A business jet parked on an airport ramp at sunrise, backlit, with the nose gear and forward fuselage in the foreground

KTEB to KXNA 987 nm W 260 degrees true

Private JetCharter New York toNorthwest Arkansas

987 nautical miles direct. About 2h 50m nonstop in a very light jet. Operators bid on this leg without knowing who is flying it.

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Great circle

987nm

1,827 km, 1,135 statute miles

Initial track

260°T W

Departing KTEB toward KXNA

Nonstop block time

2h 50m

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

Clock change

-1h

Northwest Arkansas against New York, year round

The leg

New York to Northwest Arkansas

The great circle track from New York to Northwest Arkansas runs 987 nautical miles on an initial heading of 260 degrees true. A very light jet covers it nonstop in roughly 2h 50m, before winds.

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 1 hour behind of New York year round, which is worth building into the schedule at both ends.

You do not need a large cabin for the distance. A Cirrus Vision Jet SF50 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.

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 987 nautical miles. Times are planning estimates in still air.

Aircraft comparison for New York to Northwest Arkansas
Aircraft	Class	Seats	Block time	Book range	This leg
Cessna Citation M2 Gen2	Very Light Jet	6	2h 50m	1,550 nm	Nonstop
Embraer Phenom 300E	Light Jet	8	2h 31m	2,010 nm	Nonstop
Cessna Citation XLS+	Midsize Jet	9	2h 38m	2,100 nm	Nonstop
Bombardier Challenger 350	Super Midsize Jet	9	2h 29m	3,200 nm	Nonstop
Gulfstream G450	Heavy Jet	13	2h 28m	4,350 nm	Nonstop
Gulfstream G650ER	Ultra Long Range Jet	14	2h 25m	7,500 nm	Nonstop

Airports

Which runway you actually use

Departing New York. Most charter traffic uses Teterboro (KTEB / TEB). The credible alternates are Westchester County (HPN), Morristown Municipal (MMU), Republic (FRG), John F Kennedy (JFK) and Newark Liberty (EWR). 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.

Teterboro applies a 100,000 lb maximum certificated takeoff weight limit, which rules out the largest airframes.

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
Teterboro	KTEB	TEB	New York	Departure	Preferred
Westchester County	KHPN	HPN	New York	Departure	Alternate
Morristown Municipal	KMMU	MMU	New York	Departure	Alternate
Republic	KFRG	FRG	New York	Departure	Alternate
John F Kennedy	KJFK	JFK	New York	Departure	Customs
Newark Liberty	KEWR	EWR	New York	Departure	Customs
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

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.
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.

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

Questions

TEB to XNA

A large cabin business jet with oval windows parked on the ramp in clear weather, photographed from ahead of the wing — Representative cabin and ramp

How long is a private jet flight from New York to Northwest Arkansas?

The great circle distance is 987 nautical miles, which is about 1,827 km. A very light jet covers it nonstop in roughly 2h 50m block to block. A heavy jet flies the distance in about 2h 28m, and a light jet in about 2h 31m 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 New York to Northwest Arkansas nonstop?

Yes. A Embraer Phenom 300E covers this leg nonstop with comfortable margin, using about 50 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 New York 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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