Jet Charter Colombia arranges passenger and cargo flights for relief organizations, NGOs and humanitarian teams flying into and out of Colombia and across the wider region.
Teams and supplies
Most requests combine people and freight. A field team may travel with its own equipment, while water purification units, generators and shelter materials move on a separate aircraft. We arrange passenger flights for the teams, cargo flights for the supplies, or one aircraft that carries both when the load allows it.
Send us the weight and dimensions of everything that is traveling, and tell us whether any of it is classed as dangerous goods. Batteries, fuel and generators have their own handling requirements, and those requirements change which operators can take the job, so we need to know before an aircraft is committed.
Choosing the aircraft
Your advisor starts with the airport at the receiving end. A turboprop can reach smaller airstrips that jets cannot use, while a larger cargo aircraft moves far more in a single trip where the airport can take it. Runway needs are calculated by the operator for that day’s conditions, and we confirm them with the operator.
Flights into Colombia and onward
Relief flights from the United States or Panama into Colombia need authorization from the Aerocivil, Colombia’s civil aviation authority. Landing permits and authorizations are generally applied for after a trip has been secured on the aircraft schedule. Flights between two Colombian cities are flown by Colombian charter operators certified by the Aerocivil, so if people or supplies need to move on from Bogota or Medellin, your advisor will talk you through the options.
Organizations that run programs over several months can set up an account with us in advance, so each new request starts with the details we already hold. You can see the freight aircraft we work with on our air cargo 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.