Private jet Montreal to New York metro covers approximately 515 km, with typical block times around 1h 09m depending on winds, slot allocations and airport routing.
278 nm great-circle between YUL and TEB, 1h 05m typical block time.
“Montreal → New York metro prices off aircraft positioning on a 1h 05m sector — clients who can shift the window see the difference; clients who negotiate rarely do.”
Depart YUL — Primary departure for Montreal. · Arrive TEB — Closest to New York metro at 25 min; handles heavy metal. · Value pick: Eclipse 550 · 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.
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
Light Jet
The Eclipse 550 clears both runways and has range headroom on the 278 nm leg without stepping up into a larger, more expensive cabin — the lowest hourly cost that still handles this pair reliably.
Indicative all-in €3,500
MOST POPULAR
Midsize
Midsize aircraft like the Cessna Citation VII are the workhorse of Montreal–New York metro — they hit the sweet spot on cabin comfort, block time and cost that the majority of charterers pick.
Indicative all-in €4,100
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · AIRPORT INTELLIGENCE
A private jet mission stands or falls on airport choice. For Montreal → New York metro 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 · YUL
DATA · AIRPORT REGISTER · PUBLISHED VALUES ONLY
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 Montreal → New York metro is drawn from the airport register, published runway length and verified handling facts. Where a figure is not published, we leave it out.
Arrival · New York metro
| 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 EWR EWR verified market airport | 11,000 ft | ulr | 11 nm | — | — |
03 HPN HPN verified market airport | 6,549 ft | super-midsize | 21 nm | 45 min | 3 |
04 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 Montreal → New York metro endpoints. Transfer times and modes are published values, quoted as held — where a figure is not published, nothing is stated.
Arrival · TEB · Ground reality
Teterboro is the busiest dedicated business-aviation airport in the US and the front door to Manhattan — twelve miles from Midtown with customs on-field.
Destination register · whyFlyPrivate
Arrival · TEB · Published transfer
Published transfer from TEB: Chauffeur to Midtown 25–40 min.
Destination register · transfer · chauffeur
Arrival · TEB · Published transfer
Published transfer from TEB: helicopter to downtown 8 min.
Destination register · transfer · helicopter
Arrival · TEB · Documented demand
TEB is documented as the arrival field for NYC business, transatlantic arrivals, Hamptons connections.
Destination register · bestFor
Route Intelligence · Airport Comparison
Airport alternatives for Montreal → New York metro
New York metro — 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 |
Published runway length at YUL and TEB, read against the 278 nm sector.
Departure field
YUL · Montreal
11,000ft
Arrival field
TEB · New York metro
7,000ft
YUL publishes 11,000 ft of runway, which accepts ultra-long-range aircraft and below at full performance.
TEB publishes 7,000 ft, accepting super-midsize aircraft and below.
The 278 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 TEB (New York metro) — not range — removes heavy jet and ultra-long-range from this pair; Super-midsize is the practical ceiling into the field.
Nonstop and runway-legal on this pair: light jet, midsize and 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 Montreal → New York metro, aircraft positioning is the biggest lever on price today.
PRICE DRIVERS
Aircraft based off-route are repositioned to Montreal before pickup — the shorter that leg, the more competitive the quote.
If the aircraft can't pick up a return charter from New York metro, the empty repositioning leg is baked into your quote.
Landing, handling and ramp fees on YUL–TEB are set field by field — YUL and TEB each carry their own coordinated-airport surcharge profile.
Across 278 nm the fuel uplift is a bounded line item on YUL–TEB, not the driver of the quote.
Montreal → New York metro demand cycles pull the 278 nm sector off its low band on peak weeks.
Ramp capacity at TEB constrains the lift available for 278 nm inbounds from Montreal — operators quote accordingly.
Weather rarely re-prices YUL–TEB beyond marginal fuel adjustments over 278 nm.
Slot coordination at TEB — peak-season Saturdays especially — forces earlier commitment on Montreal departures and raises handling on YUL–TEB.
At 278 nm, YUL–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 YUL–TEB quote.
SAVING OPPORTUNITIES
Saving levers on Montreal → New York metro
If the aircraft is already positioned closer to another Montreal-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 YUL–TEB — see the airport comparison above.
YUL ↔ TEB (278 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 YUL drops handling and slot fees on the 278 nm run to TEB.
