A white and blue business jet in cruise flight above red desert terrain seen from above and ahead

KVNY to KXNA 1,189 nm ENE 077 degrees true

Private Jet CharterLos Angeles toNorthwest Arkansas

1,189 nautical miles direct. About 3h 21m nonstop in a very light jet. Operators bid on this leg without knowing who is flying it.

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Great circle

1,189nm

2,202 km, 1,368 statute miles

Initial track

077°T ENE

Departing KVNY toward KXNA

Nonstop block time

3h 21m

In a very light jet, the smallest reference class that flies it nonstop

Clock change

+2h

Northwest Arkansas against Los Angeles, year round

The leg

Los Angeles to Northwest Arkansas

Measured airport to airport, VNY to XNA is 1,189 nautical miles. A very light jet does it nonstop in something close to 3h 21m once taxi, climb and descent are counted.

At this length the aircraft reaches a settled cruise and the class differences start to show up on the clock, though not dramatically. The bigger separation is cabin comfort and baggage volume. Northwest Arkansas runs 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles year round, which is worth building into the schedule at both ends.

You do not need a large cabin for the distance. A Honda Aircraft HondaJet Elite II in the very light jet class covers it nonstop with margin left over. A further 1 aircraft can do it nonstop on a good day, and those are the quotes worth reading carefully. A marginal leg becomes a fuel stop the moment the winds turn, the cabin fills, or the departure field is hot and high. 1 of the aircraft we track cannot make it without stopping at all, which does not rule them out. A stop on a cheaper airframe sometimes still wins on total cost, and the bid comparison will show you whether it does.

Book range figures assume long range cruise, standard reserves and a stated payload. Load the cabin, add bags, put the departure field at elevation on a hot afternoon, and the real number comes down. We treat anything above roughly 80 percent of book range as a leg that needs the operator to confirm against the specific tail number rather than the brochure.

Orthographic projection, great circle track Static plot

Aircraft

What flies this leg, and how fast

Block time and nonstop capability across the classes for 1,189 nautical miles. Times are planning estimates in still air.

Aircraft comparison for Los Angeles to Northwest Arkansas
Aircraft	Class	Seats	Block time	Book range	This leg
Cessna Citation M2 Gen2	Very Light Jet	6	3h 21m	1,550 nm	Nonstop
Embraer Phenom 300E	Light Jet	8	2h 58m	2,010 nm	Nonstop
Cessna Citation XLS+	Midsize Jet	9	3h 06m	2,100 nm	Nonstop
Bombardier Challenger 350	Super Midsize Jet	9	2h 56m	3,200 nm	Nonstop
Gulfstream G450	Heavy Jet	13	2h 54m	4,350 nm	Nonstop
Gulfstream G650ER	Ultra Long Range Jet	14	2h 50m	7,500 nm	Nonstop

Airports

Which runway you actually use

Departing Los Angeles. Most charter traffic uses Van Nuys (KVNY / VNY). The credible alternates are Hollywood Burbank (BUR), Los Angeles International (LAX), John Wayne Orange County (SNA) and Long Beach (LGB). Which one you leave from is worth deciding on ground time rather than on the map, because twenty minutes of extra driving often buys a cheaper ramp and a faster departure.

John Wayne enforces a noise abatement departure procedure and a night curfew.

Arriving Northwest Arkansas. Most charter traffic uses Northwest Arkansas National (KXNA / XNA). The credible alternates are Louise M Thaden Field Bentonville (VBT), Drake Field Fayetteville (FYV) and Bill and Hillary Clinton National Little Rock (LIT). Pick the one closest to where you are actually going. The airport with the famous name is frequently the wrong answer.

Ask the operator to confirm ramp availability and customs hours for your specific date. Parking at popular fields is the constraint people forget, and it is usually what pushes a departure by an hour.

