Private jet New York to Nantucket covers approximately 306 km, with typical block times around 53m depending on winds, slot allocations and airport routing.
For the planning narrative — the ACK runway and landing distance, the airport-run FBO, summer ramp parking and why international arrivals clear customs first — read Private Jet to Nantucket.
165 nm great-circle between HPN and ACK, 45m typical block time.
“Because aircraft positioning dominates New York → Nantucket, the lever worth using is timing, not haggling.”
Depart HPN — Primary departure for New York. · Arrive ACK — Primary arrival for Nantucket. · Value pick: Eclipse 550
WHAT TO DO NEXT · AIRCRAFT CHOICE DECIDES THIS SECTOR
Aircraft choice matters more than usual here because the limiting field removes classes that otherwise have the range for the sector — the runway, not the distance, sets the short-list.
WHICH AIRCRAFT
BEST VALUE
Light Jet
The Eclipse 550 clears both runways and has range headroom on the 165 nm leg without stepping up into a larger, more expensive cabin — the lowest hourly cost that still handles this pair reliably.
Indicative all-in €3,200 (≈ €457 per passenger, 7 seats)
AIRPORTS
A private jet mission stands or falls on airport choice. For New York → Nantucket we resolve the primary field on each side, then rank the alternatives worth considering with the trade-offs that actually matter to a client — transfer time, curfew, slot pressure, MTOW and helicopter link.
DEPARTURE · HPN
White Plains
BEST FOR
LESS SUITED FOR
ARRIVAL · ACK
BEST FOR
LESS SUITED FOR
Choosing the airport
Every line below for New York → Nantucket is drawn from the airport register, published runway length and verified handling facts. Where a figure is not published, we leave it out.
Departure · New York
Arrival · Nantucket
On arrival
Curated ground facts held for the New York → Nantucket endpoints. Transfer times and modes are published values, quoted as held — where a figure is not published, nothing is stated.
Arrival · ACK · City access
ACK is 10 min to town and 20 min to Sconset; peak summer is highly slot-constrained.
Destination register · localTransfer
Arrival · ACK · What anchors demand
Nantucket Town and the summer Grey Lady social calendar.
Destination register · localAnchor
Departure · HPN · City access
TEB is the private-jet default at 25 min to Midtown; JFK/EWR are used for heavier ULR movements.
Destination register · localTransfer
Published runway length at HPN and ACK, read against the 165 nm sector.
Departure field
HPN · New York
6,549ft
Arrival field
ACK · Nantucket
6,303ft
HPN publishes 6,549 ft of runway, which accepts super-midsize aircraft and below at full performance.
ACK publishes 6,303 ft, accepting midsize aircraft and below.
The 165 nm sector is inside the usable range of light jet, midsize, super-midsize, heavy jet and ultra-long-range metal after IFR reserves.
Runway length at ACK (Nantucket) — not range — removes ultra-long-range from this pair; Midsize is the practical ceiling into the field.
Nonstop and runway-legal on this pair: light jet and midsize.
Payload or fuel trade-offs apply where the published runway sits under the preferred length (super-midsize 6,500 ft preferred; heavy jet 7,500 ft preferred; ultra-long-range 8,000 ft preferred).
WHAT DRIVES THE PRICE
On New York → Nantucket, aircraft positioning is the biggest lever on price today.
PRICE DRIVERS
Aircraft based off-route are repositioned to New York before pickup — the shorter that leg, the more competitive the quote.
If the aircraft can't pick up a return charter from Nantucket, the empty repositioning leg is baked into your quote.
Landing, handling and ramp fees on HPN–ACK are set field by field.
Across 165 nm the fuel uplift is a bounded line item on HPN–ACK, not the driver of the quote.
New York → Nantucket demand cycles pull the 165 nm sector off its low band on peak weeks.
Ramp capacity at ACK constrains the lift available for 165 nm inbounds from New York — operators quote accordingly.
Weather rarely re-prices HPN–ACK beyond marginal fuel adjustments over 165 nm.
ACK: No slot coordination. Unscheduled operations with more than nine passenger seats need 2 hours' prior permission from the airport manager. Summer ramp space should be confirmed in advance.
At 165 nm, HPN–ACK sits far inside a single crew duty period — no augmented crew cost.
Overnight parking at ACK is normally available and adds a defined ramp and handling fee to the HPN–ACK quote.
SAVING OPPORTUNITIES
Saving levers on New York → Nantucket
If the aircraft is already positioned closer to another New York-area field, using it reduces positioning cost and often trims 5–15% off the quote.
