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

LFMN to KTEB 3,463 nm WNW 298 degrees true

Private Jet CharterNice to New York

3,463 nautical miles direct. About 7h 35m nonstop in a ultra long range jet. Operators bid on this leg without knowing who is flying it.

Get free quote Return leg

Great circle

3,463nm

6,414 km, 3,986 statute miles

Initial track

298°T WNW

Departing LFMN toward KTEB

Nonstop block time

7h 35m

In a ultra long range jet, the smallest reference class that flies it nonstop

Clock change

-6h

New York against Nice, year round

The leg

Nice to New York

Nice to New York is 3,463 nautical miles direct, tracking WNW out of LFMN. Plan on about 7h 35m block to block in a ultra long range 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. New York runs 6 hours behind of Nice year round, which is worth building into the schedule at both ends.

You do not need a large cabin for the distance. A Embraer Lineage 1000E in the vip airliner class covers it nonstop with margin left over. 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. 25 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 3,463 nautical miles. Times are planning estimates in still air.

Aircraft comparison for Nice to New York
Aircraft	Class	Seats	Block time	Book range	This leg
Cessna Citation M2 Gen2	Very Light Jet	6	9h 06m	1,550 nm	Fuel stop
Embraer Phenom 300E	Light Jet	8	7h 58m	2,010 nm	Fuel stop
Cessna Citation XLS+	Midsize Jet	9	8h 22m	2,100 nm	Fuel stop
Bombardier Challenger 350	Super Midsize Jet	9	7h 52m	3,200 nm	Fuel stop
Gulfstream G450	Heavy Jet	13	7h 46m	4,350 nm	Nonstop, conditions apply
Gulfstream G650ER	Ultra Long Range Jet	14	7h 35m	7,500 nm	Nonstop

Airports

Which runway you actually use

Departing Nice. Most charter traffic uses Nice Cote d Azur (LFMN / NCE). The credible alternates are Cannes Mandelieu (CEQ) and La Mole Saint Tropez (LTT). 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.

Cannes Mandelieu has a short runway with a weight limit and published noise restrictions, so many larger jets use Nice. Summer slots along the Cote d Azur are heavily contested and should be requested well in advance.

Arriving 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). Pick the one closest to where you are actually going. The airport with the famous name is frequently the wrong answer.

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

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
Nice Cote d Azur	LFMN	NCE	Nice	Departure	Preferred
Cannes Mandelieu	LFMD	CEQ	Nice	Departure	Alternate
La Mole Saint Tropez	LFTZ	LTT	Nice	Departure	Alternate
Teterboro	KTEB	TEB	New York	Arrival	Preferred
Westchester County	KHPN	HPN	New York	Arrival	Alternate
Morristown Municipal	KMMU	MMU	New York	Arrival	Alternate
Republic	KFRG	FRG	New York	Arrival	Alternate
John F Kennedy	KJFK	JFK	New York	Arrival	Customs
Newark Liberty	KEWR	EWR	New York	Arrival	Customs

Cost

What moves the number

Any site quoting you a fixed price for this leg is guessing. These are the components that decide it.

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.
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

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 — NCE to TEB

Questions

NCE to TEB

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

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

The great circle distance is 3,463 nautical miles, which is about 6,414 km. A ultra long range jet covers it nonstop in roughly 7h 35m block to block. A heavy jet flies the distance in about 7h 46m, and a light jet in about 7h 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 Nice to New York nonstop?

No. This leg needs about 176 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 Embraer Lineage 1000E.

Which airport should I use in New York?

Teterboro (KTEB) handles most charter traffic. The alternates are Westchester County (HPN), Morristown Municipal (MMU), Republic (FRG), John F Kennedy (JFK) and Newark Liberty (EWR). Choose on ground time to your final address rather than on the name you recognise. Teterboro applies a 100,000 lb maximum certificated takeoff weight limit, which rules out the largest airframes.

Do I clear customs on a private flight from Nice to New York?

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 Nice to New York 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.

Nearby