Private Jet to the Hamptons: East Hampton, Westhampton and Montauk Explained

• Closest jet field to the villages: East Hampton Town Airport (JPX / KJPX, formerly known as HTO), 3 miles west of East Hampton in Wainscott. Main runway 10/28 is 4,255 ft × 100 ft. Public-use, owned by the Town of East Hampton.
• Long runway option: Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) in Westhampton Beach, owned by Suffolk County. Runway 6/24 is 9,002 ft × 150 ft, so every business jet class fits, and U.S. Customs is available with an advance reservation.
• Montauk (MTP): a privately owned public-use field with a 3,246 ft runway, no fuel, and prior permission required for jets.
• Curfew: East Hampton asks all aircraft to observe a 10 p.m.–7 a.m. curfew. It is voluntary, and we plan around it.
• Flight time: about 30–35 minutes airborne from Teterboro or Westchester. From Palm Beach (about 940 nm), plan on roughly 2½ hours in a midsize jet.
• Which jet: light jets and many midsize jets use East Hampton's 4,255 ft runway, subject to the operator's performance calculation for the day. Super-midsize and larger cabins normally go into Gabreski.

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East Hampton Town Airport is the jet field closest to East Hampton Village, Sagaponack, Bridgehampton and Amagansett. The FAA lists one main runway, 10/28 at 4,255 ft × 100 ft (grooved asphalt, with RNAV approaches to both ends), and a short crosswind runway, 16/34, of 2,060 ft that the Town limits to day VFR use. Jets use 10/28.

What the Town and the FAA publish about operations:

• Seasonal control tower. The tower opens for the summer season, roughly from the week before Memorial Day to the week after Labor Day. The rest of the year it's an uncontrolled field, which crews handle routinely.
• Curfew. The Town publishes a 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew for all aircraft. It is voluntary, but the Town tracks compliance and we treat it as a firm window. A late Friday departure from New York that would land after 10 p.m. is the moment to switch to Gabreski.
• Noise procedures. Jets fly a 1,500 ft pattern, use Runway 28 whenever possible, and keep APU running time on the ramp to 30 minutes maximum. Penalties apply under the Town Code.
• The FBO. One FBO, Sound Aircraft Services, handles fuel (Jet A and Avgas), ramp and the terminal. Its regular hours are 8:00–19:00 daily, and it extended to 07:00–20:00 for the 2026 summer season. For arrivals outside those hours, we arrange after-hours service ahead of time.
• No customs. East Hampton isn't a port of entry. International arrivals clear at Gabreski or another customs airport first.

Why the runway matters. At 4,255 ft, East Hampton suits light jets such as the Phenom 300 or Citation CJ3+ and many midsize jets. Whether a particular aircraft can operate on a hot July afternoon with a full cabin is the operator's performance call, not a brochure figure. When the numbers are tight, the answer is usually fewer bags or a fuel plan from New York, or flying into Gabreski instead.

You can read more in our Hamptons destination guide.

Francis S. Gabreski Airport sits 3 miles north of Westhampton Beach. Suffolk County owns it. The FAA lists three runways: 6/24 at 9,002 ft × 150 ft, and 01/19 and 15/33, both about 5,000 ft.

• Every cabin fits. Super-midsize jets, large-cabin Gulfstreams and Globals all use Runway 6/24.
• Two FBOs: Modern Aviation and Signature Aviation, both listed by Suffolk County. Modern Aviation lists its hours as 07:00–23:00 daily.
• U.S. Customs. Modern Aviation describes Gabreski as an official point of entry where aircraft clear on its ramp, with advance reservations with U.S. Customs required. That makes Gabreski the Hamptons field for a direct arrival from Europe or the Caribbean.

The trade-off is the drive. Gabreski is about 19 nm west of East Hampton. It's close to Westhampton, Quogue and Southampton. For East Hampton, Sagaponack or Amagansett, summer traffic on Montauk Highway can make the car ride longer than the flight. A short helicopter connection between the two airports is the usual fix, and we arrange it with the jet.

Montauk Airport is privately owned and open to the public. Its single runway, 06/24, is 3,246 ft long, and both ends have displaced thresholds. The FAA notes no fuel, daylight attendance only from mid-April to October, and prior permission required for jet aircraft from the airport manager. For most clients going to Montauk, we fly a turboprop such as a Pilatus PC-12 into MTP, or a jet into East Hampton, about 17 nm away, followed by a car.