Alternative arrivals near ACK can trim handling and slot pressure on HPN–ACK — see the airport comparison above.
HPN ↔ ACK (165 nm) is a corridor we monitor for empty legs — set an alert and match one when your dates flex.
HPN: PPR for peak Fridays. The airport is open 24 hours.
On a 165 nm hop a larger cabin adds cost without a meaningful time saving. Light jet is the usual category on HPN–ACK; stepping down from heavy metal is not the decision.
Estimated price ranges · Your confirmed quote follows within 1–2 hours
How the flight works
New York → Nantucket operational profile
Nonstop feasibility
Well within super-midsize range — comfortably nonstop on this corridor.
Typical flight level
FL280–FL380 on the short 165 nm HPN–ACK hop
Typical routing
Direct HPN–ACK routing, 165 nm great-circle with negligible airway detour.
Noise / curfew
Night curfew at New York (midnight–06:30, voluntary (VRFF program); not a mandatory closure); APU use is limited to 15 minutes. Runway 6/24 is 6,303 × 150 ft; Runway 6 landing distance is 5,765 ft after a 538 ft displaced threshold. Runway 24 landing distance is 6,303 ft. Runway 15/33 is 4,500 × 100 ft. ILS approaches serve both ends of 6/24.
Runway
6,303 ft (shorter of HPN and ACK) favours midsize and super-midsize jets; heavy metal may need payload optimisation.
Fuel stop likelihood
No fuel stop on 165 nm; HPN–ACK is a single-sector mission for every class we quote.
Cabin service
Light catering only — 165 nm block time leaves no window for a galley service.
Best departure time
Mid-morning (10:00–12:00) departure from HPN clears the weekday slot peak and lands ACK before midday handling pressure.
Measured movements only — aggregated, de-identified and stated without interpretation (July 2026).
At New York (HPN) the archive holds 38 recorded repositioning movements (20 outbound, 18 inbound) involving 16 distinct operators.
Source: v_broker_airport_supply · legs_out, legs_in, operators
The types most frequently observed at New York (HPN) are Learjet 60XR, Falcon 900B, Cessna Citation Ultra, Cessna Citation XLS, Cessna Citation Latitude.
Source: v_broker_airport_types · aircraft_type, rank
Recorded movement at New York (HPN) concentrates in November and October, which account for 68% of 38 archived legs; December is the thinnest recorded month.
Source: v_broker_airport_months · month, legs
At Nantucket (ACK) the archive holds 25 recorded repositioning movements (12 outbound, 13 inbound) involving 8 distinct operators.
Source: v_broker_airport_supply · legs_out, legs_in, operators
The types most frequently observed at Nantucket (ACK) are Cessna Citation Ultra, Global 5000, Learjet 45XR, Challenger 604, Falcon 900B.
Source: v_broker_airport_types · aircraft_type, rank
Recorded movement at Nantucket (ACK) concentrates in July and August, which account for 88% of 25 archived legs; November is the thinnest recorded month.
Source: v_broker_airport_months · month, legs
Observed availability, positioning reality and airport friction from our own movement archive (July 2026) — anonymised, never operator-attributed.
Full-charter one-way, desk quote
€2,800 – €3,700
Light Jet over 165 nm HPN–ACK, all-in of landing, handling, crew and fuel surcharge. Weekend and peak-season departures out of HPN sit at the upper end.
Price stand: July 2026, reconciled against 2 observed movements on the pair. HPN–ACK quotes move with fuel, crew duty and slot availability — we re-price at the point of booking.
HPN–ACK supply — workable
HPN — 38 archived movements (20 out / 18 in) from 16 operators. ACK — 25 archived movements (12 out / 13 in) from 8 operators.
Positioning into New York (HPN)
Alongside the based fleet, the nearest recorded bases are KHPN (0 nm, 7 aircraft), KTEB (21 nm, 58 aircraft), KDXR (21 nm, 6 aircraft).
Positioning into Nantucket (ACK)
Alongside the based fleet, the nearest recorded bases are KPYM (50 nm, 1 aircraft), KWST (79 nm, 8 aircraft), KBOS (79 nm, 2 aircraft).
New York (HPN) — departing for ACK
HPN departing for ACK: PPR for peak Fridays. The airport is open 24 hours. Curfew: midnight–06:30, voluntary (VRFF program); not a mandatory closure.
