Nice–Ibiza is one of Europe's most-requested private aviation corridors. Charter bypasses the punishing scheduled-airline queues at Ibiza and clears customs in minutes at the Nice Côte d'Azur business aviation centre.
390 nm great-circle between NCE and IBZ, 1h 20m typical block time.
“The quote here tracks aircraft positioning more than anything else — flexibility against that driver is what moves the price.”
Depart NCE — Primary field for Nice — 20 min to the city, slots manageable. · Arrive IBZ — Primary arrival for Ibiza. · Value pick: Eclipse 550 · Premium pick: Bombardier Challenger 300
WHAT TO DO NEXT · OPERATIONALLY CONSTRAINED SECTOR
Planning on this pair is shaped by a published curfew, slot coordination and a published weight limit at the airports above, so the departure time and the aircraft need to be agreed together rather than in sequence.
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · AIRCRAFT RECOMMENDATION ENGINE
BEST VALUE
Light Jet
The Eclipse 550 clears both runways and has range headroom on the 390 nm leg without stepping up into a larger, more expensive cabin — the lowest hourly cost that still handles this pair reliably.
Indicative all-in €4,900
MOST POPULAR
Midsize
Midsize aircraft like the Cessna Citation VII are the workhorse of Nice–Ibiza — they hit the sweet spot on cabin comfort, block time and cost that the majority of charterers pick.
Indicative all-in €5,900
BEST FOR FAMILIES
Super Midsize
Cabin height, a real lavatory, and dedicated baggage make the Bombardier Challenger 300 the sensible family choice on Nice–Ibiza — enough room for children, pets and holiday bags without stepping into a heavier, over-specified jet.
Indicative all-in €6,600
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · AIRPORT INTELLIGENCE
A private jet mission stands or falls on airport choice. For Nice → Ibiza 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 · NCE
Nice · France
BEST FOR
LESS SUITED FOR
NEARBY ALTERNATIVES
Fastest to Cannes/Antibes/St-Tropez and dramatically cheaper handling — for jets under 35 t MTOW.
St-Tropez villa airport with a genuinely private FBO experience.
Overflow when NCE/CEQ saturate; ~50 min drive to St-Tropez.
ARRIVAL · IBZ
BEST FOR
LESS SUITED FOR
Route Intelligence · Airport Decision
Every line below for Nice → Ibiza is drawn from the airport register, published runway length and verified handling facts. Where a figure is not published, we leave it out.
Departure · Nice
| Airport | Published runway | Class ceiling | From primary | Transfer | FBOs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 Nice Côte d'Azur Airport NCE Primary endpoint | 9,700 ft | ulr | 0 nm | 20 min | 3 |
02 Cannes-Mandelieu Airport CEQ verified market airport | 5,381 ft | light | 13 nm | 10 min | 2 |
03 LFMQ LFMQ verified regional alternative | 5,069 ft | light | 67 nm | 60 min | 1 |
04 Toulon-Hyères Airport TLN verified regional alternative | 8,005 ft | ulr | 58 nm | 40 min | 1 |
Dashes mark values not published for that field — we do not estimate them.
Arrival · Ibiza
Route Intelligence · Ground Truth
Curated ground facts held for the Nice → Ibiza endpoints. Transfer times and modes are published values, quoted as held — where a figure is not published, nothing is stated.
Arrival · IBZ · Ground reality
Ibiza's GA ramp handles the summer surge with slot restrictions in July and August — book early and expect a 5-minute FBO-to-yacht window.
Destination register · whyFlyPrivate
Arrival · IBZ · Published transfer
Published transfer from IBZ: Chauffeur to Marina Botafoc 15 min.
Destination register · transfer · chauffeur
Arrival · IBZ · Published transfer
Published transfer from IBZ: tender to yacht 5 min.
Destination register · transfer · tender
Arrival · IBZ · Documented demand
IBZ is documented as the arrival field for Balearic summer, yacht arrivals, villa season.