Great-circle distances below are to East Hampton (JPX). The operator's flight plan for your load and the day's conditions gives the final answer.

• From Teterboro (about 82 nm), Westchester (about 66 nm) or Republic (about 55 nm): a light jet or turboprop. A larger cabin adds cost without saving time on a half-hour hop. With a lot of luggage or golf bags, a midsize jet is the step up.
• From Boston (about 101 nm): the same short-hop logic as New York.
• From Washington Dulles (about 268 nm) or Chicago (about 706 nm): light or midsize jets fly it nonstop. Midsize is the more comfortable choice from Chicago.
• From Palm Beach (about 940 nm) or Miami (about 995 nm): a midsize jet flies it nonstop. If you want a super-midsize or a larger cabin, we usually plan into Gabreski.
• From Los Angeles (Van Nuys, about 2,210 nm): a super-midsize or larger jet, normally into Gabreski because of the runway.
• From London: a heavy or ultra-long-range jet into Gabreski, clearing U.S. Customs there.

Flight time. Teterboro to East Hampton is about 35 minutes airborne in a light jet, the figure on our New York to the Hamptons route page. From Florida, plan on about 2½ hours in a midsize jet. Your quote shows the operator's actual block time.

Cost. Our cost-per-hour guide puts 2026 retail rates at $3,500–$5,500 per hour for light jets and $5,500–$7,500 for midsize jets. On a hop this short, the hourly rate tells you less than usual, for three reasons:

1. Positioning. If the aircraft isn't based in New York, the flight to collect you is part of the price.
2. Minimum billing. Many operators bill a minimum flight time per leg, so a 35-minute sector doesn't price as 35 minutes.
3. The empty return. On a one-way Friday drop-off, the aircraft usually flies home empty unless it picks up another trip. On peak summer weekends, that empty leg is a real share of the price.

Our Teterboro airport guide lists Teterboro to East Hampton from $8,500 one way in a light jet. Domestic US charter flights also carry the 7.5% federal excise tax on air transportation. Our quotes show it, together with landing and handling fees, as separate lines.

Friday out, Sunday back

The Hamptons runs on a weekly rhythm. Demand peaks on Thursday and Friday afternoons out of New York and on Sunday evenings back, and the summer of 2026 was East Hampton's busiest June to August since 2019, according to the Town's operations reports. For those windows:

• Book early for July 4th, August and Labor Day weekends.
• Move by a few hours. Leaving Friday morning instead of Friday afternoon often opens up more aircraft and a better price.
• Ask about round trips. If the same aircraft can fly you out on Friday and back on Sunday or Monday, you avoid paying for two empty repositioning legs.

On summer weekends, many aircraft drop passengers in the Hamptons and fly back empty to the New York airports, and the reverse happens on Sunday nights. That makes it one of the better corridors for empty legs, which are typically priced 25–75% below the hourly rates in our cost guide. The catch is that the operator sets the time.

1. Get an on-demand quote so you have a firm Plan A.
2. Set an empty-leg alert for the Hamptons, or run a quick AI empty-leg search.
3. If a matching leg appears in your window, we confirm the operator, aircraft and all-in price before you commit.

Dogs. Hamptons weekends often include the dog. Domestic US flights have no import paperwork, but the operator has to approve the pet and its size for the cabin. See our pet-friendly charter guide for how we handle pets on board.

Helicopters. Helicopters fly between the Manhattan heliports and East Hampton, and between Gabreski and East Hampton. We book them as a connection to the jet, for example from a Gabreski customs arrival onward to East Hampton, rather than as a replacement for it.

Planning other trips from New York? See our guides to Jackson Hole, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and St Barts, and our New York private jet charter page.

1. Send your departure airport, dates, passengers, bags (golf bags count) and any pets through the quote form.
2. We return fixed, all-inclusive options and recommend the airfield: East Hampton, Gabreski or Montauk.
3. We arrange the FBO, after-hours service if needed, customs at Gabreski for international arrivals, and the car or helicopter connection.
4. You confirm the aircraft, and we handle operator contracting and handling.

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