Intelligence
State of the charter register.
What 3,808 tracked aircraft, 420 operators, and 3,268 indexed reviews say about the US private charter market. Every figure below is computed from the register itself — nothing modeled, nothing extrapolated.
01 / Register topline
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Charter operators
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Charter brokers
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Aircraft tracked
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Reviews indexed
ARGUS / WYVERN audited
71%
297 of 420 operators carry a current third-party safety audit — 202 ARGUS rated, 242 WYVERN.
Average Google rating
4.66
Weighted across 9,771 Google reviews of 356 rated operators.
Operators with reviews
356
85% of the register carries at least one indexed Google review.
Flight-verified reviews
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First-party reviews checked against ADS-B flight records. The verification pipeline is live; this count builds as fliers file reviews.
What the fleet is made of.
02 / Fleet composition
Category mix · 3,808 tracked airframes
Airframes by manufacturer · top 8
- 01Cessna1,221
- 02Bombardier966
- 03Gulfstream452
- 04Beechcraft410
- 05Embraer289
- 06Dassault219
- 07Pilatus28
- 08Cirrus10
Largest tracked fleets · top 10 operators
- 01NetJets736 aircraft
- 02Solairus Aviation135 aircraft
- 03FlyExclusive International83 aircraft
- 04Jet Linx Aviation, LLC75 aircraft
- 05Jet Edge International68 aircraft
- 06Ameriflight, LLC61 aircraft
- 07Jet Aviation50 aircraft
- 08Alpine Aviation, Inc.46 aircraft
- 09Wheels Up45 aircraft
- 10Airshare41 aircraft
Median airframe age by category
Build year is on file for 3,754 of 3,808 tracked airframes (99%). Categories with fewer than 30 dated airframes are omitted.
| Category | Dated airframes | Median build year | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super-Midsize Jet | 1,174 | 2007 | 19 yrs |
| Heavy Jet | 768 | 2006 | 20 yrs |
| Midsize Jet | 790 | 2005 | 21 yrs |
| Light Jet | 1,013 | 2002 | 24 yrs |
Where the register lives.
55 states and territories host at least one tracked operator; 35 states clear the three-operator bar for a dedicated directory page.
03 / Geography
Operators by state · top 15
- 01Florida80 operators
- 02California56 operators
- 03Texas32 operators
- 04New York21 operators
- 05Arizona16 operators
- 06Michigan13 operators
- 07Georgia13 operators
- 08Pennsylvania12 operators
- 09Ohio11 operators
- 10Illinois10 operators
- 11Colorado10 operators
- 12North Carolina9 operators
- 13Nevada8 operators
- 14Missouri7 operators
- 15New Jersey7 operators
Busiest operator bases · top 8 airports
- 01KVNY · Van Nuys Airport20 based
- 02KFXE · Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport18 based
- 03KOPF · Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport13 based
- 04KTEB · Teterboro Airport11 based
- 05KSDL · Scottsdale Airport7 based
- 06KTPA · Tampa International Airport7 based
- 07KDAL · Dallas Love Field6 based
- 08KTMB · Miami Executive Airport6 based
Base counts reflect each operator's registered home field. Browse every field on the airport register or the live coverage map.
The ratings landscape.
Google ratings across the 356 operators with indexed reviews. Median rating 4.8, median review volume 11 — most of the register is rated high on thin volume, which is exactly why per-review verification matters.
04 / Reviews & ratings
Rating distribution · rated operators
Review-volume distribution
Audited operators
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avg rating · n=253
Unaudited operators
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avg rating · n=103
The straight read: an ARGUS or WYVERN audit does not buy rating points. The gap is 0.05 stars in favor of the unaudited set — negligible, and confounded by volume, since audited operators tend to be larger and accumulate more mixed reviews. Audits measure operational safety; ratings measure service. Read them together, not as substitutes.
What charter costs.
Ballpark bands from the shared rate card, applied to the 396 routes on the register. Median estimate across all routes: $17.2k–$24k per leg. Estimates, never quotes — firm pricing comes from operator quotes.
05 / Pricing reference
Hourly rate card · by aircraft class
| Class | Typical seats | Hourly band |
|---|---|---|
| TurbopropKing Air 350, Pilatus PC-12 | 6–9 | $3,000–$4,200/hr |
| Light JetCitation CJ3, Phenom 300 | 4–7 | $7,000–$9,800/hr |
| Midsize JetCitation XLS+, Learjet 60XR | 7–9 | $10,000–$14,000/hr |
| Super-Midsize JetCitation Longitude, Challenger 350 | 8–12 | $12,000–$16,800/hr |
| Heavy JetGulfstream G550, Global 6000 | 12–19 | $17,000–$23,800/hr |
Median leg estimate · 396 register routes
| Leg length | Routes | Typical lift | Median estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 300 nm | 84 | Light Jet | $5.7k–$8k |
| 300–900 nm | 214 | Midsize Jet | $16.8k–$23.5k |
| 900–1,600 nm | 73 | Super-Midsize Jet | $30.8k–$43.2k |
| 1,600 nm and up | 25 | Heavy Jet | $81.3k–$113.8k |
Rate card × block time (distance / cruise + 0.35 h allowance), priced at each band's typical class. Work a specific trip in the cost estimator or browse all 396 routes.
Demand signals — the honest version.
The register went live in August 2026. Marketplace series publish here once they carry at least two weeks of data — until then, each instrument shows its true state. No trend line on this page is ever modeled or backfilled.
06 / Marketplace telemetry
Empty legs live right now
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Repositioning flights posted by register operators, counted live. Watch the board or set an alert on the empty-legs page.
Quote-request series
Collection in progress
Trip requests routed to operators through the register. The series publishes once volume clears the two-week bar.
Search telemetry
Collection in progress
Directory search impressions, instrumented 2026-08-08. Publishing begins when the series carries two weeks of data.
07 / Methodology & sources
How this page is computed
Every figure is derived at page-build time from the Bravo register: the operator and broker catalog, the tail-level fleet registry (seeded from FAA registry data and operator disclosures), Google review aggregates, published ARGUS and WYVERN audit registries, the shared charter rate card, and live platform activity. Where a series is too young to be meaningful, it is shown as collecting — never simulated. Figures refresh at most hourly.
Last computed 2026-08-14 23:52 UTC · cite as “Bravo, State of the Charter Register” · link https://www.checkbravo.com/intelligence
Sources on file
- FAA aircraft registry & operator disclosures (fleet data)
- Google Business Profile review aggregates
- ARGUS TripCHEQ / CHEQ operator ratings (published registry)
- WYVERN Wingman & Registered operator lists
- Bravo rate card & route catalog
- Bravo marketplace activity (live counts)
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