Baltimore Jet Charter arranges flights from Baltimore for mining, survey and research teams heading to sites that airlines do not serve. These are often places where the closest airstrip is small, unpaved or a long way from anywhere.
The site decides the aircraft
Before we quote, your advisor will ask about the airstrip nearest to the site. A turboprop can use shorter and rougher strips, while a jet gets the team there faster when the destination has a longer paved runway. Runway needs are calculated by the operator for that day’s conditions, and we confirm them with the operator. For the last stretch to a site with no runway at all, helicopter charter may be an option.
Instruments, samples and equipment
These teams seldom travel light. Survey instruments, core samples, drilling parts and camp equipment come along, and some of it needs special handling. Give us the weights and dimensions, and tell us whether anything counts as dangerous goods. Bulky or heavy equipment can rule out an aircraft, even if it has enough seats for the team.
Rotations and longer programs
Field programs often run for a season, with crews rotating in and out on a set pattern. Tell us the whole schedule along with the first flight, and we can plan the rotations together. We do not give firm quotes too far in advance, because aircraft availability shifts, but call us early and we will tell you when it makes sense to lock each trip in.
Work outside the United States
Many sites are in Canada, Latin America or further afield. Montreal is about 400 nautical miles from BWI, and anything across an ocean calls for a long-range jet. Landing permits and authorizations are generally applied for after a trip has been secured on the aircraft schedule. On an international trip, your advisor and the operator plan where the aircraft clears customs. When the equipment needs to travel ahead of the team, see our air cargo charter options.
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.
Baltimore-Specific Patterns We Plan Around
BWI Marshall is about nine miles south of downtown Baltimore, owned by the State of Maryland and operated by the Maryland Aviation Administration, and Martin State Airport in Middle River, about ten miles east of downtown, suits Towson and Hunt Valley. There is no jet airport in Annapolis, so jet trips for Annapolis and the Naval Academy usually use BWI, about 17 miles away. Easton Airport serves St. Michaels and Oxford while Salisbury serves Ocean City. Baltimore winters can bring snow and the occasional nor’easter, summer brings afternoon thunderstorms, and the Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st to November 30th. Late May, with the Preakness and the Naval Academy’s Commissioning Week, the holidays and summer weekends on the Eastern Shore book up first, so tell us your dates early.
Contact
For a quote on a charter to or from Baltimore, 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.