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Buy vs. Charter Breakeven
Find the annual flight-hour breakeven between owning a jet outright and chartering the same category on demand.
Your flying needs
150 hrs
25 hrs800 hrs
Assumes a two-pilot crew and a national-average hangar cost — this calculator doesn't collect those inputs. Use the Total Cost of Ownership calculator to tune them.
Buying wins at this usage level
At your annual hours, ownership costs less than chartering the same aircraft category.
Own
Annual cost at 150 hrs$508,100
Charter
Annual cost at 150 hrs$540,000$3,600/hr charter rate
Breakeven135 hrs/yrCitation CJ4 Gen2
Own (annual)$508,100
Charter (annual)$540,000