Hamburg to Föhr in 35 min block on a Pilatus PC-12 or King Air 200 — Föhr's 700 m grass strip at Wyk is the quiet, cottage-holiday counterpart to Sylt. The corridor is a Hanseatic doctor / academic / family-office pattern; Föhr is deliberately below Sylt's velocity but with the same North Sea light and beach.
81 nm great-circle between HAM and OHR, On request typical block time.
“Hamburg → Föhr (Wyk) prices off aircraft positioning — clients who can shift the window see the difference; clients who negotiate rarely do.”
Depart HAM — Primary departure for Hamburg. · Arrive OHR — Primary arrival for Föhr (Wyk). · Value pick: Eclipse 550
WHAT TO DO NEXT · SOURCED ON REQUEST
This sector is sourced on request rather than sold against a displayed fixed price: the drivers above set the quote, and the aircraft actually available on your dates set the number.
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · AIRCRAFT RECOMMENDATION ENGINE
BEST VALUE
Light Jet
The Eclipse 550 clears both runways and has range headroom on the 81 nm leg without stepping up into a larger, more expensive cabin — the lowest hourly cost that still handles this pair reliably.
Indicative all-in €3,200
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · AIRPORT INTELLIGENCE
A private jet mission stands or falls on airport choice. For Hamburg → Föhr (Wyk) we resolve the primary field on each side, then rank the alternatives worth considering with the trade-offs that actually matter to a client — transfer time, curfew, slot pressure, MTOW and helicopter link.
DEPARTURE · HAM
DATA · AIRPORT REGISTER · PUBLISHED VALUES ONLY
ARRIVAL · OHR
DATA · AIRPORT REGISTER · PUBLISHED VALUES ONLY
Route Intelligence · Airport Decision
Every line below for Hamburg → Föhr (Wyk) is drawn from the airport register, published runway length and verified handling facts. Where a figure is not published, we leave it out.
Departure · Hamburg
| Airport | Published runway | Class ceiling | From primary | Transfer | FBOs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 HAM HAM Primary endpoint | 12,028 ft | ulr | 0 nm | — | — |
02 LBC LBC verified market airport | 6,896 ft | super-midsize | 28 nm | — | — |
Dashes mark values not published for that field — we do not estimate them.
Arrival · Föhr (Wyk)
| Airport | Published runway | Class ceiling | From primary | Transfer | FBOs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 OHR OHR Primary endpoint | 2,165 ft | — | 0 nm | — | — |
02 GWT GWT verified market airport | 6,955 ft | super-midsize | 15 nm | — | — |
Dashes mark values not published for that field — we do not estimate them.
Route Intelligence · Ground Truth
Curated ground facts held for the Hamburg → Föhr (Wyk) endpoints. Transfer times and modes are published values, quoted as held — where a figure is not published, nothing is stated.
Departure · HAM · City access
HAM is 20–30 min to the Alster and HafenCity; onward North Sea island transfers by short-hop.
Destination register · localTransfer
Published runway length at HAM and OHR, read against the 81 nm sector.
Departure field
HAM · Hamburg
12,028ft
Arrival field
OHR · Föhr (Wyk)
2,165ft
HAM publishes 12,028 ft of runway, which accepts ultra-long-range aircraft and below at full performance.
The 81 nm sector is inside the usable range of light jet, midsize, super-midsize, heavy jet and ultra-long-range metal after IFR reserves.
Runway length at OHR (Föhr (Wyk)) — not range — removes light jet, midsize, super-midsize, heavy jet and ultra-long-range from this pair; Light jet is the practical ceiling into the field.
No class clears both fields nonstop at published performance — this pair is flown with a fuel stop or a runway-appropriate alternate.
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · PRICING INTELLIGENCE
On Hamburg → Föhr (Wyk), aircraft positioning is the biggest lever on price today.
PRICE DRIVERS
Aircraft based off-route are repositioned to Hamburg before pickup — the shorter that leg, the more competitive the quote.
If the aircraft can't pick up a return charter from Föhr (Wyk), the empty repositioning leg is baked into your quote.
Landing, handling and ramp fees on HAM–OHR are set field by field — HAM and OHR each carry their own coordinated-airport surcharge profile.
Across 81 nm the fuel uplift is a bounded line item on HAM–OHR, not the driver of the quote.
Hamburg → Föhr (Wyk) demand cycles pull the 81 nm sector off its low band on peak weeks.
Ramp capacity at OHR constrains the lift available for 81 nm inbounds from Hamburg — operators quote accordingly.
Weather rarely re-prices HAM–OHR beyond marginal fuel adjustments over 81 nm.
Slot coordination at OHR — peak-season Saturdays especially — forces earlier commitment on Hamburg departures and raises handling on HAM–OHR.
At 81 nm, HAM–OHR sits far inside a single crew duty period — no augmented crew cost.
Overnight parking at OHR is normally available and adds a defined ramp and handling fee to the HAM–OHR quote.
SAVING OPPORTUNITIES
Saving levers on Hamburg → Föhr (Wyk)
If the aircraft is already positioned closer to another Hamburg-area field, using it reduces positioning cost and often trims 5–15% off the quote.
