Every aircraft category. Every mission.

Turboprops are the most efficient private jet type for Austin charter trips under about 600 miles. King Air 350s and Pilatus PC-12s cruise around 300 knots, seat 6–8 passengers, and access shorter runways that bigger jets can't use. They are the right answer for Austin to Houston, Austin to Dallas, Austin to Marfa, Austin to Big Bend, Austin to Hill Country wineries, or Austin to small coastal Texas fields. Pricing typically runs $2,400–$2,800 per flight hour.

The trade-off is speed and cabin altitude. On anything beyond 90–120 minutes of flight time, a light jet is more comfortable and usually only modestly more expensive on a total trip basis.

Light jets are the workhorse of the Austin private jet charter market. They cruise around 430 knots, seat 6–7 passengers in a stand-and-stretch cabin, and have enough range to comfortably reach Las Vegas, Denver, Mexico City, Cabo, Miami, or Chicago non-stop from AUS or EDC. Hourly cost runs about $3,500–$4,200. Most weekend trips and most short-haul corporate trips out of Austin fly on a light jet.

The Embraer Phenom 300 is the most-requested light jet on our Austin charter floor — quiet cabin, big windows, baggage capacity that handles a real golf trip or ski trip.

Midsize jets add a flat floor, a taller cabin, and enough range margin to handle weather routing on coast-to-coast Austin trips. A Citation XLS+ or Hawker 800XP seats 7–8, cruises around 460 knots, and reaches both coasts from Austin with sensible fuel reserves. Hourly cost is roughly $5,200–$5,800. This is the right private jet type for an Austin-to-New York or Austin-to-LA day-trip when the schedule matters and the group is six to eight.

For internal cabin comfort on a 3.5-hour flight, midsize is the practical floor. Light jets get the job done, but most clients who try midsize once book midsize on every comparable mission afterward.

Super-midsize is the Austin executive class's default for transcontinental and Caribbean missions. Challenger 350s and Praetor 600s seat 8–10 passengers, cruise around 490 knots, and have nonstop range to anywhere in North America and most of Central America and the northern Caribbean. The cabin is full stand-up, with a real galley, real lavatory, and Wi-Fi performant enough for video calls. Hourly cost falls around $7,200–$8,000.

For Austin to New York / Teterboro, Austin to Bahamas, Austin to Cabo with the full family, or Austin to Vancouver, super-midsize is the sweet spot of cost, range, and comfort.

Heavy jets are the long-range option out of Austin. Gulfstream G450s and Falcon 2000s seat 12–14 passengers, cruise above FL410, and reach Europe, Hawaii, or South America non-stop from AUS depending on payload. Cabin amenities include a full galley, divan seating, a real lavatory with shower on some variants, and ground-class Wi-Fi. Hourly cost runs about $10,500–$12,500.

For Austin group charters above 10 passengers — wedding parties, sports teams, F1 hospitality groups — heavy jets are often the most cost-effective private jet type on a per-head basis.

For Austin charters to Asia, the Middle East, or Europe with full payload, ultra long range jets (Gulfstream G650, Bombardier Global 7500) are the right tool. Cabin layouts include sleeping quarters, a forward galley, and a dedicated crew rest area. Hourly cost typically exceeds $13,000. For groups above 14 passengers we move to VIP-configured regional airliners like the Embraer Lineage 1000 or Boeing Business Jet (BBJ).

Most clients never need this tier — but when the mission is "16 of us, Austin to Tokyo, one stop maximum," this is the category.