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

LFPB to KMDW 3,598 nm WNW 301 degrees true

Private Jet CharterParis to Chicago

3,598 nautical miles direct. About 7h 52m nonstop in a ultra long range jet. Operators bid on this leg without knowing who is flying it.

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Great circle

3,598nm

6,664 km, 4,141 statute miles

Initial track

301°T WNW

Departing LFPB toward KMDW

Nonstop block time

7h 52m

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

Clock change

-7h

Chicago against Paris, year round

The leg

Paris to Chicago

The great circle track from Paris to Chicago runs 3,598 nautical miles on an initial heading of 301 degrees true. A ultra long range jet covers it nonstop in roughly 7h 52m, before winds.

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. Chicago runs 7 hours behind of Paris year round, which is worth building into the schedule at both ends.

The smallest aircraft that clears this leg nonstop with real margin is the Embraer Lineage 1000E, a vip airliner. 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 3,598 nautical miles. Times are planning estimates in still air.

Aircraft comparison for Paris to Chicago
Aircraft	Class	Seats	Block time	Book range	This leg
Cessna Citation M2 Gen2	Very Light Jet	6	9h 26m	1,550 nm	Fuel stop
Embraer Phenom 300E	Light Jet	8	8h 16m	2,010 nm	Fuel stop
Cessna Citation XLS+	Midsize Jet	9	8h 40m	2,100 nm	Fuel stop
Bombardier Challenger 350	Super Midsize Jet	9	8h 10m	3,200 nm	Fuel stop
Gulfstream G450	Heavy Jet	13	8h 04m	4,350 nm	Nonstop, conditions apply
Gulfstream G650ER	Ultra Long Range Jet	14	7h 52m	7,500 nm	Nonstop

Airports

Which runway you actually use

Departing Paris. Most charter traffic uses Paris Le Bourget (LFPB / LBG). The credible alternates are Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Paris Orly (ORY). 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 Chicago. Most charter traffic uses Chicago Midway (KMDW / MDW). The credible alternates are Chicago Executive (PWK), DuPage (DPA) and O Hare International (ORD). 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
Paris Le Bourget	LFPB	LBG	Paris	Departure	Preferred
Charles de Gaulle	LFPG	CDG	Paris	Departure	Customs
Paris Orly	LFPO	ORY	Paris	Departure	Alternate
Chicago Midway	KMDW	MDW	Chicago	Arrival	Preferred
Chicago Executive	KPWK	PWK	Chicago	Arrival	Alternate
DuPage	KDPA	DPA	Chicago	Arrival	Alternate
O Hare International	KORD	ORD	Chicago	Arrival	Customs

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.
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

The great circle track reaches 56 degrees of latitude, which is further north than the map projection suggests. That routing brings North Atlantic track structure and oceanic clearance requirements into the flight plan.

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

Questions

LBG to MDW

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 Paris to Chicago?

The great circle distance is 3,598 nautical miles, which is about 6,664 km. A ultra long range jet covers it nonstop in roughly 7h 52m block to block. A heavy jet flies the distance in about 8h 04m, and a light jet in about 8h 16m 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 Paris to Chicago nonstop?

No. This leg needs about 183 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 Chicago?

Chicago Midway (KMDW) handles most charter traffic. The alternates are Chicago Executive (PWK), DuPage (DPA) and O Hare International (ORD). Choose on ground time to your final address rather than on the name you recognise.

Do I clear customs on a private flight from Paris to Chicago?

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 Paris to Chicago 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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