Group charter to Nantucket is straightforward once we know the headcount, because that is what decides both the aircraft and the notice the airport needs.
Moving a Squad
A team charter is a passenger count, a baggage problem and a fixed date. Equipment is usually what decides the aircraft, not the seat count.
Where the Part 121 Line Falls
A squad aircraft nearly always seats more than nine, so the two-hour prior permission applies. Above nineteen passengers the trip also moves to FAR Part 121 or the foreign equivalent.
Return Timings After a Game
Return timings after a game are rarely known in advance. We build that flexibility in rather than pretending the schedule is fixed, and we check it against the tower’s closing time, which in winter is nine in the evening.
Nantucket-Specific Patterns We Plan Around
Aircraft with more than nine passenger seats need two hours’ prior permission at Nantucket Memorial Airport, which covers most midsize and larger charter jets. Your advisor makes that call, so it is not something you have to manage, but it is the reason we ask for your timings as early as you can give them.
Vetting Behind Every Trip
Before we confirm anything, we check:
- 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)
- The operator’s safety and incident history
- That the pilots are experienced, qualified and current on the aircraft type you will be flying on
- Fewer than 60 brokers worldwide hold Premium Wyvern Broker Member status, and Air Charter Advisors is one of them
Contact
Tell us the dates, the passenger count and where you are starting from, and we will come back with aircraft that fit. Ask for a quote through our contact page, browse the aircraft we arrange, or read the questions we are asked most often. The National Business Aviation Association sets the broader operating standards we work within.