Aircraft models and range — compare private jet specs and check which aircraft fly your routes nonstop

The question it answers

Which aircraft can actually fly my trips — and which one fits me best?

Choosing an aircraft type is the decision underneath every other choice in private aviation. It decides which programs fit, which operators can fly you, and what you’ll pay. But aircraft vary widely in range, speed, and cabin, and a jet that’s perfect for one route may need a fuel stop on another.

Two Market Intelligence tools work together to answer the question: the range chart and aircraft model comparison.

The range chart

The range chart models aircraft types against all of your destinations at once.

What you put in

• Your home base — for example, Scottsdale
• Your destinations — for example, San Francisco, Chicago, South Florida, and New York
• Up to four aircraft types to test

What you get

A map of your home base and destinations, showing for each aircraft type and each destination:

• Nonstop — the aircraft makes it
• Fuel stop — it can get there, but needs to stop
• Out of range

Alongside range, the chart flags runway fit — whether a destination’s runway is comfortable, tight, or short for that aircraft.

In one view, you see which aircraft types cover your whole travel pattern, and where each one falls short.

Aircraft model comparison

Once you’ve narrowed the field, compare aircraft models side by side on the specs that matter:

• Range
• Cruise speed
• Passengers
• Cabin height and cabin volume
• Baggage capacity
• Runway needed
• Aircraft class, from light jets to large cabin

Every model is different. One may have the range but a smaller cabin; another may be faster but need a longer runway. Seeing them side by side helps you zone in on the aircraft types you actually like.

Then use your aircraft types everywhere

This is where the two tools pay off. Once you’ve chosen the aircraft types you like, you can use them across FlightWiseOS to search the market:

• Local Providers — find those aircraft based near your airports
• US and regional fleets — find fleets that fly them
• Program Comparison — find jet cards and memberships in that class
• Fractional Analysis — find fractional programs on those aircraft
• Route Estimator — estimate your routes in that aircraft class

Save the aircraft types to your Preferred List so they’re ready on every search.

An example

An executive based in Scottsdale flies to San Francisco, Chicago, South Florida, and New York. In the range chart, their team tests a light jet, a midsize, a super midsize, and a large cabin jet.

The light jet reaches San Francisco nonstop but needs a fuel stop for Chicago and can’t make New York without stopping. The super midsize reaches all four nonstop. They compare the midsize and super midsize side by side — cabin height, passengers, baggage, and speed — and choose the super midsize. Next, they search Local Providers around Scottsdale and jet cards in the super midsize class, and save the best options to their Preferred List.

Who it’s for

• First-time private flyers learning which aircraft fit their trips
• Executives and families choosing a primary aircraft class
• Program buyers who need to pick the right class before comparing jet cards, memberships, or fractional shares
• Planners who want to know when a trip needs a fuel stop before they request quotes

Aircraft models and the range chart are part of every FlightWiseOS plan, starting with Access. See the Market Intelligence overview.