About Jet Operating Cost
A transparent fixed and variable cost model for a private jet, per hour and per year, built on your own unit costs rather than a vendor's headline number.
What is on this site
One question, "private jet operating cost", answered with a calculator that works on the page with no account, 3 guides on the questions around it, a data table you can cite (the figures and their method), and the sources every figure rests on.
- Fixed vs variable costs of running a private jet: What accrues with the calendar and what accrues with the hour, why the split decides your cost per hour, and what to ask a vendor for on each line.
- Part 91 vs Part 135: the rules that change your costs: Whether you fly privately or under an air carrier certificate changes crew, maintenance and reporting costs. The FAA and CAA rules that set the line.
- Jet fuel: the only cost line with a public price: The EIA publishes a US Gulf Coast jet fuel spot price. It is a wholesale benchmark, not an FBO price, and the difference is the part that hurts.
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Contact for a question about the site, or enquiries@jetoperatingcost.com. The legal terms are on Terms and Privacy.
Jet Operating Cost is an independent information site operated by Ellul Solutions Ltd. It is not affiliated with the Federal Aviation Administration, the UK Civil Aviation Authority, EASA or any manufacturer, operator or management company, and nothing here is financial, tax or legal advice. No official body publishes private jet operating costs: the money figures in the worked example are illustrative placeholders and must be replaced with your own written quotes before any decision.