New York ↔ Miami
Under three hours wheels-up to wheels-down, on an aircraft that carries the whole party without a stop.
949 NM
Great-Circle Distance
2h 09m
Fastest Block Time
4 of 5
Fleet Types Nonstop
TEB → OPF
Primary Airports
A private jet from New York to Miami covers about 949 nautical miles and blocks from 2h 09m nonstop on a Citation X. Teterboro Airport (TEB) to Miami-Opa Locka Executive (OPF) — 1,092 statute miles, inside the nonstop range of 4 of the 5 aircraft types flyExclusive operates.
New York to Miami is the corridor that made private aviation ordinary in the United States. It is short enough that every jet in the flyExclusive fleet flies it nonstop, long enough that the time saved is real rather than notional, and busy enough that both ends have purpose-built private terminals rather than a corner of an airline concourse. The result is a trip where the flying is the easy part and the schedule is entirely yours.
Flight time
A private jet from New York to Miami is airborne for about 1h 48m and blocks from 2h 09m on the quickest aircraft in the fleet, the Citation X. The table gives the block time for every aircraft type flyExclusive owns and operates on this leg, and which of them fly it without stopping.
| Aircraft | Class | Passengers | Block time | 949 NM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation CJ3+ | Light Jet | 6 | 2h 38m | Nonstop |
| Citation Excel / XLS | Midsize | 8 | 2h 33m | Nonstop |
| Citation X | Super-Midsize | 8 | 2h 09m | Nonstop |
| Challenger 350 | Premium Super-Midsize | 8 | 2h 28m | Nonstop |
| Cessna Grand Caravan | Turboprop | 8 or 9 | — | 1 fuel stop |
How these figures are produced. Block time is great-circle distance divided by published cruise speed plus 21 minutes for taxi, climb and descent. Actual block time varies with routing, winds, weight and ATC. Nonstop calls below apply a 15% allowance to published maximum range to cover IFR reserves, an alternate, and typical winds. It is a planning figure, not a dispatch figure. Block time is shown only for aircraft that fly the leg without stopping: on the others it would exclude the time on the ground at the fuel stop and read as a trip time it is not. Range figures are the maximums flyExclusive publishes on each aircraft page. The Citation CJ3+ cruise figure is the one flyExclusive publishes on its own aircraft page. The other four are manufacturer-published high-speed cruise. Maximum range is flown at long-range cruise rather than high-speed cruise, so on a leg close to an aircraft's range limit the two figures cannot both apply; where they would conflict, the nonstop call is the one to trust.
Airports
Private flights from New York to Miami normally use Teterboro Airport (TEB) and Miami-Opa Locka Executive (OPF), both dedicated business-aviation fields close to their city centres. These are the alternates at each end, and when each one is the better call.
| Airport | Location | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Teterboro Airport (TEB / KTEB) | Teterboro, NJ | The default business-aviation field for Manhattan, 12 miles from Midtown. |
| Westchester County Airport (HPN / KHPN) | White Plains, NY | Serves Westchester, Fairfield County and northern Manhattan. |
| Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU / KMMU) | Morristown, NJ | Northern and western New Jersey, without the Teterboro slot pressure. |
| Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP / KISP) | Ronkonkoma, NY | The practical field for Long Island and the East End. |
| Airport | Location | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Miami-Opa Locka Executive (OPF / KOPF) | Opa-locka, FL | The primary private-aviation field for Miami, 12 miles from downtown. |
| Fort Lauderdale Executive (FXE / KFXE) | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Closest to Fort Lauderdale and the Las Olas waterfront. |
| Miami Executive Airport (TMB / KTMB) | Miami, FL | South Miami, Coral Gables and the Keys. |
| Palm Beach International (PBI / KPBI) | West Palm Beach, FL | Palm Beach, Jupiter and the Treasure Coast. |
Teterboro operates a curfew and a slot-reservation programme at peak hours, so an evening departure out of New York is worth filing early in the day. Opa-locka is the closest private field to downtown Miami and Miami Beach; Fort Lauderdale Executive is the better call for Las Olas and the northern beaches, and Palm Beach International for anything north of Boca.
