Private Jet Charter in California

California has more private-jet airports than any other state, from Van Nuys and Burbank in Los Angeles to San Jose, Oakland and Napa in the Bay Area, and mountain airports at Truckee and Mammoth. Short hops to Las Vegas, Scottsdale and Cabo are some of the most flown private trips in the country.

California Destination Guides

The image is of the Hollywood landmark sign

Private Jet Los Angeles

VNY, LAX, SMO, BUR, TOA in California

The Fox Theater, Bakersfield, California, USA.

Private Jet Bakersfield

BFL in California

Private Jet Beverly Hills

VNY, SMO, LAX in California

Harbor area near Big Bear Lake with road and docks

Private Jet Big Bear Lake

L35, ONT in California

The Burbank media district, view from Griffith Park, with Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the foreground.

Private Jet Burbank

BUR, VNY in California

Mary Magdalene Chapel, Camarillo, California, looking SE, dedicated July 1, 1913. Albert C. Martin, Sr., architect.

Private Jet Camarillo

CMA, OXR, VNY in California

Leo Carrillo Ranch, Carlsbad, California (15473262218)

Private Jet Carlsbad

CRQ, SAN in California

Photograph of the Carmel River State Beach looking east, Carmel, California, USA.

Private Jet Carmel-by-the-Sea

MRY in California

Avalon Harbor and Catalina Casino, Avalon, Santa Catalina Island (California)

Private Jet Catalina Island

AVX, LGB in California

Big Chico Creek in Upper Bidwell Park, Chico, California, close to the Yahi Trail

Private Jet Chico

CIC in California

Private Jet Concord

CCR, OAK in California

Aerial view of Humboldt Bay and the city of Eureka in Humboldt County, California, USA. View is to the northeast.

Private Jet Eureka

ACV in California

Private Jet Fresno

FAT in California

Private Jet Half Moon Bay

HAF, SFO in California

The front facade of the current Hayward California City Hall building

Private Jet Hayward

HWD, OAK in California

Private Jet Healdsburg

STS in California

The community of Indian Wells, view to the southwest across the southbound lanes of California State Route 14

Private Jet Indian Wells

PSP, TRM in California

Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, La Quinta, Riverside County, California, United States

Private Jet La Quinta

TRM, PSP in California

Private Jet Lake Tahoe

TRK, TVL, RNO in California

Private Jet Livermore

LVK, OAK in California

Private Jet Long Beach

LGB in California

Private Jet Malibu

SMO, VNY, CMA in California

Six-segment panorama of Gull Lake, Mono County, California.

Private Jet Mammoth Lakes

MMH, BIH in California

The Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto, California.

Private Jet Modesto

MOD in California

Private Jet Montecito

SBA in California

Looking down the back of Cannery Row from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Private Jet Monterey

MRY in California

Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View Ca.

Private Jet Mountain View

SJC, SFO in California

Private Jet Napa Valley

APC, STS in California

"The City of Newport Beach" July 2014 photo by Don Ramey Logan

Private Jet Newport Beach

SNA, LGB in California

Private Jet Oakland

OAK in California

Private Jet Ontario, California

ONT in California

North Laguna Aerial photo by D Ramey Logan alt

Private Jet Orange County

SNA, LGB in California

A view of El Paseo in Palm Desert, California

Private Jet Palm Desert

PSP, TRM, UDD in California

A view of Palm Springs from the Museum Trail

Private Jet Palm Springs

PSP, TRM in California

Ramona Street Architectural District, 261 Hamilton St., Palo Alto, CA 5-27-2012 2-20-25 PM

Private Jet Palo Alto

SJC, PAO, SFO in California

Hilltop photo of Paso Robles. By Sam Houston.

Private Jet Paso Robles

PRB, SBP in California

Private Jet Pebble Beach

MRY in California

Overlook of Rancho Mirage, CA from Bighorn Overlook by Rancho Mirage City Hall

Private Jet Rancho Mirage

PSP, TRM in California

Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay, Redding, California, USA

Private Jet Redding

RDD in California

Private Jet Riverside

RAL, ONT in California

The skyline of downtown Sacramento (pop. 524,943), the capital city of California.

Private Jet Sacramento

SAC, SMF, MHR in California

Private Jet San Carlos

SFO, SJC, SQL in California

La Jolla Shores CA view. Sea lions in the foreground. Pacific Ocean Dec 2011 California Beach

Private Jet San Diego

SAN, CRQ, MYF in California

Private Jet San Francisco

SFO, OAK, SJC in California

Private Jet San Jose

SJC, OAK, SFO in California

Mission San Luis Obispo, taken June 12, 2011.

Private Jet San Luis Obispo

SBP in California

Interior view of the reconstructed chapel of the Presidio of Santa Barbara on February 3, 2025

Private Jet Santa Barbara

SBA, IZA in California

The Santa Monica Pier seen from an altitude of about 2,000', looking south.

