The Los Angeles–Cabo San Lucas corridor is in our Tier-1 commercial route catalog (priority 64/100). This page consolidates airport options and aircraft classes; block times, pricing and empty-leg availability are confirmed live by the Charter Desk.
793 nm great-circle between LAX and SJD, 2h 20m typical block time.
“The quote here tracks aircraft positioning more than anything else — flexibility against that driver is what moves the price.”
Depart LAX — Primary departure for Los Angeles. · Arrive SJD — Primary arrival for Cabo San Lucas. · Value pick: Eclipse 550 · Premium pick: Bombardier Challenger 300
WHAT TO DO NEXT · BOOKABLE — PRICING IS CLEAR ON THIS SECTOR
Every class we price on this pair clears both runways and covers the sector nonstop, and the ranges shown are modelled from those same aircraft rows — so there is nothing route-specific left to resolve before booking.
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · AIRCRAFT RECOMMENDATION ENGINE
BEST VALUE
Light Jet
The Eclipse 550 clears both runways and has range headroom on the 793 nm leg without stepping up into a larger, more expensive cabin — the lowest hourly cost that still handles this pair reliably.
Indicative all-in €7,800
MOST POPULAR
Midsize
Midsize aircraft like the Cessna Citation VII are the workhorse of Los Angeles–Cabo San Lucas — they hit the sweet spot on cabin comfort, block time and cost that the majority of charterers pick.
Indicative all-in €9,700
FASTEST
Super Midsize
On 793 nm the Bombardier Challenger 300 carries the highest cruise speed in the eligible short-list. The saving is roughly 15 minutes of block time against the smallest eligible class — worth it on a same-day return, marginal otherwise.
Indicative all-in €11,100
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · AIRPORT INTELLIGENCE
A private jet mission stands or falls on airport choice. For Los Angeles → Cabo San Lucas 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 · LAX
DATA · AIRPORT REGISTER · PUBLISHED VALUES ONLY
ARRIVAL · SJD
DATA · AIRPORT REGISTER · PUBLISHED VALUES ONLY
Route Intelligence · Ground Truth
Curated ground facts held for the Los Angeles → Cabo San Lucas endpoints. Transfer times and modes are published values, quoted as held — where a figure is not published, nothing is stated.
Departure · LAX · City access
VNY is 20 min to Beverly Hills and the studios; BUR serves the north-valley; LAX only for wide-body.
Destination register · localTransfer
Published runway length at LAX and SJD, read against the 793 nm sector.
Departure field
LAX · Los Angeles
12,894ft
Arrival field
SJD · Cabo San Lucas
9,843ft
LAX publishes 12,894 ft of runway, which accepts ultra-long-range aircraft and below at full performance.
SJD publishes 9,843 ft, accepting ultra-long-range aircraft and below.
The 793 nm sector is inside the usable range of light jet, midsize, super-midsize, heavy jet and ultra-long-range metal after IFR reserves.
Nonstop and runway-legal on this pair: light jet, midsize, super-midsize, heavy jet and ultra-long-range.
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · PRICING INTELLIGENCE
On Los Angeles → Cabo San Lucas, seasonality is the biggest lever on price today.
PRICE DRIVERS
Aircraft based off-route are repositioned to Los Angeles before pickup — the shorter that leg, the more competitive the quote.
If the aircraft can't pick up a return charter from Cabo San Lucas, the empty repositioning leg is baked into your quote.
Landing, handling and ramp fees on LAX–SJD are set field by field — LAX and SJD each carry their own coordinated-airport surcharge profile.
Across 793 nm the fuel uplift is a bounded line item on LAX–SJD, not the driver of the quote.
Los Angeles → Cabo San Lucas demand cycles pull the 793 nm sector off its low band on peak weeks.
Ramp capacity at SJD constrains the lift available for 793 nm inbounds from Los Angeles — operators quote accordingly.
Weather rarely re-prices LAX–SJD beyond marginal fuel adjustments over 793 nm.
Slot coordination at SJD — peak-season Saturdays especially — forces earlier commitment on Los Angeles departures and raises handling on LAX–SJD.
At 793 nm, LAX–SJD sits far inside a single crew duty period — no augmented crew cost.
Overnight parking at SJD is normally available and adds a defined ramp and handling fee to the LAX–SJD quote.
SAVING OPPORTUNITIES
Saving levers on Los Angeles → Cabo San Lucas
If the aircraft is already positioned closer to another Los Angeles-area field, using it reduces positioning cost and often trims 5–15% off the quote.
Alternative arrivals near SJD can trim handling and slot pressure on LAX–SJD — see the airport comparison above.
LAX ↔ SJD (793 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 LAX drops handling and slot fees on the 793 nm run to SJD.
793 nm is inside super-midsize range, so a category step down from heavy metal on LAX–SJD cuts the quote with almost identical cabin comfort.