New York ↔ Miami
Cost
flyExclusive prices New York to Miami per trip rather than from a published fare, because the number moves with the aircraft, the date and whether the aircraft has to reposition to collect you. These are the four things that move it most, in the order they usually matter.
What is not a variable is the flying itself. This leg is 2.2 to 2.6 occupied hours depending on the aircraft, and that figure is on this page whether or not anyone publishes an hourly rate against it.
Why flyExclusive quotes rather than publishes. flyExclusive owns and operates its own aircraft rather than broking someone else's, so a quote is priced against real availability in the fleet on your date instead of against a market rate. That is also why the answer to “what does this route cost” is a number for your trip and not a fare on a page.
If you fly this route repeatedly, the relevant comparison is not a single charter but a Jet Club deposit or a Fractional share, both of which fix the hourly rate ahead of the trip.
Private vs commercial
In the air the two are closer than most people expect. Flying New York to Miami privately saves time on the ground, not in the cruise, and on a leg of 949 NM the ground is where the hours are.
| On this route | Private | Commercial |
|---|---|---|
| Arrive before departure | About 15 minutes | 90–120 minutes |
| Security queue | None | Yes |
| Departure airport | Teterboro Airport (TEB) | Nearest major hub |
| Time in the air | 1h 48m | Comparable |
| Change the departure time | Same day, no rebooking | Fare rules apply |
| Arrival ends at | The aircraft steps | Baggage reclaim |
Commercial figures are typical published guidance for a domestic departure from a major hub, not a measured average. The private figures describe a departure from a dedicated business-aviation terminal.
Planning
Southbound demand climbs from the first week of November and holds through April. The two hardest weekends of the year to source aircraft are Art Basel Miami Beach in early December and the Miami Grand Prix in May; both fill South Florida ramp space as well as lift, so parking has to be arranged with the flight. Northbound legs peak in the fortnight after Easter. June to September is the quietest window in both directions and the easiest time to move a departure by a few hours.
Teterboro and Opa-locka are both dedicated business-aviation fields, which is why this pairing exists at all. You arrive at a private terminal rather than a public one, your bags go from the car to the aircraft, and there is no security queue, no gate, and no boarding group. Fifteen minutes before departure is normal at both ends.
The fleet
Every aircraft below is owned and operated by flyExclusive, maintained by our own technicians and flown by our own crews. Block times are for this leg.
A private jet from New York to Miami is in the air for roughly 1h 48m and blocks from 2h 09m gate to gate on the quickest aircraft in the fleet, the Citation X, flying Teterboro to Opa-locka. Every jet flyExclusive operates makes the trip nonstop, and the spread between the quickest and the slowest of them is under half an hour.
Private flights from New York normally leave Teterboro, Westchester County, Morristown or Long Island MacArthur, and arrive at Miami-Opa Locka Executive, Fort Lauderdale Executive, Miami Executive or Palm Beach International. Teterboro to Opa-locka is the default pairing because both are private-aviation fields close to the two city centres.
flyExclusive prices New York to Miami per trip rather than from a published fare, because the number moves with aircraft type, date, passenger count and whether the aircraft has to reposition to collect you. The four things that move it most are cabin size, how far in advance you book, whether the date falls in the November-to-April South Florida season, and whether you fly one way or return.
In the air, barely: an airliner covers New York to Miami in a comparable time. The saving is on the ground. A private departure from Teterboro asks you to arrive about fifteen minutes before wheels-up instead of the ninety minutes to two hours a commercial departure from JFK, LaGuardia or Newark realistically costs, and the arrival ends at the aircraft steps rather than at baggage reclaim.
Yes. The great-circle distance from Teterboro to Opa-locka is about 949 nautical miles, which is inside the nonstop range of every jet flyExclusive operates, including the light-jet Citation CJ3+. Only the Grand Caravan turboprop, which is not the aircraft for this trip, would need a fuel stop.
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