Kentucky Jet Charter arranges private flights for oil, gas and energy companies working out of Kentucky, from executive trips to crew changes and urgent equipment moves.
Crew changes and site visits
Field crews rarely work to an airline timetable, and many job sites are a long way from a major airport. A charter carries the whole crew on one aircraft, on the day and at the hour the rotation calls for. Crews can board at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, or the regional airports at Bowling Green, Owensboro and Paducah.
We start with the airport nearest to the site and work back to the aircraft. The operator works out the runway the aircraft needs for the conditions on the day, and we confirm it with them before you book.
Larger crews
FAR Part 135 is the FAA’s set of rules for on-demand, for-hire charter. Once the group runs past nineteen passengers, the trip calls for an airliner-size aircraft and no longer falls under FAR Part 135. Those flights operate under FAR Part 121 or a foreign equivalent, which generally carries stricter crew and operating requirements than both Part 91 and Part 135.
Equipment and parts
When a job is held up waiting on a part, the part often cannot wait for space on a scheduled freight service. We arrange cargo charters sized to the load, including heavy and oversized pieces. Send us the dimensions and the weight at the start, and your advisor will check them against the aircraft’s cargo door and hold before we book.
Work outside the United States
Louisville Muhammad Ali International, Blue Grass and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International can all clear a flight arriving from abroad. Landing permits at the foreign end are applied for after the trip is booked and paid, and the local airport authority sometimes sets the timing. We do our best to keep your departure and arrival times where you need them. If your company has its own standards for aviation contractors, send them to us at the start and we will work to them. Our safety page explains how we look at an operator before we put it in front of you.
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.
Kentucky-Specific Patterns We Plan Around
Kentucky’s busiest weeks follow the racing calendar. The Kentucky Oaks and Derby fill Louisville on the first weekend of May, and Keeneland’s spring and fall meets and its horse sales bring owners and buyers into Lexington, so those dates book first, and the FAA manages arrivals into the Louisville airports during Derby week. The rest of the year, flights leave the state for business, for Florida in the winter and for family vacations. Most Louisville trips use Louisville Muhammad Ali International or Bowman Field, Blue Grass Airport in Lexington sits across the road from Keeneland, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International in Hebron serves the north of the state, and Bowling Green, Owensboro and Paducah cover the south and west. Ice and snow in the winter and strong spring thunderstorms are the weather we watch most often.
Contact
For a quote on a Kentucky charter, 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.