Destination register · bestFor
Departure · NCE · Published transfer
Published transfer from NCE: Helicopter to Monaco 7 min.
Destination register · transfer · helicopter
Departure · NCE · Published transfer
Published transfer from NCE: chauffeur to Cannes 25 min.
Destination register · transfer · chauffeur
Arrival · IBZ · What anchors demand
West-coast beach clubs and Marina Ibiza dominate the peak calendar.
Destination register · localAnchor
Route Intelligence · Airport Comparison
Airport alternatives for Nice → Ibiza
Nice — Departure Options
| Airport | Transfer | Slot ease | Cost | Peaks | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 NCE Primary airport for this corridor | 20m | ●○○ | ●○○ | ●○○ | Yes |
02 CEQ · Cannes-Mandelieu Fastest to Cannes/Antibes/St-Tropez and dramatically cheaper handling — for jets under 35 t MTOW. | 30m | ●●○ | ●●○ | ●●○ | Ltd |
03 LFMQ · Le Castellet St-Tropez villa airport with a genuinely private FBO experience. | 130m | ●●○ | ●●○ | ●●○ | Yes |
04 TLN · Toulon-Hyères Overflow when NCE/CEQ saturate; ~50 min drive to St-Tropez. | 130m | ●●● | ●●○ | ●●● | Yes |
Published runway length at NCE and IBZ, read against the 390 nm sector.
Departure field
NCE · Nice
9,700ft
Arrival field
IBZ · Ibiza
9,186ft
NCE publishes 9,700 ft of runway, which accepts ultra-long-range aircraft and below at full performance.
IBZ publishes 9,186 ft, accepting ultra-long-range aircraft and below.
The 390 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 Nice → Ibiza, seasonality is the biggest lever on price today.
PRICE DRIVERS
Aircraft based off-route are repositioned to Nice before pickup — the shorter that leg, the more competitive the quote.
IBZ takes heavy one-way arrivals in season, so operators price a probable empty 390 nm return toward Nice into the NCE–IBZ quote.
Landing, handling and ramp fees on NCE–IBZ are set field by field — NCE and IBZ each carry their own coordinated-airport surcharge profile.
Across 390 nm the fuel uplift is a bounded line item on NCE–IBZ, not the driver of the quote.
NCE–IBZ is a summer Mediterranean corridor — 390 nm inbound to Ibiza prices up sharply Jun–Sep, with Friday/Saturday premiums out of Nice.
Ramp capacity at IBZ during yachting season constrains the lift available for 390 nm inbounds from Nice — operators quote accordingly.
Weather rarely re-prices NCE–IBZ beyond marginal fuel adjustments over 390 nm.
Slot coordination at IBZ — peak-season Saturdays especially — forces earlier commitment on Nice departures and raises handling on NCE–IBZ.
At 390 nm, NCE–IBZ sits far inside a single crew duty period — no augmented crew cost.
Overnight parking at IBZ during Jun–Sep is severely rationed — expect a 390 nm repositioning quote back toward Nice if the aircraft cannot stay.
SAVING OPPORTUNITIES
Saving levers on Nice → Ibiza
If the aircraft is already positioned closer to another Nice-area field, using it reduces positioning cost and often trims 5–15% off the quote.
Alternative arrivals near IBZ can trim handling and slot pressure on NCE–IBZ — see the airport comparison above.
NCE ↔ IBZ (390 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 NCE drops handling and slot fees on the 390 nm run to IBZ.
Flying Sunday/Monday instead of Friday/Saturday during peak season regularly reduces the quote by 20–40%.
390 nm is inside super-midsize range, so a category step down from heavy metal on NCE–IBZ cuts the quote with almost identical cabin comfort.
A same-aircraft return on NCE–IBZ avoids the repositioning charge back to base — say so in the quote request.
Estimated ranges only · Charter market · Never a live quote
Route Intelligence · Operational
Nice → Ibiza operational profile
Nonstop feasibility
Well within super-midsize range — comfortably nonstop on this corridor.
