London–New York is the world's flagship transatlantic private jet corridor. Westbound flights operate in 7h 15m to 7h 45m against prevailing headwinds; eastbound returns run closer to 6h 30m. Ultra-long-range aircraft dominate the route, with Teterboro handling the majority of Manhattan-bound arrivals.
2,968 nm great-circle between FAB and TEB, 7h 00m typical block time.
“London → New York prices off aircraft positioning on a 7h 00m sector — clients who can shift the window see the difference; clients who negotiate rarely do.”
Depart LTN — Primary field for London — 55 min to the city, slots manageable. · Arrive HPN — Primary arrival for New York. · Value pick: Cessna Citation Longitude · Premium pick: Bombardier Global 5000
WHAT TO DO NEXT · AIRCRAFT CHOICE DECIDES THIS SECTOR
Aircraft choice matters more than usual here because the limiting field removes classes that otherwise have the range for the sector — the runway, not the distance, sets the short-list.
A second airport with comparable verified data serves at least one end of this pair, so the runway constraint can also be answered by changing the field rather than the aircraft.
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · AIRCRAFT RECOMMENDATION ENGINE
BEST VALUE
Super Midsize
The Cessna Citation Longitude clears both runways and has range headroom on the 2,968 nm leg without stepping up into a larger, more expensive cabin — the lowest hourly cost that still handles this pair reliably.
Indicative all-in €31,300
FASTEST
Ultra Long Range
On 2,968 nm the Bombardier Global 5000 carries the highest cruise speed in the eligible short-list. The saving is roughly 36 minutes of block time against the smallest eligible class — worth it on a same-day return, marginal otherwise.
Indicative all-in €52,800
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · AIRPORT INTELLIGENCE
A private jet mission stands or falls on airport choice. For London → New York 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 · FAB
London · United Kingdom
BEST FOR
LESS SUITED FOR
NEARBY ALTERNATIVES
24-hour operation when your slot is outside FAB's curfew.
Alternative south-London GA airport with similar catchment.
Closest airport to central London when a military-controlled slot is available.
ARRIVAL · TEB
New York metro · United States
BEST FOR
LESS SUITED FOR
NEARBY ALTERNATIVES
Only viable when TEB is closed or your aircraft exceeds TEB's 100k lb MTOW.
Westchester alternative with no MTOW headache.
New Jersey alternative for west-suburban journeys.
Route Intelligence · Airport Decision
Every line below for London → New York is drawn from the airport register, published runway length and verified handling facts. Where a figure is not published, we leave it out.
Departure · London
| Airport | Published runway | Class ceiling | From primary | Transfer | FBOs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 London Farnborough Airport FAB Primary endpoint | 7,989 ft | heavy | 0 nm | 55 min | 1 |
02 London Luton Airport LTN verified market airport | 7,087 ft | super-midsize | 39 nm | 55 min | 3 |
03 STN STN verified regional alternative | 10,003 ft | ulr | 53 nm | — | — |
04 BQH BQH verified market airport | 5,925 ft | midsize | 31 nm | 45 min | 2 |
05 NHT NHT verified market airport | 5,545 ft | midsize | 21 nm | 40 min | 1 |
Dashes mark values not published for that field — we do not estimate them.
Arrival · New York
| Airport | Published runway | Class ceiling | From primary | Transfer | FBOs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 Teterboro Airport TEB Primary endpoint | 7,000 ft | super-midsize | 0 nm | 25 min | 5 |
02 HPN HPN verified market airport | 6,549 ft | super-midsize | 21 nm | 45 min | 3 |
03 FRG FRG verified market airport | 6,833 ft | super-midsize | 30 nm | — | — |
04 EWR EWR verified market airport | 11,000 ft | ulr | 11 nm | — | — |
05 MMU MMU verified market airport | 5,998 ft | midsize | 16 nm | — | — |
Dashes mark values not published for that field — we do not estimate them.
Route Intelligence · Ground Truth
Curated ground facts held for the London → New York endpoints. Transfer times and modes are published values, quoted as held — where a figure is not published, nothing is stated.
