirms availability.
Which airport do private jets use in Chicago/Waukegan?
Almost all empty legs from Chicago/Waukegan use Waukegan Regional Airport (KUGN).
Where do empty legs from Chicago/Waukegan fly to?
Most often to Pontiac, Rochester, Nashville, Philadelphia and Boca Raton, based on the empty legs of the last 18 months. Current flights: Boca Raton.
When should I book an empty leg from Chicago/Waukegan?
Empty legs appear whenever a jet has to reposition for its next job: sometimes weeks ahead, often only days before departure. If you are flexible, book as soon as a suitable flight appears. If your dates are fixed, a charter request is the more reliable option.