Should You Charter This Trip?
Three questions. An honest answer. See the real math on charter vs. first class for your route, your group, and your schedule.
Where are you flying?
We will size the aircraft and the math to your actual route.
An honest answer, not a sales pitch
If commercial is the right call for your trip, the tool says so. Charter wins on specific trip profiles. Our job is to show you which ones.
The 4-passenger breakeven
With 4 or more travelers on the same route, a charter is often competitive with combined first-class tickets. Below that, commercial usually wins on price.
Time is the hidden line item
Same-day returns and poor connection routes are where private aviation saves 5-8 hours per trip, before you count working time in the cabin.
The Scott Wallace Agency arranges charter service on behalf of clients with vetted FAA Part 135 carriers. Every operator is verified through the Stratos Jets Approved Vendor Program: two pilots on every flight, ARGUS or Wyvern audited, and $25M+ insurance minimums.
If the answer was yes
- What the trip will actually costThe itemized version, including the fees that surprise first-time charterers.
- Which aircraft fitsNarrow by passengers, range and runway before you compare quotes.
- Flying this route often?At a certain frequency a card starts to compete with booking per trip.
- Check the baggage hold firstSkis, golf clubs and a wheelchair each fail differently, and cabin size does not predict it.