Estimated ranges only · Charter market · Never a live quote
Route Intelligence · Operational
Los Angeles → Cabo San Lucas operational profile
Nonstop feasibility
Well within super-midsize range — comfortably nonstop on this corridor.
Typical flight level
FL280–FL380 on the short 793 nm LAX–SJD hop
Typical routing
Direct LAX–SJD routing, 793 nm great-circle with negligible airway detour.
Runway
9,843 ft (shorter of LAX and SJD) clears heavy metal unrestricted.
Fuel stop likelihood
No fuel stop on 793 nm; LAX–SJD is a single-sector mission for every class we quote.
Cabin service
Light catering only — 793 nm block time leaves no window for a galley service.
Best departure time
Mid-morning (10:00–12:00) departure from LAX clears the weekday slot peak and lands SJD before midday handling pressure.
Measured movements only — aggregated, de-identified and stated without interpretation.
At Cabo San Lucas (SJD) the archive holds 8 recorded repositioning movements (5 outbound, 3 inbound) involving 3 distinct operators.
Source: v_broker_airport_supply · legs_out, legs_in, operators
The types most frequently observed at Cabo San Lucas (SJD) are Challenger 605, Learjet 60XR, Gulfstream IV, Hawker 800XP.
Source: v_broker_airport_types · aircraft_type, rank
Observed availability, positioning reality and airport friction from our own movement archive — anonymised, never operator-attributed.
Full-charter one-way, desk quote
€6,600 – €12,700
Light Jet through Super Midsize over 793 nm LAX–SJD, all-in of landing, handling, crew and fuel surcharge. Weekend and peak-season departures out of LAX sit at the upper end.
Price stand: September 2026. LAX–SJD quotes move with fuel, crew duty and slot availability — we re-price at the point of booking.
LAX–SJD supply — thin
LAX — 2 archived movements (2 out / 0 in) from 2 operators. SJD — 8 archived movements (5 out / 3 in) from 3 operators.
Positioning into Los Angeles (LAX)
Few aircraft are recorded as based on the field. The nearest recorded bases are KLAX (0 nm, 3 aircraft), KHHR (4 nm, 4 aircraft), KLGB (15 nm, 2 aircraft).
Positioning into Cabo San Lucas (SJD)
Few aircraft are recorded as based on the field. The nearest recorded bases are MMSL (17 nm, 1 aircraft).
Global 7500 / Gulfstream G650 on a short sector
Over 793 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 LAX within 14 days, priced per aircraft for up to 19 seats.
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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
Los Angeles → Cabo San Lucas frequently asked questions
ASK A QUESTIONAirborne time is approximately 2h 20m on the 793 nm great-circle sector in a light jet, or about 2h 35m block to block once taxi at LAX and SJD is counted. Across the 5 classes that clear both runways nonstop, block time runs from 2h 15m in a heavy jet to 2h 35m in a light jet. All five cabin classes are runway-legal and range-capable on this pair, so the decision is cabin and cost rather than sector time. Figures are indicative great-circle estimates; actual times move with routing, winds and ATC on the day.
Over the 793 nm sector our desk models light jet charter from €6,600 one-way, midsize from €8,300 and super-midsize from €9,500. Neither field length nor sector range removes a cabin category here, so the spread between light jet and super-midsize reflects cabin choice rather than an operating restriction on the pair. heavy jet and ultra-long-range aircraft clear both fields on this pair but carry no modelled row here, so those cabins are quoted on request. 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.
Cessna Citation VII (Midsize) is our standing pick — Midsize aircraft like the Cessna Citation VII are the workhorse of Los Angeles–Cabo San Lucas — they hit the sweet spot on cabin comfort, block time and cost that the majority of charterers pick.
Well within super-midsize range — comfortably nonstop on this corridor.
Cessna Citation VII 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.
Yes — Coachella (nearby) in mid Apr materially compresses aircraft availability; book 4–8 weeks ahead for that window.
Observed pricing
On a 808 nm sector our fixed-price model quotes €7,200 for a light jet and €16,900 for an ultra long range in standard season — 5 cabin classes clear the range and runway test here.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
Peak weeks move the same light jet sector from €7,200 to €8,400, an uplift of 17% on a block time of about 2h 05m.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
Field capability
We track 6 ground-handling and 5 VIP catering suppliers at Los Angeles (Clay Lacy Aviation Van Nuys, EVO Jet / EVO Fuels and 4 more), so handling, slots and catering are arranged through named counterparties rather than a broker chain.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
The longest jet-capable runway across the 4 fields serving Los Angeles is 12,894 ft at Los Angeles International Airport, which sets the largest cabin class that can be dispatched here.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
We track 4 ground-handling and 1 VIP catering suppliers at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (EVO Jet / EVO Fuels, Manny Aviation Services and 2 more), so handling, slots and catering are arranged through named counterparties rather than a broker chain.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
The longest jet-capable runway across the 1 field serving Cabo San Lucas, Mexico is 9,843 ft at Los Cabos International Airport, which sets the largest cabin class that can be dispatched here.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
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