The aircraft that suits a Nashville trip depends on four things: how far you are going, how many people are traveling, how much baggage is coming, and what the runway will take at both ends. A short run to Atlanta and a nonstop to the West Coast call for very different aircraft, and the difference shows up in the quote.
These are the aircraft categories we arrange, and your advisor will help you narrow them down when we present options.
Passenger charter
- Piston aircraft for short regional hops into the smaller fields around Middle Tennessee
- Turboprops, which handle shorter runways well and suit trips within the Southeast
- Very Light Jets for small groups on shorter legs
- Light jets and super light jets for regional business travel
- Midsize and super midsize jets for coast-to-coast range with a stand-up cabin
- Heavy jets for larger parties and longer legs
- Long-range jets for nonstop international travel
- VIP airliners for groups that outgrow a heavy jet
- Helicopters for short trips and site access
Each category page lists the aircraft we arrange in it, with cabin, range and seating for each. You can also start from our passenger charter overview.
Which category fits your trip
Many Nashville trips are regional: Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, or a weekend on the Gulf Coast. Light and midsize jets handle those distances comfortably, and we usually start the search there.
Range is what narrows the choice on trips to the West Coast, the Northeast, or the Caribbean. On a flight of three or four hours, a cabin you can stand up in starts to matter as much as speed. Winter routings can shift the answer as well, because headwinds on a westbound leg cut into range, and an aircraft that makes the trip nonstop in July may need a fuel stop in January.
Groups are common out of Nashville, from wedding parties and bachelorette weekends to artists traveling with their crew. Tell us the passenger count and the baggage, including instruments or equipment cases, at the start, because both decide the aircraft as much as the distance does.
Runway matters at the smaller end. Nashville International, John C. Tune, Smyrna and Music City Executive in Gallatin all take jets. The required runway for any particular trip is the operator’s call for that aircraft, at that weight, in that day’s conditions, so we confirm it with the operator for your specific trip.
Cargo and medical
- Air cargo charter for full-aircraft freight, from a single pallet through to outsize loads
- Medical and air ambulance flights for patients who need medical support on board
How we choose an operator
Whichever category you end up in, the operator behind the aircraft goes through our internal due diligence before we present it. We confirm operator certification, review the operator’s safety and incident history, and confirm pilot experience and currency on the specific aircraft type. Where the operator participates in a Wyvern or ARGUS program, we reference those audits as well. Our safety page explains each step.
Get options for your trip
Call 1-888-987-5387 or request a quote online, and we will come back with aircraft that fit the trip. The phone is answered at any hour, on any day of the year.