Arrival · HPN · City access
TEB is the private-jet default at 25 min to Midtown; JFK/EWR are used for heavier ULR movements.
Destination register · localTransfer
Route Intelligence · Airport Comparison
Airport alternatives for London → New York
London — Departure Options
| Airport | Transfer | Slot ease | Cost | Peaks | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 LTN Primary airport for this corridor | 55m | ●○○ | ●○○ | ●○○ | Yes |
02 FAB · Farnborough Dedicated business-aviation airport with same door-to-door time from west London. | 60m | ●●○ | ●●● | ●●○ | Yes |
03 LCY · London City 20 minutes to Canary Wharf — the fastest option for City meetings. | 55m | ●○○ | ●○○ | ●○○ | Yes |
04 BQH · Biggin Hill South-London specialist FBO with fast PPR turnaround. | 65m | ●●● | ●●○ | ●●● | Yes |
Published runway length at LTN and HPN, read against the 2,968 nm sector.
Departure field
LTN · London
7,087ft
Arrival field
HPN · New York
6,549ft
LTN publishes 7,087 ft of runway, which accepts super-midsize aircraft and below at full performance.
HPN publishes 6,549 ft, accepting super-midsize aircraft and below.
The 2,968 nm sector is inside the usable range of super-midsize, heavy jet and ultra-long-range metal after IFR reserves.
Both fields cap the sector below its range envelope: heavy jet and ultra-long-range cannot use them at full performance.
Nonstop and runway-legal on this pair: super-midsize.
Payload or fuel trade-offs apply where the published runway sits under the preferred length (heavy jet 7,500 ft preferred; ultra-long-range 8,000 ft preferred).
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · PRICING INTELLIGENCE
On London → New York, seasonality is the biggest lever on price today.
PRICE DRIVERS
Aircraft based off-route are repositioned to London before pickup — the shorter that leg, the more competitive the quote.
If the aircraft can't pick up a return charter from New York, the empty repositioning leg is baked into your quote.
Landing, handling and ramp fees on FAB–TEB are set field by field — FAB and TEB each carry their own coordinated-airport surcharge profile.
Across 2,968 nm the fuel uplift is a bounded line item on FAB–TEB, not the driver of the quote.
London → New York demand cycles pull the 2,968 nm sector off its low band on peak weeks.
Ramp capacity at TEB constrains the lift available for 2,968 nm inbounds from London — operators quote accordingly.
Weather rarely re-prices FAB–TEB beyond marginal fuel adjustments over 2,968 nm.
Slot coordination at TEB — peak-season Saturdays especially — forces earlier commitment on London departures and raises handling on FAB–TEB.
At 2,968 nm, FAB–TEB sits far inside a single crew duty period — no augmented crew cost.
Overnight parking at TEB is normally available and adds a defined ramp and handling fee to the FAB–TEB quote.
SAVING OPPORTUNITIES
Saving levers on London → New York
If the aircraft is already positioned closer to another London-area field, using it reduces positioning cost and often trims 5–15% off the quote.
Alternative arrivals near TEB can trim handling and slot pressure on FAB–TEB — see the airport comparison above.
FAB ↔ TEB (2,968 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 FAB drops handling and slot fees on the 2,968 nm run to TEB.
2,968 nm is inside super-midsize range, so a category step down from heavy metal on FAB–TEB cuts the quote with almost identical cabin comfort.
Estimated ranges only · Charter market · Never a live quote
Route Intelligence · Operational
London → New York operational profile
Nonstop feasibility
Well within super-midsize range — comfortably nonstop on this corridor.
Typical flight level
FL370–FL430 across 2,968 nm on FAB–TEB
Typical routing
Standard North Atlantic Track structure (NAT-OTS eastbound, random routes westbound) — expect a jetstream-assisted eastbound sector.
Oceanic
Requires oceanic clearance and CPDLC-capable aircraft; NAT tracks are re-issued twice daily.
