San Francisco Jet Charter arranges private flights, cargo charters and the services around them for clients across the Bay Area and Northern California. Tell us what the trip involves and we will work out the options with you.
Some of our clients have chartered for years and some are doing it for the first time. The process is the same either way. You tell us the route, the dates and who is traveling, and we come back with the aircraft that fit and a realistic estimate of the cost. Your advisor stays with the trip from the first call through to landing, and you deal with the same person throughout.
The list below covers what we arrange most often, and it is not everything we can do. If what you need is not on it, call and ask. We are reachable by phone at +1-888-987-5387 or by email, at any hour, on any day of the year.
Types of Air Charter Service
Event Transportation
Industry-Specific Air Charter
Supplementary Services
How We Work a Request
Whichever service you need, the process is the same. You tell us the route, the dates, how many are traveling and anything that changes the math: baggage, pets, medical requirements, a hard arrival time. We come back with the aircraft that fit and a realistic estimate of the cost, along with a recommendation on which Bay Area airport makes the most sense for the trip.
You deal with the same advisor from the first call through to landing. Preferences stay on file, so a request in November does not start from scratch because your last trip was in June.
What We Check Before You Fly
We do not own aircraft and we do not operate them. We arrange your flight with a certified air carrier, acting as your agent. Before we present any option we confirm the operator holds a current FAR Part 135 certificate, review its safety and incident history, confirm the crew are qualified and current on the aircraft type you will be flying on, and confirm insurance appropriate to the aircraft and the trip.
Part 135 is the FAA’s set of rules for on-demand, for-hire charter. It carries stricter operating, crew and insurance requirements than FAR Part 91, the rules for private, non-commercial flying that cannot legally be sold as charter. Above nineteen passengers a trip moves to an airliner-size aircraft operating under FAR Part 121 or a foreign equivalent. Our safety page sets out the detail.
Planning Around the Bay Area
Two local facts shape more trips here than anything else. Tower hours vary a great deal across the region, and only San Francisco International and Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport are towered around the clock, so an early departure or a late return is worth planning rather than assuming. And airport options with customs are narrower than people expect: of the fields we use regularly, only San Francisco, Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport, Mineta San Jose International and Monterey Regional are customs airports, so an international arrival cannot clear at Napa or Sonoma.
Seasonality matters too. Wine country demand peaks during crush season from mid-August to late October, the Sierra runs from late November to around late May, and marine-layer fog is a routine summer-morning factor along the coast. If your dates fall in any of those windows, book as early as you can.
International Trips
For flights crossing a border, landing permits and customs authorizations form part of the arrangements. Permits are generally applied for after a trip has been secured on the aircraft schedule, and sometimes the timeline is dictated by the local airport authorities. We will always do our best to ensure departure and arrival times meet your needs, but these are sometimes subject to the approvals of the local airport authority and government.
Talk to an Advisor
If the service you need is not on the list above, call and ask. Reach us at +1-888-987-5387 at any hour, on any day of the year, or send the trip through our contact page.