A business jet on a wet ramp at twilight with its navigation lights reflected in standing water and stars overhead

LIEO to LEIB 394 nm WSW 255 degrees true

Private Jet CharterSardinia to Ibiza

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

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Great circle

394nm

730 km, 454 statute miles

Initial track

255°T WSW

Departing LIEO toward LEIB

Nonstop block time

1h 21m

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

Clock change

None

Ibiza against Sardinia, year round

The leg

Sardinia to Ibiza

The great circle track from Sardinia to Ibiza runs 394 nautical miles on an initial heading of 255 degrees true. A very light jet covers it nonstop in roughly 1h 21m, 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. Both cities keep the same clock, so the departure and arrival times you plan are the ones you get.

You do not need a large cabin for the distance. A Embraer Phenom 100EV in the very light jet class covers it nonstop with margin left over.

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

Aircraft comparison for Sardinia to Ibiza
Aircraft	Class	Seats	Block time	Book range	This leg
Cessna Citation M2 Gen2	Very Light Jet	6	1h 21m	1,550 nm	Nonstop
Embraer Phenom 300E	Light Jet	8	1h 13m	2,010 nm	Nonstop
Cessna Citation XLS+	Midsize Jet	9	1h 16m	2,100 nm	Nonstop
Bombardier Challenger 350	Super Midsize Jet	9	1h 12m	3,200 nm	Nonstop
Gulfstream G450	Heavy Jet	13	1h 12m	4,350 nm	Nonstop
Gulfstream G650ER	Ultra Long Range Jet	14	1h 10m	7,500 nm	Nonstop

Airports

Which runway you actually use

Departing Sardinia. Most charter traffic uses Olbia Costa Smeralda (LIEO / OLB). The credible alternates are Cagliari Elmas (CAG). 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 Ibiza. Most charter traffic uses Ibiza (LEIB / IBZ). The credible alternates are Palma de Mallorca (PMI). Pick the one closest to where you are actually going. The airport with the famous name is frequently the wrong answer.

Ibiza and Palma both run tight summer slot regimes with limited overnight parking.

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
Olbia Costa Smeralda	LIEO	OLB	Sardinia	Departure	Preferred
Cagliari Elmas	LIEE	CAG	Sardinia	Departure	Alternate
Ibiza	LEIB	IBZ	Ibiza	Arrival	Preferred
Palma de Mallorca	LEPA	PMI	Ibiza	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.
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 white and blue business jet climbing away with the landing gear still extended against a clear blue sky — OLB to IBZ

Questions

OLB to IBZ

How long is a private jet flight from Sardinia to Ibiza?

The great circle distance is 394 nautical miles, which is about 730 km. A very light jet covers it nonstop in roughly 1h 21m block to block. A heavy jet flies the distance in about 1h 12m, and a light jet in about 1h 13m 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 Sardinia to Ibiza nonstop?

Yes. A Embraer Phenom 300E covers this leg nonstop with comfortable margin, using about 20 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 Ibiza?

Ibiza (LEIB) handles most charter traffic. The alternates are Palma de Mallorca (PMI). Choose on ground time to your final address rather than on the name you recognise. Ibiza and Palma both run tight summer slot regimes with limited overnight parking.

Do I clear customs on a private flight from Sardinia to Ibiza?

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 Sardinia to Ibiza 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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