Noise / curfew
Night curfew at London (22:00–07:00 local, extensions available) and at New York (23:00–06:00 voluntary + noise fees).
Runway
7,000 ft (shorter of FAB and TEB) accommodates super-midsize and heavy jets on typical payloads.
Fuel stop likelihood
No fuel stop on 2,968 nm; FAB–TEB is a single-sector mission for every class we quote.
Cabin service
Cold gourmet catering, coffee/espresso, single hot service typical.
Best departure time
Morning eastbound arrivals capture the jetstream; evening westbound departures maximise same-day arrival.
Measured movements only — aggregated, de-identified and stated without interpretation.
At London (FAB) the archive holds 70 recorded repositioning movements (38 outbound, 32 inbound) involving 13 distinct operators.
Source: v_broker_airport_supply · legs_out, legs_in, operators
14 aircraft are recorded as based at London (FAB) in our operator base snapshot, spread across 6 operators.
Source: operator_bases_cache · aircraft, company
The types most frequently observed at London (FAB) are HondaJet, Embraer Praetor 600, Challenger 650, Global 6000, Global 7500.
Source: operator_bases_cache · aircraft.type
Recorded movement at London (FAB) concentrates in July and August, which account for 97% of 70 archived legs; September is the thinnest recorded month.
Source: v_broker_airport_months · month, legs
At New York (TEB) the archive holds 476 recorded repositioning movements (238 outbound, 238 inbound) involving 19 distinct operators.
Source: v_broker_airport_supply · legs_out, legs_in, operators
58 aircraft are recorded as based at New York (TEB) in our operator base snapshot, spread across 19 operators.
Source: operator_bases_cache · aircraft, company
The types most frequently observed at New York (TEB) are Gulfstream GVII-G600, Challenger 300, Global 7500, Challenger 350, Gulfstream G280.
Source: operator_bases_cache · aircraft.type
Recorded movement at New York (TEB) concentrates in July and August, which account for 58% of 476 archived legs; December 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
€28,000 – €60,500
Super Midsize through Ultra Long Range over 2,968 nm FAB–TEB, all-in of landing, handling, crew and fuel surcharge. Weekend and peak-season departures out of FAB sit at the upper end.
Price stand: August 2026. FAB–TEB quotes move with fuel, crew duty and slot availability — we re-price at the point of booking.
FAB–TEB supply — deep
FAB — 14 based aircraft across 6 operators, 70 archived movements (38 out / 32 in) from 13 operators. TEB — 58 based aircraft across 19 operators, 476 archived movements (238 out / 238 in) from 19 operators. Types recorded working this pair: HondaJet, Embraer Praetor 600, Challenger 650, Global 6000.
Positioning into Farnborough (FAB)
Alongside the based fleet, the nearest recorded bases are EGTF (9 nm, 4 aircraft), EGLD (21 nm, 2 aircraft), EGKK (23 nm, 2 aircraft).
Positioning into Teterboro (TEB)
Alongside the based fleet, the nearest recorded bases are KEWR (11 nm, 1 aircraft), KMMU (16 nm, 3 aircraft), KLDJ (16 nm, 2 aircraft).
Farnborough (FAB) — departing for TEB
FAB departing for TEB: PPR only; not slot-coordinated. Same-day requests routinely accepted. Curfew: 22:00–07:00 local, extensions available.
Teterboro (TEB) — arriving from FAB
TEB arriving from FAB: No slot coordination; PPR for peak Sundays. Curfew: 23:00–06:00 voluntary + noise fees.
Teterboro (TEB)
Charter movement in our archive concentrates in July and August (58% of 476 recorded legs), and falls away in December and October.
Boeing BBJ / ACJ and fully-fuelled Global 7500
TEB enforces a 100,000 lb MTOW limit. Those airframes have to use a secondary field, which adds a ground transfer that usually wipes out the cabin advantage.
Phenom 100 / Citation M2 and comparable light jets
At 2,968 nm this sector is beyond a comfortable light-jet leg with full seats and bags — you buy a fuel stop, and a stop costs more than the class saves. It is also the class where golf bags and ski gear stop fitting.