Private Jet Santa Monica

SMO, VNY, LAX in California

Private Jet Santa Rosa

STS in California

Private Jet Santa Ynez

SBA, IZA in California

A diagonal view of Sonoma City Hall taken in 2016. Photo by Jim Heaphy.

Private Jet Sonoma

APC, STS in California

Aerial view of Stockton, California skyline

Private Jet Stockton

SCK in California

Temecula Valley Southern California Wine Country in Winter

Private Jet Temecula

F70, CRQ in California

Donner Pass Road in downtown Truckee, Northern California.

Private Jet Truckee

TRK, RNO in California

Spring Valley Lake in Victor Valley, California.

Private Jet Victorville

VCV in California

View from Glacier Point on Half Dome and Eastern Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California, USA.

Private Jet Yosemite

MMH, FAT, MCE in California

Private Jet Airports in California

Runway length and customs for each airport. Compare all California airports

UDDBermuda Dunes Airport Bermuda Dunes, CA10/28 (5,002 ft)
L35Big Bear City Airport Big Bear, CA8/26 (5,850 ft)
CCRBuchanan Field Concord, CA01L/19R (5,001 ft)
ACVCalifornia Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport Arcata/Eureka, CA14/32 (6,046 ft)
CMACamarillo Airport Camarillo, CA08/26 (6,013 ft)
AVXCatalina Airport Avalon, CA04/22 (3,000 ft)
STSCharles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport Santa Rosa, CA14/32 (6,000 ft)
CICChico Regional Airport Chico, CA13L/31R (6,724 ft)
CROCorcoran Airport Corcoran, CA13/31 (3,800 ft)
BIHEastern Sierra Regional Airport Bishop, CA12/30 (7,498 ft)
F70French Valley Airport Murrieta, CA18/36 (6,000 ft)
FATFresno Yosemite International Airport Fresno, CA11L/29R (9,539 ft)
HAFHalf Moon Bay Airport Half Moon Bay, CA12/30 (5,000 ft)
HHRHawthorne Municipal Airport Hawthorne, CA7/25 (about 4,900 ft)
HWDHayward Executive Airport Hayward, CA10R/28L (5,694 ft)
BURHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport Burbank, CA15/33 (6,886 ft)
TRMJacqueline Cochran Regional Airport Palm Springs, CA17/35 (8,500 ft)
SNAJohn Wayne Orange County International Airport Santa Ana, CA02L/20R (5,700 ft)
TVLLake Tahoe Airport South Lake Tahoe, CA18/36 (8,541 ft)
LVKLivermore Municipal Airport Livermore, CA07L/25R (5,253 ft)
LGBLong Beach International Airport Long Beach, CA12/30 (10,000 ft)
LAXLos Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, CA7L/25R (12,894 ft), customs
MMHMammoth Yosemite Airport Mammoth Lakes, CA09/27 (7,000 ft)
CRQMcClellan-Palomar Airport Carlsbad, CA06/24 (4,897 ft)
BFLMeadows Field Bakersfield, CA12L/30R (10,849 ft)
MCEMerced Regional Macready Field Merced, CA12/30 (5,914 ft)
SJCMineta San Jose International Airport San Jose, CA12L/30R (11,000 ft), customs
MODModesto City Co-Harry Sham Field Modesto, CA10L/28R (5,904 ft)
MRYMonterey Regional Airport Monterey, CA10R/28L (7,175 ft)
MYFMontgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport San Diego, CA10L/28R (4,598 ft)
APCNapa County Airport Napa, CA01L/19R (5,930 ft)
OAKOakland San Francisco Bay Airport Oakland, CA12/30 (10,520 ft), customs
ONTOntario International Airport Ontario, CA08L/26R (12,197 ft), customs
OXROxnard Airport Oxnard, CA07/25 (5,953 ft)
PSPPalm Springs International Airport Palm Springs, CA13R/31L (10,000 ft)
PAOPalo Alto Airport Palo Alto, CA13/31 (2,441 ft)
PRBPaso Robles Municipal Airport Paso Robles, CA01/19 (6,008 ft)
RDDRedding Municipal Airport Redding, CA16/34 (7,003 ft)
RALRiverside Municipal Airport Riverside, CA09/27 (5,401 ft)
SACSacramento Executive Airport Sacramento, CA02/20 (5,503 ft)
SMFSacramento International Airport Sacramento, CA17L/35R (8,605 ft), customs
MHRSacramento Mather Airport Sacramento, CA04R/22L (11,301 ft)
SQLSan Carlos Airport San Carlos, CA12/30 (2,621 ft)
SANSan Diego International Airport San Diego, CA09/27 (9,401 ft), customs
SFOSan Francisco International Airport San Francisco, CA10L/28R (11,870 ft), customs
SBPSan Luis County Regional Airport San Luis Obispo, CA11/29 (6,101 ft)
SBASanta Barbara Municipal Airport Santa Barbara, CA07/25 (6,037 ft)
SMOSanta Monica Municipal Airport Santa Monica, CA03/21 (3,500 ft)
IZASanta Ynez Airport Santa Ynez, CA08/26 (2,803 ft)
VCVSouthern California Logistics Airport Victorville, CA17/35 (13,052 ft)
SCKStockton Metropolitan Airport Stockton, CA11L/29R (10,245 ft)
TRKTruckee Tahoe Airport Truckee, CA11/29 (7,001 ft)
VNYVan Nuys Airport Los Angeles, CA16R/34L (8,001 ft)
TOAZamperini Field Torrance, CA11L/29R (5,001 ft)