Typical flight level
FL280–FL380 on the short 390 nm NCE–IBZ hop
Typical routing
Direct NCE–IBZ routing, 390 nm great-circle with negligible airway detour.
Noise / curfew
Night curfew at Nice (23:00–06:00 quota-restricted).
Runway
9,186 ft (shorter of NCE and IBZ) clears heavy metal unrestricted.
Fuel stop likelihood
No fuel stop on 390 nm; NCE–IBZ is a single-sector mission for every class we quote.
Cabin service
Light catering only — 390 nm block time leaves no window for a galley service.
Best departure time
Mid-morning (10:00–12:00) departure from NCE clears the weekday slot peak and lands IBZ before midday handling pressure.
Measured movements only — aggregated, de-identified and stated without interpretation (August 2026).
Our movement archive records 5 Nice → Ibiza repositioning legs in August 2026, flown by 3 distinct operators across 3 aircraft types.
Source: v_broker_pair_evidence · legs, operators, aircraft_types, first_leg, last_leg
Our movement archive records 4 Ibiza → Nice repositioning legs in August 2026, flown by 2 distinct operators across 2 aircraft types.
Source: v_broker_pair_evidence · legs, operators, aircraft_types, first_leg, last_leg
At Nice (NCE) the archive holds 218 recorded repositioning movements (115 outbound, 103 inbound) involving 31 distinct operators.
Source: v_broker_airport_supply · legs_out, legs_in, operators
8 aircraft are recorded as based at Nice (NCE) in our operator base snapshot, spread across 4 operators.
Source: operator_bases_cache · aircraft, company
The types most frequently observed at Nice (NCE) are Cessna Citation Latitude, Global Express XRS, Embraer Legacy 650, Eurocopter AS355 N, Airbus Helicopters H130 / Eurocopter EC130 B4.
Source: operator_bases_cache · aircraft.type
Recorded movement at Nice (NCE) concentrates in July and August, which account for 92% of 218 archived legs; November is the thinnest recorded month.
Source: v_broker_airport_months · month, legs
At Ibiza (IBZ) the archive holds 124 recorded repositioning movements (57 outbound, 67 inbound) involving 19 distinct operators.
Source: v_broker_airport_supply · legs_out, legs_in, operators
The types most frequently observed at Ibiza (IBZ) are Cessna Citation XLS+, Pilatus PC-24, Challenger 300, Embraer Phenom 300, Hawker 900XP.
Source: v_broker_airport_types · aircraft_type, rank
Recorded movement at Ibiza (IBZ) concentrates in July and August, which account for 95% of 124 archived legs; September 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) — anonymised, never operator-attributed.
Full-charter one-way, desk quote
€4,200 – €7,500
Light Jet through Super Midsize over 390 nm NCE–IBZ, all-in of landing, handling, crew and fuel surcharge. Weekend and peak-season departures out of NCE sit at the upper end.
Price stand: August 2026, reconciled against 9 observed movements on the pair. NCE–IBZ quotes move with fuel, crew duty and slot availability — we re-price at the point of booking.
NCE–IBZ supply — deep
NCE — 8 based aircraft across 4 operators, 218 archived movements (115 out / 103 in) from 31 operators. IBZ — 124 archived movements (57 out / 67 in) from 19 operators. Types recorded working this pair: Cessna Citation Latitude, Global Express XRS, Embraer Legacy 650, Eurocopter AS355 N.
Positioning into Nice (NCE)
Alongside the based fleet, the nearest recorded bases are LFMD (13 nm, 2 aircraft), LFTZ (42 nm, 1 aircraft), LFTH (58 nm, 1 aircraft).
Positioning into Ibiza (IBZ)
Alongside the based fleet, the nearest recorded bases are LEVC (94 nm, 3 aircraft), LEBL (149 nm, 3 aircraft), LELL (162 nm, 1 aircraft).
