A jet card is a prepaid or committed program that gives you access to private jet flights on set terms, without owning an aircraft or negotiating each trip. You typically choose a cabin class — light, midsize, super-midsize or large — and fly at a published hourly rate, drawn down from a deposit or billed against your commitment.
The hourly rate is only the start. Two programs quoting similar rates can cost very different amounts once you account for peak-day surcharges, daily minimums, how taxi time is billed, fuel adjustments, how far in advance you must book, and what happens to money you have not flown. Those terms live in program documents that are long, inconsistent and easy to misread. That fine print is what we compare.
Jet cards
Suit people who fly regularly but not constantly — commonly cited as roughly 25 to 50 hours a year — and want predictable pricing and guaranteed availability without a multi-year commitment.
Fractional ownership
You buy a share of a specific aircraft and pay monthly management fees plus an hourly rate. It generally makes sense at higher annual usage and involves a multi-year commitment.
On-demand charter
You pay per trip with no upfront commitment. Pricing and aircraft availability move with the market, which suits occasional flyers who can be flexible.
For members
Ask why a program ranked where it did, weigh two programs side by side, or get a straight answer to the questions first-time buyers worry about. The advisor works from your ranking and our sourced research, can search the web for what our data doesn't cover, and is there for follow-up questions for as long as you're a member.
Jet Cards Compare Advisor
Why is Program A above Program B for me? B's hourly rate is lower.
Because of how you fly. You told us most of your trips are short and many fall around holidays. Program B's lower rate comes with a two-hour daily minimum and more peak days, so on a typical trip you'd pay for time you don't fly — often at peak pricing. Program A costs more per hour but bills the time you actually fly.
Would Program A still come out ahead if I mostly flew midweek?
How it works
Answer a short set of questions about where you fly, how often, your typical trip, your cabin preference, any ceiling on what you commit up front, and what matters most to you.
We score every program we track against your answers and show you why each one landed where it did.
Dig into the reasoning, compare programs head to head, and get answers before you commit.
Choose your program and we'll show you what changes in its published terms after you've chosen it, with optional email updates.
Cabin classes
Most programs price by cabin class. Here's what each typically means — exact aircraft vary by program.
Typically 6 to 8 passengers, up to 1,803 nm.
Typically 4 to 6 passengers, up to 1,178 nm.
Typically 6 to 9 passengers, up to 2,040 nm. Best suited to shorter regional trips.
Typically 8 to 9 passengers, up to 2,700 nm. More cabin room and the range for longer domestic flights.
Typically 8 to 10 passengers, up to 3,400 nm. Often with a stand-up cabin and coast-to-coast range.
Typically 10 to 16 passengers. The most cabin space and the range for intercontinental flights.
Typically 12 to 16 passengers, up to 6,600 nm.
Our method
Every figure comes from a provider's own published materials — program pages, terms and fact sheets — and carries the source we read it in. Each program shows the date we last verified it.
Program terms are extracted and independently cross-checked, and anything uncertain goes to human review before it's published.
We check operators against public records, including FAA Part 135 certificate data and the ARGUS operator registry. Where a provider's claim and a registry differ, we show both, dated, and let you judge.
“Not published” means the provider doesn't publish it. We never estimate a missing figure.
Membership
$199
FAQ
No. Jet Cards Compare is an independent research and comparison service. We do not sell, broker, or arrange flights, charters, or jet cards. When you're ready to buy, you deal directly with the provider.
From each provider's own published materials, cross-checked against public records such as FAA Part 135 certificate data. Every figure on a program page shows its source, and each program shows the date we last verified it.
No. Rankings are calculated from published program terms against your answers. Providers can't buy placement.
Because the provider doesn't publish that term — some are only available on request. We don't estimate or fill in missing figures. Ask the provider directly, or ask the advisor what to look for.
We re-check program terms on a recurring schedule and registry records monthly. Each program shows the date it was last verified. Terms can change at any time, so confirm with the provider before you buy.
Your personalized ranking, the member advisor, and updates when your chosen program's published terms change. Membership is $199 a year.
From your account page, at any time. Your membership stays active until the end of the billing period you've paid for; we don't give partial refunds for unused time.
Not yet. We cover jet card programs today.
Compare
Published terms for every program we track, listed alphabetically. Open a program for its full terms, with the source behind every figure.
| Program | Cabin classes | Hourly rate | Min. commitment | When funds expire | Peak days | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airshare | Light jet, Super-midsize jet | Quote only | Not published | 2 years | Not published | Oct 17, 2026 |
| flyExclusive | Any cabin size | Quote only | $100,000 | Does not expire | Not published | Sep 14, 2026 |
| flyExclusive | Any cabin size | Quote only | $200,000 | Does not expire | None | Sep 12, 2026 |
| Nicholas Air | Any cabin size | Quote only | 15 hours | Does not expire | Not published | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Nicholas Air | Any cabin size | Quote only | Not published | Does not expire | Not published | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Nicholas Air | Any cabin size | Quote only | $200,000 | Does not expire | Not published | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Nicholas Air | Ultra-long-range jet | Quote only | Not published | Does not expire | Not published | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Sentient Jet | Midsize jet, Super-midsize jet, Large-cabin jet | $9,434/hr | 25 hours · $235,850 | Does not expire | Not published | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Tradewind Aviation | Turboprop | $5,450/hr | 10 hours | 1 year | None | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Tradewind Aviation | Turboprop | $5,300/hr | 25 hours · $132,500 | 1 year | None | Sep 12, 2026 |
| Tradewind Aviation | Turboprop | $5,110/hr | 40 hours | 1 year | None | Sep 14, 2026 |
| XO | Any cabin size | Quote only | $500,000 | Does not expire | Not published | Sep 12, 2026 |
| XO | Any cabin size | Quote only | $100,000 | Does not expire | Not published | Sep 15, 2026 |
| XO | Any cabin size | Quote only | $250,000 | Does not expire | Not published | Sep 15, 2026 |
Independent research on private jet card programs
Hourly rates, peak days, daily minimums, guaranteed availability, when unused funds expire — we track the published terms of each program, source every figure, and rank the programs against how you actually fly.
From our research
Nicholas Air
Blue Card
Why Jet Cards Compare
We're independent. We don't sell jet cards, take bookings, or operate aircraft. We read each program's published terms, record where every figure came from and when we verified it, and cross-check operators against public registries. When a provider's claim and a registry disagree, we show you both.
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Programs tracked
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Terms tracked per program
Oct 2026
Most recent verification
Programs
The programs whose published terms we re-checked most recently. This is not a ranking — rankings are personal to how you fly.
Lite Card
Airshare Jet Card