The Martha's Vineyard to Key West corridor is served by private charter through Limitless Sky. This page consolidates the airport options, aircraft classes and pricing context for the route, plus availability of empty legs and concierge ground arrangements at both ends.
1,154 nm great-circle between MVY and EYW, 3h 20m typical block time.
“The quote here tracks aircraft positioning more than anything else — flexibility against that driver is what moves the price.”
Depart MVY — Primary departure for Martha's Vineyard. · Arrive EYW — Primary arrival for Key West. · Value pick: Hawker 400XP · Premium pick: Cessna Citation VII
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.
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · AIRCRAFT RECOMMENDATION ENGINE
BEST VALUE
Light Jet
The Hawker 400XP clears both runways and has range headroom on the 1,154 nm leg without stepping up into a larger, more expensive cabin — the lowest hourly cost that still handles this pair reliably.
Indicative all-in €8,700
MOST POPULAR
Midsize
Midsize aircraft like the Cessna Citation VII are the workhorse of Martha's Vineyard–Key West — they hit the sweet spot on cabin comfort, block time and cost that the majority of charterers pick.
Indicative all-in €11,300
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · AIRPORT INTELLIGENCE
A private jet mission stands or falls on airport choice. For Martha's Vineyard → Key West 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 · MVY
DATA · AIRPORT REGISTER · PUBLISHED VALUES ONLY
ARRIVAL · EYW
DATA · AIRPORT REGISTER · PUBLISHED VALUES ONLY
Route Intelligence · Airport Decision
Every line below for Martha's Vineyard → Key West is drawn from the airport register, published runway length and verified handling facts. Where a figure is not published, we leave it out.
Departure · Martha's Vineyard
Arrival · Key West
Route Intelligence · Ground Truth
Curated ground facts held for the Martha's Vineyard → Key West endpoints. Transfer times and modes are published values, quoted as held — where a figure is not published, nothing is stated.
Departure · MVY · City access
MVY is 10 min to Edgartown and Vineyard Haven; summer slot pressure is significant.
Destination register · localTransfer
Published runway length at MVY and EYW, read against the 1,154 nm sector.
Departure field
MVY · Martha's Vineyard
5,504ft
Arrival field
EYW · Key West
5,076ft
MVY publishes 5,504 ft of runway, which accepts midsize aircraft and below at full performance.
EYW publishes 5,076 ft, accepting light jet aircraft and below.
The 1,154 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 EYW (Key West) — not range — removes midsize, super-midsize, heavy jet and ultra-long-range from this pair; Light jet is the practical ceiling into the field.
Nonstop and runway-legal on this pair: light jet.
Payload or fuel trade-offs apply where the published runway sits under the preferred length (midsize 5,500 ft preferred; super-midsize 6,500 ft preferred).
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · PRICING INTELLIGENCE
On Martha's Vineyard → Key West, aircraft positioning is the biggest lever on price today.
PRICE DRIVERS
Aircraft based off-route are repositioned to Martha's Vineyard before pickup — the shorter that leg, the more competitive the quote.
If the aircraft can't pick up a return charter from Key West, the empty repositioning leg is baked into your quote.
Landing, handling and ramp fees on MVY–EYW are set field by field — MVY and EYW each carry their own coordinated-airport surcharge profile.
Across 1,154 nm the fuel uplift is a bounded line item on MVY–EYW, not the driver of the quote.
Martha's Vineyard → Key West demand cycles pull the 1,154 nm sector off its low band on peak weeks.
Ramp capacity at EYW constrains the lift available for 1,154 nm inbounds from Martha's Vineyard — operators quote accordingly.
Weather rarely re-prices MVY–EYW beyond marginal fuel adjustments over 1,154 nm.
Slot coordination at EYW — peak-season Saturdays especially — forces earlier commitment on Martha's Vineyard departures and raises handling on MVY–EYW.
At 1,154 nm, MVY–EYW sits far inside a single crew duty period — no augmented crew cost.
Overnight parking at EYW is normally available and adds a defined ramp and handling fee to the MVY–EYW quote.
SAVING OPPORTUNITIES
Saving levers on Martha's Vineyard → Key West
If the aircraft is already positioned closer to another Martha's Vineyard-area field, using it reduces positioning cost and often trims 5–15% off the quote.
Alternative arrivals near EYW can trim handling and slot pressure on MVY–EYW — see the airport comparison above.
MVY ↔ EYW (1,154 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 MVY drops handling and slot fees on the 1,154 nm run to EYW.