Nice (NCE) — departing for IBZ
NCE departing for IBZ: Peak-summer slots extremely tight — book 24–72 h ahead; event weekends need earlier. Curfew: 23:00–06:00 quota-restricted. Jun–Sep Fri–Sun and event weeks (GP, Cannes, MYS) hit slot ceiling.
Ibiza (IBZ) — arriving from NCE
IBZ arriving from NCE: Slot-coordinated Jun–Sep; ramp saturates on summer weekends. Jun–Sep weekends require early booking and reposition planning.
Ibiza (IBZ)
Charter movement in our archive concentrates in July and August (95% of 124 recorded legs), and falls away in September.
Global 7500 / Gulfstream G650 on a short sector
Over 390 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.
Nice — real alternatives, and when we use them
Cannes-Mandelieu (CEQ), 30 km out — Fastest to Cannes/Antibes/St-Tropez and dramatically cheaper handling — for jets under 35 t MTOW. Trade-off: 35 t mtow. Le Castellet (LFMQ), 130 km out — St-Tropez villa airport with a genuinely private FBO experience. Trade-off: longer transfer. Toulon-Hyères (TLN), 130 km out — Overflow when NCE/CEQ saturate; ~50 min drive to St-Tropez. Trade-off: distance to riviera.
Empty Legs
Repositioning legs departing NCE within 14 days, priced per aircraft for up to 19 seats.
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ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · BOOKING ADVICE
LEAD TIME
Peak weekends: 2–4 weeks ahead. Off-peak: 48–72 hours is comfortable.
BEST BOOKING WINDOW
Tuesday–Thursday off-peak weeks (Apr–May, mid-Sep–Oct) are the best price/quality window.
FLEXIBLE DATES
A ±1-day window opens up meaningfully more empty-leg and repositioning options — worth signalling in the enquiry.
PEAK PERIODS
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ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · FAQ
Nice → Ibiza frequently asked questions
ASK A QUESTIONAirborne time is approximately 1h 20m on the 390 nm great-circle sector in a light jet, or about 1h 35m block to block once taxi at NCE and IBZ is counted. Across the 5 classes that clear both runways nonstop, block time runs from 1h 25m in a heavy jet to 1h 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 390 nm sector our desk models light jet charter from €4,200 one-way, midsize from €5,000 and super-midsize from €5,600. 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. The two accepted categories sit close together on this sector, so moving up from light jet to super-midsize changes cabin and range headroom more than it changes the modelled figure. 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. 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 Nice–Ibiza — they hit the sweet spot on cabin comfort, block time and cost that the majority of charterers pick.
NCE is the primary departure. Primary airport for this corridor
Well within super-midsize range — comfortably nonstop on this corridor.
Cessna Citation VII carries a full summer group and luggage without pushing into a heavier hourly rate.
Yes in peak weeks — an unfiled slot can push a landing time by hours. Book firm before the slot window closes.
Cannes Film Festival in mid May, and the surrounding weekends.
Observed pricing
On a 390 nm sector our fixed-price model quotes €4,500 for a light jet and €9,200 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
Field capability
We track 7 ground-handling and 4 VIP catering suppliers at Nice (AviaPartner Executive, G-OPS and 5 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 2 fields serving Nice is 9,721 ft at Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport, which sets the largest cabin class that can be dispatched here.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
The longest jet-capable runway across the 2 fields serving Ibiza is 10,728 ft at Palma de Mallorca 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 9,700 ft at Nice Côte d'Azur Airport and 9,186 ft at IBZ; the 9,186 ft at IBZ sets the ceiling for this pair, which admits everything up to ultra long range equipment.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
Observed supply
We have observed 15 empty-leg repositionings on this pair in our own inventory feed, first recorded 2026-07-11 and most recently 2026-08-21.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
8 distinct operators and 7 aircraft types have flown this pair in the period we track.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
Traffic on this city pair is split across 4 distinct airport pairings in our record, so departure field choice is a real variable rather than a formality.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
2 charter operators in our verified directory declare a home base at Nice — Azur Helicoptere, GreenBees Helico — which is why positioning legs from this end are often quotable same-day.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
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