Popular Routes in California

ASEAspen

SFOSan Francisco

Turboprop: 3 hr 30 min
Very light jet: 2 hr 40 min
One way from: $10,100

BZNBozeman

VNYLos Angeles

Turboprop: 3 hr 25 min
Very light jet: 2 hr 40 min
One way from: $9,800

APADenver

VNYLos Angeles

Turboprop: 3 hr 25 min
Very light jet: 2 hr 35 min
One way from: $9,900

HNLHonolulu

VNYLos Angeles

Super-midsize jet: 5 hr 5 min
Heavy jet: 5 hr
One way from: $35,000

VNYLos Angeles

ASEAspen

Turboprop: 2 hr 30 min
Very light jet: 2 hr
One way from: $9,000

VNYLos Angeles

AUSAustin

Light jet: 2 hr 50 min
Midsize jet: 2 hr 45 min
One way from: $12,500

All routes

California Private Jet Questions

Where can I fly a private jet in California?

Our California guides cover Bakersfield, Beverly Hills, Big Bear Lake, Burbank, Camarillo, Carlsbad, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Catalina Island, Chico, Concord, Eureka, Fresno, Half Moon Bay, Hayward, Healdsburg, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Lake Tahoe, Livermore, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Malibu, Mammoth Lakes, Modesto, Montecito, Monterey, Mountain View, Napa Valley, Newport Beach, Oakland, Ontario, California, Orange County, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Palo Alto, Paso Robles, Pebble Beach, Rancho Mirage, Redding, Riverside, Sacramento, San Carlos, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, Santa Rosa, Santa Ynez, Sonoma, Stockton, Temecula, Truckee, Victorville and Yosemite. Each guide lists the best airports, local rules, busy seasons and flight times.

Which airports in California have customs?

LAX (LAX), San Jose (SJC), Oakland (OAK), Ontario International (ONT), Sacramento International (SMF), San Diego International (SAN) and SFO (SFO) have customs on the field, so international flights can arrive directly.

How many private jet airports are there in California?

We list 54 airports in California that handle private flights, from major airline airports with private terminals to smaller business-aviation fields.

Private Jet Charter in California

California Destination Guides

Private Jet Los Angeles

Private Jet Bakersfield

Private Jet Beverly Hills

Private Jet Big Bear Lake

Private Jet Burbank

Private Jet Camarillo

Private Jet Carlsbad

Private Jet Carmel-by-the-Sea

Private Jet Catalina Island

Private Jet Chico

Private Jet Concord

Private Jet Eureka

Private Jet Fresno

Private Jet Half Moon Bay

Private Jet Hayward

Private Jet Healdsburg

Private Jet Indian Wells

Private Jet La Quinta

Private Jet Lake Tahoe

Private Jet Livermore

Private Jet Long Beach

Private Jet Malibu

Private Jet Mammoth Lakes

Private Jet Modesto

Private Jet Montecito

Private Jet Monterey

Private Jet Mountain View

Private Jet Napa Valley

Private Jet Newport Beach

Private Jet Oakland

Private Jet Ontario, California

Private Jet Orange County

Private Jet Palm Desert

Private Jet Palm Springs

Private Jet Palo Alto

Private Jet Paso Robles

Private Jet Pebble Beach

Private Jet Rancho Mirage

Private Jet Redding

Private Jet Riverside

Private Jet Sacramento

Private Jet San Carlos

Private Jet San Diego

Private Jet San Francisco

Private Jet San Jose

Private Jet San Luis Obispo

Private Jet Santa Barbara

Private Jet Santa Monica

Private Jet Santa Rosa

Private Jet Santa Ynez

Private Jet Sonoma

Private Jet Stockton

Private Jet Temecula

Private Jet Truckee

Private Jet Victorville

Private Jet Yosemite

Private Jet Airports in California

Popular Routes in California

Private Jet Aspen to San Francisco

Private Jet Bozeman to Los Angeles

Private Jet Denver to Los Angeles

Private Jet Honolulu to Los Angeles

Private Jet Los Angeles to Aspen

Private Jet Los Angeles to Austin

California Private Jet Questions

Where can I fly a private jet in California?

Which airports in California have customs?

How many private jet airports are there in California?