The Palm Beach to Antigua 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.
1168 nm great-circle between PBI and ANU, On request typical block time.
“The quote here tracks aircraft positioning more than anything else — flexibility against that driver is what moves the price.”
Depart PBI — Primary departure for Palm Beach. · Arrive ANU — Primary arrival for Antigua. · Value pick: Cessna Citation VII · Premium pick: Dassault Falcon 50EX
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · AIRCRAFT RECOMMENDATION ENGINE
BEST VALUE
Midsize
The Cessna Citation VII clears both runways and has range headroom on the 1,168 nm leg without stepping up into a larger, more expensive cabin — the lowest hourly cost that still handles this pair reliably.
Indicative all-in €11,400
FASTEST
Heavy
On 1,168 nm the Dassault Falcon 50EX carries the highest cruise speed in the eligible short-list. The saving is roughly 15 minutes of block time against the smallest eligible class — worth it on a same-day return, marginal otherwise.
Indicative all-in €22,000
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · AIRPORT INTELLIGENCE
A private jet mission stands or falls on airport choice. For Palm Beach → Antigua 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.
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ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · PRICING INTELLIGENCE
On Palm Beach → Antigua, aircraft positioning is the biggest lever on price today.
PRICE DRIVERS
Aircraft based off-route are repositioned to Palm Beach before pickup — the shorter that leg, the more competitive the quote.
If the aircraft can't pick up a return charter from Antigua, the empty repositioning leg is baked into your quote.
Landing, handling and ramp fees on PBI–ANU are set field by field — PBI and ANU each carry their own coordinated-airport surcharge profile.
Across 1,168 nm the fuel uplift is a bounded line item on PBI–ANU, not the driver of the quote.
Palm Beach → Antigua demand cycles pull the 1,168 nm sector off its low band on peak weeks.
Ramp capacity at ANU constrains the lift available for 1,168 nm inbounds from Palm Beach — operators quote accordingly.
Weather rarely re-prices PBI–ANU beyond marginal fuel adjustments over 1,168 nm.
Slot coordination at ANU — peak-season Saturdays especially — forces earlier commitment on Palm Beach departures and raises handling on PBI–ANU.
At 1,168 nm, PBI–ANU sits far inside a single crew duty period — no augmented crew cost.
Overnight parking at ANU is normally available and adds a defined ramp and handling fee to the PBI–ANU quote.
SAVING OPPORTUNITIES
Saving levers on Palm Beach → Antigua
If the aircraft is already positioned closer to another Palm Beach-area field, using it reduces positioning cost and often trims 5–15% off the quote.
Alternative arrivals near ANU can trim handling and slot pressure on PBI–ANU — see the airport comparison above.
PBI ↔ ANU (1,168 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 PBI drops handling and slot fees on the 1,168 nm run to ANU.
1,168 nm is inside super-midsize range, so a category step down from heavy metal on PBI–ANU cuts the quote with almost identical cabin comfort.
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Route Intelligence · Operational
Palm Beach → Antigua operational profile
Nonstop feasibility
Well within super-midsize range — comfortably nonstop on this corridor.
Typical flight level
FL370–FL430 across 1,168 nm on PBI–ANU
Typical routing
Direct PBI–ANU routing, 1,168 nm great-circle with negligible airway detour.
Runway
9,003 ft (shorter of PBI and ANU) clears heavy metal unrestricted.
Fuel stop likelihood
No fuel stop on 1,168 nm; PBI–ANU is a single-sector mission for every class we quote.
Cabin service
Light catering only — 1,168 nm block time leaves no window for a galley service.
Best departure time
Mid-morning (10:00–12:00) departure from PBI clears the weekday slot peak and lands ANU before midday handling pressure.
Observed availability, positioning reality and airport friction from our own movement archive — anonymised, never operator-attributed.
Full-charter one-way, desk quote
€9,800 – €22,600
Midsize through Heavy over 1,168 nm PBI–ANU, all-in of landing, handling, crew and fuel surcharge. Weekend and peak-season departures out of PBI sit at the upper end.
Price stand: August 2026. PBI–ANU quotes move with fuel, crew duty and slot availability — we re-price at the point of booking.
PBI–ANU supply — thin
PBI — 3 archived movements (2 out / 1 in) from 3 operators. ANU — 1 archived movements (1 out / 0 in) from 1 operators. Most PBI–ANU lift positions in, so expect a ferry element in the price and give us 48h+ where you can.
Positioning into Palm Beach (PBI)
With little metal based on the field, aircraft typically ferry in from KPBI (0 nm, 13 aircraft), KBCT (18 nm, 6 aircraft), KPMP (26 nm, 6 aircraft). A 30–60 minute positioning sector is normal and is already inside the quotes above — beware anyone showing a price that ignores it.
Positioning into Antigua (ANU)
With little metal based on the field, aircraft typically ferry in from TFFJ (76 nm, 2 aircraft), TISX (176 nm, 2 aircraft), TIST (196 nm, 1 aircraft). A 30–60 minute positioning sector is normal and is already inside the quotes above — beware anyone showing a price that ignores it.
Global 7500 / Gulfstream G650 on a short sector
Over 1,168 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 PBI within 14 days, priced per aircraft for up to 19 seats.
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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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Palm Beach → Antigua frequently asked questions
ASK A QUESTIONBlock time is On request on the 1,168 nm great-circle sector, using a heavy in typical wind conditions.
Indicative one-way pricing on this pair is €10,000–€23,000 one-way, all-in, depending on aircraft class and season. Empty legs run 25–75% below these ranges.
Dassault Falcon 50EX (Heavy) is our standing pick — On 1,168 nm the Dassault Falcon 50EX carries the highest cruise speed in the eligible short-list. The saving is roughly 15 minutes of block time against the smallest eligible class — worth it on a same-day return, marginal otherwise.
Runway constraints dominate — Dassault Falcon 50EX is currently the sweet-spot answer.
Depends on the specific airport — some Caribbean fields are STOL-only. See the airport comparison.
Dec–Apr high season; hurricane risk pushes cost and cancellation risk Aug–Oct.
Yes — Antigua Sailing Week in late Apr materially compresses aircraft availability; book 4–8 weeks ahead for that window.
ANU is 20–30 min to English Harbour and Jumby Bay onward tender. English Harbour, Falmouth and Jumby Bay.
Observed pricing
On a 1,168 nm sector our fixed-price model quotes €9,500 for a light jet and €23,500 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
Peak weeks move the same light jet sector from €9,500 to €11,200, an uplift of 18% on a block time of about 3h 00m.
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Field capability
We track 3 ground-handling and 4 VIP catering suppliers at Palm Beach (Jet Aviation West Palm Beach, Pike Aviation and 1 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
We track 2 ground-handling and 1 VIP catering suppliers at St John's, Antigua (IAM Jet Centre, Pike Aviation), 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 St John's, Antigua is 9,003 ft at V. C. Bird 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 10,001 ft at PBI and 9,003 ft at ANU; the 9,003 ft at ANU sets the ceiling for this pair, which admits everything up to ultra long range equipment.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18