New York to Miami is one of the densest US private aviation corridors — sustained winter-season demand (December–April) and Art Basel week (early December) peak pressure.
949 nm great-circle between TEB and OPF, 2h 45m typical block time.
“Price on this pair follows aircraft positioning. Give us a day of latitude and the saving usually shows up there, not in the rate card.”
Depart TEB — Primary field for New York — 25 min to the city, no slot coordination. · Arrive OPF — Primary arrival for Miami. · Value pick: Eclipse 550 · Premium pick: Bombardier Challenger 300
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 949 nm leg without stepping up into a larger, more expensive cabin — the lowest hourly cost that still handles this pair reliably.
Indicative all-in €8,900
MOST POPULAR
Midsize
Midsize aircraft like the Cessna Citation VII are the workhorse of New York–Miami — they hit the sweet spot on cabin comfort, block time and cost that the majority of charterers pick.
Indicative all-in €11,200
FASTEST
Super Midsize
On 949 nm the Bombardier Challenger 300 carries the highest cruise speed in the eligible short-list. The saving is roughly 18 minutes of block time against the smallest eligible class — worth it on a same-day return, marginal otherwise.
Indicative all-in €12,900
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · AIRPORT INTELLIGENCE
A private jet mission stands or falls on airport choice. For New York → Miami 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 · 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.
ARRIVAL · OPF
BEST FOR
LESS SUITED FOR
NEARBY ALTERNATIVES
Closest GA option to Coral Gables and Coconut Grove.
Overflow with strong FBO capacity.
Palm Beach-side alternative.
Route Intelligence · Airport Decision
Every line below for New York → Miami is drawn from the airport register, published runway length and verified handling facts. Where a figure is not published, we leave it out.
Departure · 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 EWR EWR verified market airport | 11,000 ft | ulr | 11 nm | — | — |
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.
Arrival · Miami
| Airport | Published runway | Class ceiling | From primary | Transfer | FBOs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 OPF OPF Primary endpoint | 8,002 ft | ulr | 0 nm | 20 min | 4 |
02 MIA MIA verified market airport | 13,016 ft | ulr | 7 nm | — | — |
03 TMB TMB verified market airport | 6,000 ft | midsize | 18 nm | — | — |
04 FLL FLL verified market airport | 9,000 ft | ulr | 12 nm | — | — |
05 PBI PBI verified regional alternative | 10,001 ft | ulr | 48 nm | — | — |
Dashes mark values not published for that field — we do not estimate them.
Route Intelligence · Ground Truth
Curated ground facts held for the New York → Miami endpoints. Transfer times and modes are published values, quoted as held — where a figure is not published, nothing is stated.
Departure · TEB · Published transfer
Published transfer from TEB: Chauffeur to Midtown 25–40 min.
Destination register · transfer · chauffeur
Departure · TEB · Published transfer
Published transfer from TEB: helicopter to downtown 8 min.
Destination register · transfer · helicopter
Arrival · OPF · City access
OPF is the private-jet default at 20 min to Miami Beach; TMB serves the south; MIA rarely used for private.
Destination register · localTransfer
Arrival · OPF · What anchors demand
South Beach and Brickell drive year-round demand.
Destination register · localAnchor
Route Intelligence · Airport Comparison
Airport alternatives for New York → Miami
New York — Departure 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 TEB and OPF, read against the 949 nm sector.
Departure field
TEB · New York
7,000ft
Arrival field
OPF · Miami
8,002ft
TEB publishes 7,000 ft of runway, which accepts super-midsize aircraft and below at full performance.
OPF publishes 8,002 ft, accepting ultra-long-range aircraft and below.
The 949 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) — 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 New York → Miami, seasonality is the biggest lever on price today.
PRICE DRIVERS
Aircraft based off-route are repositioned to New York before pickup — the shorter that leg, the more competitive the quote.
If the aircraft can't pick up a return charter from Miami, the empty repositioning leg is baked into your quote.
Landing, handling and ramp fees on TEB–OPF are set field by field — TEB and OPF each carry their own coordinated-airport surcharge profile.
Across 949 nm the fuel uplift is a bounded line item on TEB–OPF, not the driver of the quote.
New York → Miami demand cycles pull the 949 nm sector off its low band on peak weeks.
Ramp capacity at OPF constrains the lift available for 949 nm inbounds from New York — operators quote accordingly.
Weather rarely re-prices TEB–OPF beyond marginal fuel adjustments over 949 nm.
Slot coordination at OPF — peak-season Saturdays especially — forces earlier commitment on New York departures and raises handling on TEB–OPF.
At 949 nm, TEB–OPF sits far inside a single crew duty period — no augmented crew cost.
Overnight parking at OPF is normally available and adds a defined ramp and handling fee to the TEB–OPF quote.
SAVING OPPORTUNITIES
Saving levers on New York → Miami
If the aircraft is already positioned closer to another New York-area field, using it reduces positioning cost and often trims 5–15% off the quote.
Alternative arrivals near OPF can trim handling and slot pressure on TEB–OPF — see the airport comparison above.
TEB ↔ OPF (949 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 TEB drops handling and slot fees on the 949 nm run to OPF.
949 nm is inside super-midsize range, so a category step down from heavy metal on TEB–OPF cuts the quote with almost identical cabin comfort.
Estimated ranges only · Charter market · Never a live quote
Route Intelligence · Operational
New York → Miami operational profile
Nonstop feasibility
Well within super-midsize range — comfortably nonstop on this corridor.
