A midsize business jet on the landing roll with speed brakes deployed and a city skyline behind the airfield

PHOG to NFFN 2,784 nm SW 215 degrees true

Private Jet CharterMaui to Fiji

2,784 nautical miles direct. About 6h 19m nonstop in a heavy jet. Operators bid on this leg without knowing who is flying it.

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Great circle

2,784nm

5,156 km, 3,204 statute miles

Initial track

215°T SW

Departing PHOG toward NFFN

Nonstop block time

6h 19m

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

Clock change

+22h

Fiji against Maui, year round

The leg

Maui to Fiji

Maui to Fiji is 2,784 nautical miles direct, tracking SW out of PHOG. Plan on about 6h 19m block to block in a heavy jet and adjust from there.

At this range the question stops being which cabin you prefer and becomes which aircraft can physically do it. Most of the light and midsize market cannot, and the ones that can will be doing it with a technical stop. Fiji runs 22 hours ahead of Maui year round, which is worth building into the schedule at both ends.

Nonstop capability starts at the super midsize jet class on this route, with the Gulfstream G280 the smallest airframe we would put on it without a stop. A further 6 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. 18 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 2,784 nautical miles. Times are planning estimates in still air.

Aircraft comparison for Maui to Fiji
Aircraft	Class	Seats	Block time	Book range	This leg
Cessna Citation M2 Gen2	Very Light Jet	6	7h 23m	1,550 nm	Fuel stop
Embraer Phenom 300E	Light Jet	8	6h 28m	2,010 nm	Fuel stop
Cessna Citation XLS+	Midsize Jet	9	6h 47m	2,100 nm	Fuel stop
Bombardier Challenger 350	Super Midsize Jet	9	6h 24m	3,200 nm	Nonstop, conditions apply
Gulfstream G450	Heavy Jet	13	6h 19m	4,350 nm	Nonstop
Gulfstream G650ER	Ultra Long Range Jet	14	6h 10m	7,500 nm	Nonstop

Airports

Which runway you actually use

Departing Maui. Most charter traffic uses Kahului (PHOG / OGG). The credible alternates are Honolulu (HNL) and Kapalua West Maui (JHM). 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.

Arriving Fiji. Most charter traffic uses Nadi International (NFFN / NAN). It is the only field in the metro handling this class of traffic, so the aircraft choice is constrained by its runway and its ramp.

Confirm slot availability, customs hours and overnight parking at both ends before you commit to a departure time. Those three items cause more schedule changes than weather does.

Airport	ICAO	IATA	Metro	End	Role
Kahului	PHOG	OGG	Maui	Departure	Preferred
Honolulu	PHNL	HNL	Maui	Departure	Alternate
Kapalua West Maui	PHJH	JHM	Maui	Departure	Alternate
Nadi International	NFFN	NAN	Fiji	Arrival	Preferred

Cost

What moves the number

The honest answer to what this costs is that it depends, so here is precisely what it depends on.

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.
International handling. Customs, immigration, overflight permits, landing permits and a local handling agent. On some routings the permits need days of lead time.

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

Fiji sits in the tropics, where the practical seasons are wet and dry rather than hot and cold. Afternoon convective weather is the routine cause of delay, so morning departures hold their schedule more reliably.

A large business jet parked on the ramp seen through the floor to ceiling glass of a private terminal lounge — OGG to NAN

Questions

OGG to NAN

A twin engine business jet parked nose out in a lit hangar at dusk with the air stair lowered and the taxiway beyond — Representative cabin and ramp

How long is a private jet flight from Maui to Fiji?

The great circle distance is 2,784 nautical miles, which is about 5,156 km. A heavy jet covers it nonstop in roughly 6h 19m block to block. A heavy jet flies the distance in about 6h 19m, and a light jet in about 6h 28m 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 Maui to Fiji nonstop?

No. This leg needs about 141 percent of a light jet's published range, so plan on a fuel stop or move up to a class with the legs for it. The smallest aircraft that does it nonstop with margin is the Gulfstream G280.

Which airport should I use in Fiji?

Nadi International (NFFN) handles most charter traffic. It is the only field in the metro suited to this traffic.

Do I clear customs on a private flight from Maui to Fiji?

Yes. Crossing a border on a private aircraft still means customs and immigration at both ends, but it happens at the private terminal rather than in a terminal queue, and it is usually a matter of minutes. The operator files the passenger manifest in advance, so passport details are needed before departure rather than at the airport. Some routings also need landing or overflight permits with days of lead time, which is worth raising early.

What does a private jet from Maui to Fiji 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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