LA to NYC eastbound is the fastest transcontinental sector thanks to favourable winds — most aircraft complete the journey in under 5 hours.
2129 nm great-circle between VNY and TEB, 5h typical block time.
“Because aircraft positioning dominates Los Angeles → New York, the lever worth using is timing, not haggling.”
Depart BUR — 20 min to the city and no slot coordination — often the smarter pick over the primary. · Arrive TEB — Closest to New York at 25 min; handles heavy metal. · Value pick: Bombardier Challenger 300 · Premium pick: Bombardier Global 5000
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · AIRCRAFT RECOMMENDATION ENGINE
BEST VALUE
Super Midsize
The Bombardier Challenger 300 clears both runways and has range headroom on the 2,129 nm leg without stepping up into a larger, more expensive cabin — the lowest hourly cost that still handles this pair reliably.
Indicative all-in €22,700
FASTEST
Ultra Long Range
On 2,129 nm the Bombardier Global 5000 carries the highest cruise speed in the eligible short-list. The saving is roughly 26 minutes of block time against the smallest eligible class — worth it on a same-day return, marginal otherwise.
Indicative all-in €38,400
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · AIRPORT INTELLIGENCE
A private jet mission stands or falls on airport choice. For Los Angeles → 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 · VNY
Los Angeles · United States
BEST FOR
LESS SUITED FOR
NEARBY ALTERNATIVES
Faster to studios/downtown, longer runway.
OC clients — closer than any LA-basin field.
Required for heavy ULR overseas ops beyond VNY runway.
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 Comparison
Airport alternatives for Los Angeles → New York
Los Angeles — Departure Options
| Airport | Transfer | Slot ease | Cost | Peaks | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 VNY Primary airport for this corridor | 35m | ●●● | ●●○ | ●●● | Yes |
02 BUR · Burbank Faster to studios/downtown, longer runway. | 20m | ●●● | ●●○ | ●●● | Yes |
New York — Arrival Options
| Airport | Transfer | Slot ease | Cost | Peaks | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 TEB Primary airport for this corridor | 25m | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | Yes |
02 HPN · White Plains Westchester alternative with no MTOW headache. | 55m | ●●● | ●●○ | ●●● | Yes |
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · PRICING INTELLIGENCE
On Los Angeles → New York, aircraft positioning 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 New York, the empty repositioning leg is baked into your quote.
Landing, handling and ramp fees on VNY–TEB are set field by field — VNY and TEB each carry their own coordinated-airport surcharge profile.
Across 2,129 nm the fuel uplift is a bounded line item on VNY–TEB, not the driver of the quote.
Los Angeles → New York demand cycles pull the 2,129 nm sector off its low band on peak weeks.
Ramp capacity at TEB constrains the lift available for 2,129 nm inbounds from Los Angeles — operators quote accordingly.
Weather rarely re-prices VNY–TEB beyond marginal fuel adjustments over 2,129 nm.
Slot coordination at TEB — peak-season Saturdays especially — forces earlier commitment on Los Angeles departures and raises handling on VNY–TEB.
At 2,129 nm, VNY–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 VNY–TEB quote.
SAVING OPPORTUNITIES
Saving levers on Los Angeles → New York
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 TEB can trim handling and slot pressure on VNY–TEB — see the airport comparison above.
VNY ↔ TEB (2,129 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 VNY drops handling and slot fees on the 2,129 nm run to TEB.
2,129 nm is inside super-midsize range, so a category step down from heavy metal on VNY–TEB cuts the quote with almost identical cabin comfort.
Estimated ranges only · Charter market · Never a live quote
Route Intelligence · Operational
Los Angeles → New York operational profile
Nonstop feasibility
Well within super-midsize range — comfortably nonstop on this corridor.
Typical flight level
FL370–FL430 across 2,129 nm on VNY–TEB
Typical routing
Overland European upper routes — direct via UN airways with minimal detour.
Noise / curfew
Night curfew at Los Angeles (22:00–07:00 restricted) and at New York (23:00–06:00 voluntary + noise fees).
Runway
7,000 ft (shorter of VNY and TEB) accommodates super-midsize and heavy jets on typical payloads.
Fuel stop likelihood
No fuel stop on 2,129 nm; VNY–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
Mid-morning (10:00–12:00) departure from VNY clears the weekday slot peak and lands TEB before midday handling pressure.
Observed availability, positioning reality and airport friction from our own movement archive (July 2026 – September 2026) — anonymised, never operator-attributed.
Full-charter one-way, desk quote
€20,100 – €44,000
Super Midsize through Ultra Long Range over 2,129 nm VNY–TEB, all-in of landing, handling, crew and fuel surcharge. Weekend and peak-season departures out of VNY sit at the upper end.