Airport	ICAO	IATA	Metro	End	Role
Van Nuys	KVNY	VNY	Los Angeles	Departure	Preferred
Hollywood Burbank	KBUR	BUR	Los Angeles	Departure	Alternate
Los Angeles International	KLAX	LAX	Los Angeles	Departure	Customs
John Wayne Orange County	KSNA	SNA	Los Angeles	Departure	Alternate
Long Beach	KLGB	LGB	Los Angeles	Departure	Alternate
Northwest Arkansas National	KXNA	XNA	Northwest Arkansas	Arrival	Preferred
Louise M Thaden Field Bentonville	KVBT	VBT	Northwest Arkansas	Arrival	Alternate
Drake Field Fayetteville	KFYV	FYV	Northwest Arkansas	Arrival	Alternate
Bill and Hillary Clinton National Little Rock	KLIT	LIT	Northwest Arkansas	Arrival	Alternate

Cost

What moves the number

We do not publish a price for this route, and neither should anyone else. Here is what the number is actually made of.

Positioning. Where the aircraft sits when you call. If it is already on your departure ramp you pay for your legs only. If it has to fly in empty and fly home afterwards, someone pays for that, and it is you.
Daily minimum. Most operators bill a minimum number of flight hours per day the aircraft is away. A short leg with a three night stay can price higher than a long leg that returns the same day.
Crew duty. A crew has a legal duty limit. Cross enough time zones or depart late enough and the trip needs a second crew or an overnight, and both cost money.
Ramp and handling. Landing fees, ramp fees, overnight parking and the FBO handling charge vary enormously between fields in the same metro.
Peak days. Operators apply surcharges around the predictable weekends. Thanksgiving Sunday, the Super Bowl, Art Basel, the Fourth of July and the ski season change of week all price differently.
Fuel and stops. A technical stop costs fuel to climb back to altitude, a landing fee, handling, and forty five minutes to an hour of ground time.
De-icing. Winter departures from northern fields add de-icing, which is charged by volume of fluid and can be a serious number on a large aircraft.
Federal excise tax. Domestic United States charter carries a federal excise tax plus segment fees. It is a real line and it belongs in any quote you are comparing.

Our fee sits on top of the operator price as its own line, visible, so you can see both halves. Send the trip and the operators bid against each other on all of the above at once.

Timing

Season, weather and the clock

Demand on this pair follows the business calendar more than the weather. The tight weeks are the ones either side of major holidays, when the same aircraft are wanted in both directions at once.

The forward fuselage and cockpit of a business jet in silhouette on the ramp at dusk, with runway edge lights and a pink and blue horizon behind — VNY to XNA

Questions

VNY to XNA

How long is a private jet flight from Los Angeles to Northwest Arkansas?

The great circle distance is 1,189 nautical miles, which is about 2,202 km. A very light jet covers it nonstop in roughly 3h 21m block to block. A heavy jet flies the distance in about 2h 54m, and a light jet in about 2h 58m if it can make it without stopping. These are planning estimates in still air and exclude winds and air traffic routing.

Can a light jet fly Los Angeles to Northwest Arkansas nonstop?

Yes. A Embraer Phenom 300E covers this leg nonstop with comfortable margin, using about 60 percent of its published range. That is inside the band where a full cabin and average winds will not force a stop.

Which airport should I use in Northwest Arkansas?

Northwest Arkansas National (KXNA) handles most charter traffic. The alternates are Louise M Thaden Field Bentonville (VBT), Drake Field Fayetteville (FYV) and Bill and Hillary Clinton National Little Rock (LIT). Choose on ground time to your final address rather than on the name you recognise.

What does a private jet from Los Angeles to Northwest Arkansas cost?

We do not publish a figure, because a fixed number for this route would be invented. The dominant variable is where the aircraft is parked when you call, not the aircraft type. Positioning legs, daily minimums, crew duty, ramp fees, peak day surcharges and taxes all move the total. Send the trip through the quote form and certificated operators bid against each other on it, sealed, without knowing who you are.

Are empty legs available on this route?

Sometimes. An empty leg exists when an operator has to reposition an aircraft along this track anyway, so the timing is theirs and not yours. They appear and vanish with little notice and get cancelled when the paying trip behind them changes. Flag empty legs on the quote form and we will include any that fit your window, but do not build a fixed commitment around one.

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