Jet Charter Colombia arranges private flights for oil and gas executives, engineers and specialists who need to reach projects in Colombia. The dates are set by the work on site, so we plan each flight around your schedule.
Flying in from the United States
Miami is about 1,315 nautical miles from Bogota, and a midsize jet usually suits that trip. Houston is about 1,920 nautical miles away, and for that distance, or for a team coming from New York or Washington, DC, we generally look at super midsize jets. Tell us how many people are traveling and how much baggage and tooling they are bringing, because a heavy load can change which aircraft fits.
Reaching the project
Many projects are a long way from Bogota and Medellin. A foreign operator cannot carry paying passengers between two Colombian cities, so the flight from the international airport to the airport nearest to the site is flown by a Colombian charter operator certified by the Aerocivil, Colombia’s civil aviation authority. Your advisor will talk you through the options for that part of the trip when you call.
Permits, schedule changes and confidentiality
The Aerocivil authorizes foreign charter flights into the country. Landing permits and authorizations are generally applied for after a trip has been secured on the aircraft schedule. If the work on site runs long and your return date moves, call your advisor as soon as you know, and we will check the new date with the operator, subject to scheduling and aircraft availability.
If the trip is confidential and requires extra discretion, tell your advisor when you first call, and we will handle it that way from the start.
Equipment and parts
When a part or a piece of equipment has to reach Colombia quickly, we can arrange a cargo charter sized to the load. Send us the dimensions and weight of each item at the start, and your advisor will check them against the aircraft and how the load will go on board. You can read more about how this works on our air cargo charter 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.