Observed empty-leg fills on this corridor
$44,401 – $56,581
5 priced repositioning legs recorded New York → Los Angeles, average $52,219. These are operator-released prices for aircraft already moving — availability is dated, not on demand.
Price stand: August 2026, reconciled against 45 observed movements on the pair. VNY–TEB quotes move with fuel, crew duty and slot availability — we re-price at the point of booking.
VNY–TEB supply — deep
VNY — 69 based aircraft across 24 operators, 168 archived movements (90 out / 78 in) from 10 operators. TEB — 58 based aircraft across 19 operators, 458 archived movements (230 out / 228 in) from 18 operators. Both ends carry based metal, so same-day VNY–TEB lift is realistic outside major event weeks. Types working this pair: Cessna Citation Excel, Global 7500, Gulfstream G550, Gulfstream G650ER.
Positioning into Van Nuys (VNY)
When the based fleet is committed, the next VNY–TEB lift comes from KWHP (5 nm, 1 aircraft), KBUR (7 nm, 4 aircraft), KLAX (17 nm, 3 aircraft). Those ferries add roughly 20–45 minutes of billed time, which is why identical requests can quote differently on the same day.
Positioning into Teterboro (TEB)
When the based fleet is committed, the next VNY–TEB lift comes from KEWR (11 nm, 1 aircraft), KMMU (16 nm, 3 aircraft), KLDJ (16 nm, 2 aircraft). Those ferries add roughly 20–45 minutes of billed time, which is why identical requests can quote differently on the same day.
Van Nuys (VNY) — departing for TEB
VNY departing for TEB: PPR none; heavy morning westbound bank. Curfew: 22:00–07:00 restricted.
Teterboro (TEB) — arriving from VNY
TEB arriving from VNY: 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 (60% of 458 recorded legs), and falls away in December and October. For VNY–TEB that means booking the peak weeks 2–3 weeks out: the based fleet sells out first, then ferried lift, then nothing, while December is where negotiation actually works.
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 2,129 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.
Los Angeles — real alternatives, and when we use them
Burbank (BUR), 20 km out — Faster to studios/downtown, longer runway. Trade-off: shorter runway than vny. John Wayne (SNA), 80 km out — OC clients — closer than any LA-basin field. Trade-off: curfew 22:00–07:00. LAX (LAX), 25 km out — Required for heavy ULR overseas ops beyond VNY runway. Trade-off: slot scarcity.
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 VNY 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 → New York frequently asked questions
ASK A QUESTIONBlock time is 5h on the 2,129 nm great-circle sector, using a ultra long range in typical wind conditions.
Indicative one-way pricing on this pair is €20,000–€44,000 one-way, all-in, depending on aircraft class and season. Empty legs run 25–75% below these ranges.
Bombardier Global 5000 (Ultra Long Range) is our standing pick — On 2,129 nm the Bombardier Global 5000 carries the highest cruise speed in the eligible short-list. The saving is roughly 26 minutes of block time against the smallest eligible class — worth it on a same-day return, marginal otherwise.
TEB is closest at 25 min transfer. No coordination required
VNY is the primary departure. Primary airport for this corridor
TEB at 25 min transfer is the fastest into New York.
Yes — on a full round trip, the operator may need a fresh crew on the return. Confirm at booking.
An aircraft based near Los Angeles with follow-on work after New York will always undercut an equivalent aircraft flown in for the trip.
Observed pricing
Across 6 priced legs the observed band runs $42,061 to $56,581, averaging $50,526.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-15
Demand pattern
Los Angeles ↔ New York ranked #6 North America absolute volume change in June 2026: -161 (448 → 287).
operator report · confidence 94% · verified 2026-07-28
Los Angeles ↔ New York logged 448 flights in May 2026 before a -161 June change to 287.
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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 2026-08-15
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.
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We track 6 ground-handling and 5 VIP catering suppliers at New York (EVO Jet / EVO Fuels, Jet Aviation Teterboro and 4 more), so handling, slots and catering are arranged through named counterparties rather than a broker chain.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-15
The longest jet-capable runway across the 3 fields serving New York is 6,997 ft at Teterboro Airport, which sets the largest cabin class that can be dispatched here.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-15
Observed supply
We have observed 44 empty-leg repositionings on this pair in our own inventory feed, first recorded 2026-07-03 and most recently 2026-09-26.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-15
2 distinct operators and 8 aircraft types have flown this pair in the period we track.
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Legs on this pair appear in 3 distinct months of our record, which is what makes forward empty-leg alerts worth setting here.
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