278 nm is inside super-midsize range, so a category step down from heavy metal on YUL–TEB cuts the quote with almost identical cabin comfort.
Estimated ranges only · Charter market · Never a live quote
Route Intelligence · Operational
Montreal → New York metro operational profile
Nonstop feasibility
Well within super-midsize range — comfortably nonstop on this corridor.
Typical flight level
FL280–FL380 on the short 278 nm YUL–TEB hop
Typical routing
Direct YUL–TEB routing, 278 nm great-circle with negligible airway detour.
Noise / curfew
Night curfew at New York metro (23:00–06:00 voluntary + noise fees).
Runway
7,000 ft (shorter of YUL and TEB) accommodates super-midsize and heavy jets on typical payloads.
Fuel stop likelihood
No fuel stop on 278 nm; YUL–TEB is a single-sector mission for every class we quote.
Cabin service
Light catering only — 278 nm block time leaves no window for a galley service.
Best departure time
Mid-morning (10:00–12:00) departure from YUL clears the weekday slot peak and lands TEB before midday handling pressure.
Measured movements only — aggregated, de-identified and stated without interpretation.
At Montreal (YUL) the archive holds 7 recorded repositioning movements (4 outbound, 3 inbound) involving 3 distinct operators.
Source: v_broker_airport_supply · legs_out, legs_in, operators
The types most frequently observed at Montreal (YUL) are Challenger 604, Embraer Phenom 300, Cessna Citation XLS, Challenger 605.
Source: v_broker_airport_types · aircraft_type, rank
At New York metro (TEB) the archive holds 463 recorded repositioning movements (233 outbound, 230 inbound) involving 18 distinct operators.
Source: v_broker_airport_supply · legs_out, legs_in, operators
58 aircraft are recorded as based at New York metro (TEB) in our operator base snapshot, spread across 19 operators.
Source: operator_bases_cache · aircraft, company
The types most frequently observed at New York metro (TEB) are Gulfstream GVII-G600, Challenger 300, Global 7500, Challenger 350, Gulfstream G280.
Source: operator_bases_cache · aircraft.type
Recorded movement at New York metro (TEB) concentrates in July and August, which account for 59% of 463 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
€3,000 – €4,700
Light Jet through Midsize over 278 nm YUL–TEB, all-in of landing, handling, crew and fuel surcharge. Weekend and peak-season departures out of YUL sit at the upper end.
Price stand: August 2026. YUL–TEB quotes move with fuel, crew duty and slot availability — we re-price at the point of booking.
YUL–TEB supply — thin
YUL — 7 archived movements (4 out / 3 in) from 3 operators. TEB — 58 based aircraft across 19 operators, 463 archived movements (233 out / 230 in) from 18 operators. Types recorded working this pair: Gulfstream GVII-G600, Challenger 300, Global 7500, Challenger 350.
Positioning into Montreal (YUL)
Few aircraft are recorded as based on the field. The nearest recorded bases are CYUL (0 nm, 22 aircraft), CYHU (14 nm, 18 aircraft), CYMX (18 nm, 1 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).
Teterboro (TEB) — arriving from YUL
TEB arriving from YUL: 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 (59% of 463 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.
Global 7500 / Gulfstream G650 on a short sector
Over 278 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.
New York metro — 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 YUL within 14 days, priced per aircraft for up to 19 seats.
LATEST EMPTY LEGS · MONTREAL → NEW YORK METRO
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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
Montreal → New York metro frequently asked questions
ASK A QUESTIONAirborne time is approximately 1h 05m on the 278 nm great-circle sector in a light jet, or about 1h 20m block to block once taxi at YUL and TEB is counted. Across the 3 classes that clear both runways nonstop, block time runs from 1h 15m in a midsize to 1h 20m in a light jet. Runway length at TEB — not range — keeps heavy jet and ultra-long-range off the pair, so these times assume super-midsize or smaller. Figures are indicative great-circle estimates; actual times move with routing, winds and ATC on the day.
Over the 278 nm sector our desk models light jet charter from €3,000 one-way and midsize from €3,500. 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. super-midsize 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 Montreal–New York metro — they hit the sweet spot on cabin comfort, block time and cost that the majority of charterers pick.
TEB is closest at 25 min transfer. No coordination required
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.