London — real alternatives, and when we use them
London Luton (LTN), 60 km out — 24-hour operation when your slot is outside FAB's curfew. Trade-off: slot-coordinated. Biggin Hill (BQH), 65 km out — Alternative south-London GA airport with similar catchment. Trade-off: curfew. London Northolt (NHT), 30 km out — Closest airport to central London when a military-controlled slot is available. Trade-off: limited slots.
New York — real alternatives, and when we use them
Newark (EWR), 10 km out — Only viable when TEB is closed or your aircraft exceeds TEB's 100k lb MTOW. Trade-off: slot scarcity. White Plains (HPN), 55 km out — Westchester alternative with no MTOW headache. Trade-off: 45 min to manhattan. Morristown (MMU), 45 km out — New Jersey alternative for west-suburban journeys. Trade-off: farther from manhattan.
Empty Legs
Repositioning legs departing FAB within 14 days, priced per aircraft for up to 19 seats.
LATEST EMPTY LEGS · LONDON → NEW YORK
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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
London → New York frequently asked questions
ASK A QUESTIONAirborne time is approximately 7h 00m on the 2,968 nm great-circle sector in a super-midsize, or about 7h 15m block to block once taxi at LTN and HPN is counted. Both fields cap the sector below its range envelope, so these times assume the super-midsize short-list rather than the full fleet. Figures are indicative great-circle estimates; actual times move with routing, winds and ATC on the day.
Over the 2,968 nm sector our desk models super-midsize charter from €28,000 one-way and ultra-long-range from €45,100. light jet and midsize aircraft cannot cover the 2,968 nm nonstop after IFR reserves, which is why the modelled ladder opens at super-midsize rather than a smaller cabin. More than one field serves this pair, and the modelled rows above are the ones our desk applies to the primary airport pairing. These are modelled charter estimates for this pair — not live quotes, not observed transactions — and the final figure moves with aircraft positioning and availability on the date.
Bombardier Global 5000 (Ultra Long Range) is our standing pick — On 2,968 nm the Bombardier Global 5000 carries the highest cruise speed in the eligible short-list. The saving is roughly 36 minutes of block time against the smallest eligible class — worth it on a same-day return, marginal otherwise.
LTN is the primary departure. Primary airport for this corridor
Well within super-midsize range — comfortably nonstop on this corridor.
Bombardier Global 5000 and larger types offer a full flat-bed configuration — the standard choice on this pair.
Westbound legs run longer against the prevailing jetstream — plan for the eastbound to be materially quicker.
10–14 days is comfortable for a normal week; event weeks need 4–8 weeks.
Demand pattern
Europe's +1.45% Jan–Aug growth trailed North America's +3.86% — reflecting a mature, policy-constrained market with higher seasonality.
operator report · confidence 90% · verified 2026-07-28
Observed supply
We have observed 97 empty-leg repositionings on this pair in our own inventory feed, first recorded 2026-07-02 and most recently 2026-12-25.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
United States ↔ United Kingdom logged 4,993 bidirectional movements in Jan–Aug 2025 — the sole major transatlantic NA corridor in the top pairs.
operator report · confidence 92% · verified 2026-07-28
Europe sent 3.08% of departures to North America versus 0.66% of NA departures heading to Europe Jan–Aug 2025 — confirming transatlantic asymmetry.
operator report · confidence 90% · verified 2026-07-28
Europe sent 3.08% of its departures to North America versus just 0.66% of NA departures heading to Europe Jan–Aug 2025 — a 4.7:1 traffic asymmetry.
operator report · confidence 90% · verified 2026-07-28
Market data
The 3,000–5,000 nm intercontinental segment showed the strongest distance-band growth in 2025 at +10.94% YoY.
operator report · confidence 94% · verified 2026-07-28
Teterboro (KTEB) connected to 1,179 unique cities worldwide Jan–Aug 2025 — #1 North American hub connectivity (943 NA cities, 180 European).
operator report · confidence 92% · verified 2026-07-28
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