Nantucket (ACK) — arriving from HPN
ACK arriving from HPN: No slot coordination. Unscheduled operations with more than nine passenger seats need 2 hours' prior permission from the airport manager. Summer ramp space should be confirmed in advance. APU use is limited to 15 minutes. Runway 6/24 is 6,303 × 150 ft; Runway 6 landing distance is 5,765 ft after a 538 ft displaced threshold. Runway 24 landing distance is 6,303 ft. Runway 15/33 is 4,500 × 100 ft. ILS approaches serve both ends of 6/24. Ramp space is limited. Sunday afternoon departures are commonly delayed in summer.
Nantucket (ACK)
Charter movement in our archive concentrates in July and August (88% of 25 recorded legs), and falls away in November and October.
Global 7500 / Gulfstream G650 on a short sector
Over 165 nm an ultra-long-range cabin bills roughly €8,100/hour for a flight measured in single-digit hours, and rarely repositions economically to this pair. You pay ULR money for a cabin you cannot use.
Empty Legs
Repositioning legs departing HPN within 14 days, priced per aircraft for up to 19 seats.
LATEST EMPTY LEGS · NEW YORK → NANTUCKET
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EMPTY-LEG ALERTS
We scan operator inventory every 12 hours. The moment a leg matches your route, date window and budget, we email you with a direct booking link.
BOOKING ADVICE
LEAD TIME
48–72 hours is comfortable — 12 hours is achievable when aircraft are in position.
BEST BOOKING WINDOW
Tuesday–Thursday midweek is typically the lowest-friction window on this pair.
FLEXIBLE DATES
A ±1-day window opens up meaningfully more empty-leg and repositioning options — worth signalling in the enquiry.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
New York → Nantucket frequently asked questions
ASK A QUESTIONAirborne time is approximately 45m on the 165 nm great-circle sector in a light jet, or about 1h 00m block to block once taxi at HPN and ACK is counted. Runway length at ACK — not range — keeps ultra-long-range off the pair, so these times assume midsize or smaller. Figures are indicative great-circle estimates; actual times move with routing, winds and ATC on the day.
Over the 165 nm sector our desk models light jet charter from €2,800 one-way. ultra-long-range aircraft sit below the published runway minimum on this short hop, so they are not modelled. Light jet is the category the desk prices; the runway is not a fuel stop. midsize aircraft clear both fields on this pair but carry no modelled row here, so those cabins are quoted on request. These are modelled charter estimates for this pair — not live quotes, not observed transactions — and the final figure moves with aircraft positioning and availability on the date.
Eclipse 550 (Light Jet) is our standing pick — The Eclipse 550 clears both runways and has range headroom on the 165 nm leg without stepping up into a larger, more expensive cabin — the lowest hourly cost that still handles this pair reliably.
Winter (Dec–Mar) for ski, summer (Jun–Aug) for Hamptons/Vineyard. Named windows: NY Fashion Week (Feb & Sep); US Open (tennis) (late Aug–early Sep).
See the airport comparison.
Yes — resort weekends see clear one-way flow and pricing steps.
Yes — NY Fashion Week in Feb & Sep materially compresses aircraft availability; book 4–8 weeks ahead for that window.
ACK is 10 min to town and 20 min to Sconset; peak summer is highly slot-constrained. Nantucket Town and the summer Grey Lady social calendar.
Observed pricing
On a 165 nm sector our fixed price is €3,500 for a light jet and €5,800 for a heavy in standard season — 4 cabin classes clear the range and runway test here.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
Peak weeks move the same light jet sector from €3,500 to €4,100, an uplift of 17% on a block time of about 1h 00m.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
Field capability
We track 6 ground-handling and 5 VIP catering suppliers at New York (EVO Jet / EVO Fuels, Jet Aviation Teterboro and 4 more), so handling, slots and catering are arranged through named counterparties rather than a broker chain.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
The longest jet-capable runway across the 3 fields serving New York is 6,997 ft at Teterboro Airport, which sets the largest cabin class that can be dispatched here.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
We track 0 ground-handling and 1 VIP catering supplier at Nantucket, USA, so handling, slots and catering are arranged through named counterparties rather than a broker chain.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
The longest jet-capable runway serving Nantucket, USA is 6,303 ft at Nantucket Memorial Airport, which sets the largest cabin class that can be dispatched here.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
Observed supply
We have observed 2 empty-leg repositionings on this pair in our own inventory feed, first recorded 2026-07-25 and most recently 2026-07-27.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
1 distinct operator and 1 aircraft type have flown this pair in the period we track.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
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