San Francisco Jet Charter arranges flights for the energy sector out of Northern California, including crew movements, equipment charters and executive travel to sites that scheduled airlines do not usefully serve.
Crew rotations
Crew changes run to a schedule that has nothing to do with the airline timetable, and the destinations are often remote. Charter puts the whole crew on one aircraft, landing at the nearest usable field, at the time the rotation actually needs.
Aircraft choice here is driven by the field at the far end more than by the distance. Where the destination has a short or unpaved runway, a turboprop reaches strips that jets cannot use. Where the crew is large, the aircraft gets bigger and the rules can change: above nineteen passengers the flight operates under FAR Part 121 or a foreign equivalent rather than Part 135.
Equipment and urgent freight
Drilling and production equipment does not wait for space on a scheduled service. We arrange cargo charters sized to the load, including oversized and heavy items that need specific loading arrangements. Tell us the dimensions and weight at the outset and your advisor will check them against the aircraft and the loading method.
International work
For flights crossing borders, landing permits and customs authorizations are part of the picture. 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.
On the Northern California end, only San Francisco, Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport, San Jose and Monterey Regional are customs airports, so an international departure or arrival is planned around one of those four.
Safety
Energy clients usually arrive with their own audit requirements, and we work to them. Every operator is confirmed as holding a current FAR Part 135 certificate, with its safety and incident history reviewed and crew qualification and currency on type confirmed. Where an operator participates in ARGUS, Wyvern or IS-BAO audit programs, we reference it. Details on our safety page.
Call +1-888-987-5387.
Vetting Behind Every Trip
Every operator, aircraft, and crew goes through our internal due diligence before we present any options. Our internal standards meet or exceed what the FAA requires:
- FAR Part 135 charter operators for traditional private aircraft, or FAR Part 121 for airliner-size and group trips (or the foreign equivalent on international legs)
- Operator subscription to Wyvern and ARGUS reviewed where the operator participates.
- Pilot experience and operator incident history reviewed before we recommend an aircraft.
- Fewer than 60 brokers worldwide hold Premium Wyvern Broker Member status, and Air Charter Advisors is one of them.
San Francisco-Specific Patterns We Plan Around
Tower hours determine the trips more than anything else. Only San Francisco International and Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport are towered around the clock; Hayward Executive closes in the late afternoon, and Livermore runs weekday daytime hours with a short window on weekends. For an early departure or a late return, that difference decides the airport. Customs is narrow in this region too, with San Francisco, Oakland, Mineta San Jose and Monterey Regional the fields that clear international arrivals. Trips into the Sierra are their own case, where elevation and terrain shape the aircraft choice more than the distance does.
Contact
For a quote on a San Francisco charter, send the trip through our contact page or call an advisor at +1-888-987-5387. Our safety page sets out how we check operators, crews and insurance, and the full aircraft gallery covers the other categories. The National Business Aviation Association sets the broader operating standards we work within.