Corporate flight departments with executives traveling to and from Colombia call us when their own aircraft becomes unavailable, or when a trip does not suit the aircraft they have.
When flight departments call us
The reasons are usually the same. The aircraft is in scheduled maintenance for a couple of weeks. Two trips land on the same day and there is only one aircraft. A trip needs more seats or more range than the company’s own aircraft can offer, such as a team flying from Houston to Bogota, about 1,920 nautical miles, which calls for a super midsize jet.
Sometimes the aircraft becomes unavailable because of a mechanical problem while your executives are in Bogota or Medellin and need to get home. In that case we work to find another aircraft as quickly as we can, subject to scheduling and aircraft availability.
What we take off your desk
Finding an outside aircraft takes time, and the trip then has to go through procurement, finance and legal. We do the searching and the operator checks, and we send you options with the operator and the aircraft named, so your team can approve the trip with the facts in front of them.
We are a broker. We do not own or operate aircraft, and we arrange each flight with a certified operator as your agent. Under DOT Part 295, when we book a flight as your agent rather than as the operator, we put it in writing.
Trips with legs inside Colombia
Flights between two Colombian cities are flown by Colombian charter operators certified by the Aerocivil, Colombia’s civil aviation authority. If your executives need to move between cities once they are in the country, your advisor will talk you through the options.
Set up an account before you need it
The easiest time to set this up is before your aircraft is out of service. Call us, and we will open an account and keep your company’s details and passenger preferences on file, so your first request only takes a phone call. You can read how we vet operators on our safety page.
Vetting Behind Every Trip
Every operator, aircraft, and crew goes through our internal due diligence before we present any options. Our internal standards meet or exceed what the FAA requires:
- FAR Part 135 charter operators for traditional private aircraft, or FAR Part 121 for airliner-size and group trips (or the foreign equivalent on international legs)
- Operator subscription to Wyvern and ARGUS reviewed where the operator participates.
- Pilot experience and operator incident history reviewed before we recommend an aircraft.
- Fewer than 60 brokers worldwide hold Premium Wyvern Broker Member status, and Air Charter Advisors is one of them.
Colombia-Specific Patterns We Plan Around
Most international private flights into Colombia arrive at Bogota’s El Dorado International or Medellin’s Jose Maria Cordova International in Rionegro, and Cartagena also takes international flights. Flights between two Colombian cities are flown by Colombian charter operators certified by the Aerocivil, Colombia’s civil aviation authority. Bogota and Medellin sit high in the Andes, so the operator plans the aircraft and the load with the altitude in mind. October and November usually bring the heaviest rain to the Andes, the hurricane season from June through November can affect San Andres and the Caribbean coast, and the weeks from early December to mid-January and Semana Santa book up first. The routing and any fuel stop on a long trip are confirmed with the operator before you book.
Contact
For a quote on a charter to or from Colombia, send the trip through our contact page or call an advisor at 1-888-987-5387. Our safety page sets out how we review operators and crews, and the aircraft gallery covers every category we arrange. We are also a member of the National Business Aviation Association.