Alternative arrivals near OHR can trim handling and slot pressure on HAM–OHR — see the airport comparison above.
HAM ↔ OHR (81 nm) is a corridor we monitor for empty legs — set an alert and match one when your dates flex.
Departing 2–4 hours off the peak slot window at HAM drops handling and slot fees on the 81 nm run to OHR.
81 nm is inside super-midsize range, so a category step down from heavy metal on HAM–OHR cuts the quote with almost identical cabin comfort.
Estimated ranges only · Charter market · Never a live quote
Route Intelligence · Operational
Hamburg → Föhr (Wyk) operational profile
Nonstop feasibility
Well within super-midsize range — comfortably nonstop on this corridor.
Typical flight level
FL280–FL380 on the short 81 nm HAM–OHR hop
Typical routing
Direct HAM–OHR routing, 81 nm great-circle with negligible airway detour.
Runway
2,165 ft (shorter of HAM and OHR) is the binding constraint — light or performance-optimised midsize jets are the safe pick.
Fuel stop likelihood
No fuel stop on 81 nm; HAM–OHR is a single-sector mission for every class we quote.
Cabin service
Light catering only — 81 nm block time leaves no window for a galley service.
Best departure time
Mid-morning (10:00–12:00) departure from HAM clears the weekday slot peak and lands OHR before midday handling pressure.
Measured movements only — aggregated, de-identified and stated without interpretation.
At Hamburg (HAM) the archive holds 29 recorded repositioning movements (18 outbound, 11 inbound) involving 8 distinct operators.
Source: v_broker_airport_supply · legs_out, legs_in, operators
The types most frequently observed at Hamburg (HAM) are Cessna Citation XLS+, Challenger 300, Cessna Citation M2, Embraer 145LR, Cessna Citation CJ2+.
Source: v_broker_airport_types · aircraft_type, rank
Recorded movement at Hamburg (HAM) concentrates in July and August, which account for 90% of 29 archived legs; September is the thinnest recorded month.
Source: v_broker_airport_months · month, legs
Observed availability, positioning reality and airport friction from our own movement archive — anonymised, never operator-attributed.
Full-charter one-way, desk quote
€2,800 – €3,700
Light Jet through Light Jet over 81 nm HAM–OHR, all-in of landing, handling, crew and fuel surcharge. Weekend and peak-season departures out of HAM sit at the upper end.
Price stand: August 2026. HAM–OHR quotes move with fuel, crew duty and slot availability — we re-price at the point of booking.
HAM–OHR supply — thin
HAM — 29 archived movements (18 out / 11 in) from 8 operators.
Positioning into Hamburg (HAM)
Alongside the based fleet, the nearest recorded bases are EDDH (0 nm, 8 aircraft), EDDW (55 nm, 5 aircraft), EDDV (71 nm, 4 aircraft).
Positioning into Föhr (Wyk) (OHR)
Few aircraft are recorded as based on the field. The nearest recorded bases are EKSB (47 nm, 3 aircraft), EKEB (51 nm, 1 aircraft), EKBI (67 nm, 11 aircraft).
Global 7500 / Gulfstream G650 on a short sector
Over 81 nm an ultra-long-range cabin bills roughly €8,100/hour for a flight measured in single-digit hours, and rarely repositions economically to this pair. You pay ULR money for a cabin you cannot use.
Empty Legs
Repositioning legs departing HAM within 14 days, priced per aircraft for up to 19 seats.
LATEST EMPTY LEGS · HAMBURG → FÖHR (WYK)
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EMPTY-LEG ALERTS
We scan operator inventory every 12 hours. The moment a leg matches your route, date window and budget, we email you with a direct booking link.
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · BOOKING ADVICE
LEAD TIME
48–72 hours is comfortable — 12 hours is achievable when aircraft are in position.
BEST BOOKING WINDOW
Tuesday–Thursday midweek is typically the lowest-friction window on this pair.
FLEXIBLE DATES
A ±1-day window opens up meaningfully more empty-leg and repositioning options — worth signalling in the enquiry.
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ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · FAQ
Hamburg → Föhr (Wyk) frequently asked questions
ASK A QUESTIONThe great-circle sector is 81 nm. Published runway length at OHR (2,165 ft) removes light jet, midsize, super-midsize, heavy jet and ultra-long-range from this pair, so a nonstop time is only quotable once the operating field and aircraft are fixed.
Pricing on this 81 nm sector is set by which aircraft can operate it and from where they position. The 2,165 ft runway at OHR removes light jet, midsize, super-midsize, heavy jet and ultra-long-range aircraft that the distance alone would allow. No cabin category clears both published runway envelopes and the sector distance at once, which is why no modelled row is displayed instead of a figure we cannot stand behind. More than one field serves this pair, and the airport chosen changes which of those classes can actually be used. We publish no modelled price for this pair — a live charter quote is required.
Eclipse 550 (Light Jet) is our standing pick — The Eclipse 550 clears both runways and has range headroom on the 81 nm leg without stepping up into a larger, more expensive cabin — the lowest hourly cost that still handles this pair reliably.
Well within super-midsize range — comfortably nonstop on this corridor.
Broadly steady year-round.
Set an alert on both directions — matches deliver 30–75% discounts and appear with 24–72h notice.
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