1,154 nm is inside super-midsize range, so a category step down from heavy metal on MVY–EYW cuts the quote with almost identical cabin comfort.
Estimated ranges only · Charter market · Never a live quote
Route Intelligence · Operational
Martha's Vineyard → Key West operational profile
Nonstop feasibility
Well within super-midsize range — comfortably nonstop on this corridor.
Typical flight level
FL370–FL430 across 1,154 nm on MVY–EYW
Typical routing
Direct MVY–EYW routing, 1,154 nm great-circle with negligible airway detour.
Runway
5,076 ft (shorter of MVY and EYW) is the binding constraint — light or performance-optimised midsize jets are the safe pick.
Fuel stop likelihood
No fuel stop on 1,154 nm; MVY–EYW is a single-sector mission for every class we quote.
Cabin service
Light catering only — 1,154 nm block time leaves no window for a galley service.
Best departure time
Mid-morning (10:00–12:00) departure from MVY clears the weekday slot peak and lands EYW before midday handling pressure.
Measured movements only — aggregated, de-identified and stated without interpretation.
At Martha's Vineyard (MVY) the archive holds 12 recorded repositioning movements (9 outbound, 3 inbound) involving 5 distinct operators.
Source: v_broker_airport_supply · legs_out, legs_in, operators
The types most frequently observed at Martha's Vineyard (MVY) are Global 5000, Gulfstream V, Cessna Citation Excel, Challenger 300, Hawker 400XP.
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
€7,500 – €12,800
Light Jet through Midsize over 1,154 nm MVY–EYW, all-in of landing, handling, crew and fuel surcharge. Weekend and peak-season departures out of MVY sit at the upper end.
Price stand: September 2026. MVY–EYW quotes move with fuel, crew duty and slot availability — we re-price at the point of booking.
MVY–EYW supply — thin
MVY — 12 archived movements (9 out / 3 in) from 5 operators. EYW — 2 archived movements (1 out / 1 in) from 1 operators.
Positioning into Martha's Vineyard (MVY)
Alongside the based fleet, the nearest recorded bases are KPYM (31 nm, 1 aircraft), KWST (54 nm, 8 aircraft), KBOS (61 nm, 2 aircraft).
Positioning into Key West (EYW)
Few aircraft are recorded as based on the field. The nearest recorded bases are KAPF (96 nm, 4 aircraft), KTMB (97 nm, 2 aircraft), KMIA (109 nm, 8 aircraft).
Global 7500 / Gulfstream G650 on a short sector
Over 1,154 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 MVY within 14 days, priced per aircraft for up to 19 seats.
LATEST EMPTY LEGS · MARTHA'S VINEYARD → KEY WEST
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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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ASK A QUESTIONAirborne time is approximately 3h 20m on the 1,154 nm great-circle sector in a light jet, or about 3h 35m block to block once taxi at MVY and EYW is counted. Runway length at EYW — not range — keeps midsize, super-midsize, heavy jet and ultra-long-range off the pair, so these times assume light jet or smaller. Figures are indicative great-circle estimates; actual times move with routing, winds and ATC on the day.
Over the 1,154 nm sector our desk models light jet charter from €7,500 one-way and midsize from €9,700. Neither field length nor sector range removes a cabin category here, so the spread between light jet and midsize reflects cabin choice rather than an operating restriction on the pair. The two accepted categories sit close together on this sector, so moving up from light jet to midsize changes cabin and range headroom more than it changes the modelled figure. midsize aircraft operate into EYW under the published performance limit rather than at full runway performance, which is a payload and fuel planning point rather than a separate price. 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 Martha's Vineyard–Key West — 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.
Broadly steady year-round.
Set an alert on both directions — matches deliver 30–75% discounts and appear with 24–72h notice.
Observed pricing
On a 1,154 nm sector our fixed-price model quotes €9,400 for a light jet and €12,000 for a midsize in standard season — 2 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 €9,400 to €11,100, an uplift of 18% on a block time of about 2h 58m.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
Field capability
We track 0 ground-handling and 1 VIP catering supplier at Key West, Florida, USA, 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 Key West, Florida, USA is 5,076 ft at Key West International Airport, which sets the largest cabin class that can be dispatched here.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
Longest runway on file is 5,504 ft at MVY and 5,076 ft at EYW; the 5,076 ft at EYW sets the ceiling for this pair, which admits everything up to midsize equipment.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
Great-circle distance between MVY and EYW is 1,154 nm (2,137 km).
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18