Private Jet Card Effective Hourly Rate Calculator

Go beyond headline hourly rates when comparing private jet card programs. Enter your expected hours and published rate, then layer in membership fees, fuel adders, and peak-day surcharges to surface true total spend and the all-in cost per occupied hour.

Estimate how many occupied hours you will draw from the card each year.
Quoted hourly rate for your cabin class before fees.
Base program or initiation fee; defaults to $0 if waived.
Enter per-hour fuel adder or leave blank if none applies.
Percentage uplift applied to hours flown on peak or blackout days.
How many of your annual hours incur peak surcharges. Defaults to 0.

Actual pricing varies by aircraft category, peak policies, and card terms. Verify contract rules before booking.

Examples

  • 35 hours at $9,500/hr, $20k membership, $650 fuel surcharge, 8 peak hours at 10% ⇒ effective rate $10,978.57/hr on $384,250 total spend.
  • 50 hours at $7,800/hr with no extra fees ⇒ effective rate stays $7,800.00/hr and total spend $390,000.

FAQ

Can I include de-icing or catering fees?

Add them to the fuel surcharge field as a per-hour estimate or include them in membership fees for a conservative comparison.

What if my membership fee covers more than one year?

Divide the lifetime membership cost by the number of years you expect to use the card and input that amount so the per-hour math stays accurate.

Do ferry hours count?

Most jet card hourly rates are billed on occupied hours only. If your program charges positioning time, add those hours to the annual total before running the calculation.

How should I compare against on-demand charter?

Use the effective hourly output as your benchmark, then compare it to recent on-demand quotes plus repositioning and fuel surcharges.

Additional Information

  • Most jet cards require minimum flown hours; use the planned hours field to smooth one-time fees over your actual utilization.
  • Fuel surcharges typically track jet fuel indexes—updating this input helps benchmark offers across brokers.
  • Peak-day uplifts can erase published discounts; estimate how many trips will fall on peak or blackout days to capture true pricing.

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