Typical flight level
FL370–FL430 across 949 nm on TEB–OPF
Typical routing
Direct TEB–OPF routing, 949 nm great-circle with negligible airway detour.
Noise / curfew
Night curfew at New York (23:00–06:00 voluntary + noise fees).
Runway
7,000 ft (shorter of TEB and OPF) accommodates super-midsize and heavy jets on typical payloads.
Fuel stop likelihood
No fuel stop on 949 nm; TEB–OPF is a single-sector mission for every class we quote.
Cabin service
Light catering only — 949 nm block time leaves no window for a galley service.
Best departure time
Mid-morning (10:00–12:00) departure from TEB clears the weekday slot peak and lands OPF before midday handling pressure.
Measured movements only — aggregated, de-identified and stated without interpretation (August 2026 – September 2026).
At New York (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 (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 59% of 463 archived legs; December is the thinnest recorded month.
Source: v_broker_airport_months · month, legs
At Miami (OPF) the archive holds 91 recorded repositioning movements (49 outbound, 42 inbound) involving 11 distinct operators.
Source: v_broker_airport_supply · legs_out, legs_in, operators
The types most frequently observed at Miami (OPF) are Gulfstream G650ER, Gulfstream V, Gulfstream IV-SP, Global 6500, Cessna Citation Ultra.
Source: v_broker_airport_types · aircraft_type, rank
Recorded movement at Miami (OPF) concentrates in July and August, which account for 84% of 91 archived legs; January is the thinnest recorded month.
Source: v_broker_airport_months · month, legs
Observed availability, positioning reality and airport friction from our own movement archive (August 2026 – September 2026) — anonymised, never operator-attributed.
Full-charter one-way, desk quote
€7,600 – €14,700
Light Jet through Super Midsize over 949 nm TEB–OPF, all-in of landing, handling, crew and fuel surcharge. Weekend and peak-season departures out of TEB sit at the upper end.
Price stand: July 2026, reconciled against 4 observed movements on the pair. TEB–OPF quotes move with fuel, crew duty and slot availability — we re-price at the point of booking.
TEB–OPF supply — deep
TEB — 58 based aircraft across 19 operators, 463 archived movements (233 out / 230 in) from 18 operators. OPF — 91 archived movements (49 out / 42 in) from 11 operators. Types recorded working this pair: Gulfstream GVII-G600, Challenger 300, Global 7500, Challenger 350.
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).
Positioning into Miami (OPF)
Alongside the based fleet, the nearest recorded bases are KOPF (0 nm, 29 aircraft), KMIA (7 nm, 8 aircraft), KFLL (12 nm, 15 aircraft).
Teterboro (TEB) — departing for OPF
TEB departing for OPF: No slot coordination; PPR for peak Sundays. Curfew: 23:00–06:00 voluntary + noise fees.
Miami (OPF) — arriving from TEB
OPF arriving from TEB: PPR none.
Miami (OPF)
Charter movement in our archive concentrates in July and August (84% of 91 recorded legs), and falls away in January and December.
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 949 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 — 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.
Miami — real alternatives, and when we use them
Miami Executive (TMB), 25 km out — Closest GA option to Coral Gables and Coconut Grove. Trade-off: shorter runway. Fort Lauderdale (FLL), 40 km out — Overflow with strong FBO capacity. Trade-off: commercial mixing. Palm Beach (PBI), 110 km out — Palm Beach-side alternative. Trade-off: distance to miami.
Empty Legs
Repositioning legs departing TEB within 14 days, priced per aircraft for up to 19 seats.
LATEST EMPTY LEGS · NEW YORK → MIAMI
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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
New York → Miami frequently asked questions
ASK A QUESTIONAirborne time is approximately 2h 45m on the 949 nm great-circle sector in a light jet, or about 3h 00m block to block once taxi at TEB and OPF is counted. Across the 3 classes that clear both runways nonstop, block time runs from 2h 45m in a super-midsize to 3h 00m 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 949 nm sector our desk models light jet charter from €7,600 one-way, midsize from €9,600 and super-midsize from €11,000. 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. 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.
Cessna Citation VII (Midsize) is our standing pick — Midsize aircraft like the Cessna Citation VII are the workhorse of New York–Miami — they hit the sweet spot on cabin comfort, block time and cost that the majority of charterers pick.
TEB is the primary departure. Primary airport for this corridor
See the airport comparison.
Yes — on a full round trip, the operator may need a fresh crew on the return. Confirm at booking.
Repositioning is charged. If the operator has to ferry an aircraft into New York, that leg is in your number; if one is already there, it is not.
Yes — UN General Assembly in mid Sep materially compresses aircraft availability; book 4–8 weeks ahead for that window.
Observed pricing
On a 949 nm sector our fixed-price model quotes €8,100 for a light jet and €19,500 for an ultra long range in standard season — 5 cabin classes clear the range and runway test here.
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Field capability
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.
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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.
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We track 5 ground-handling and 4 VIP catering suppliers at Miami (Pike Aviation, Signature Aviation Miami Opa-locka and 3 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 3 fields serving Miami is 8,002 ft at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport, which sets the largest cabin class that can be dispatched here.
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Observed supply
We have observed 9 empty-leg repositionings on this pair in our own inventory feed, first recorded 2026-07-10 and most recently 2026-09-25.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
2 distinct operators and 4 aircraft types have flown this pair in the period we track.
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Traffic on this city pair is split across 3 distinct airport pairings in our record, so departure field choice is a real variable rather than a formality.
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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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