Private Jets for Major Events
Big events fill the nearest airports days in advance. These guides cover where to land, when to book and what it costs.
January
College Football Playoff and National Championship
A different host city each year
The College Football Playoff moves from campus stadiums in December to bowl sites and a different championship city each January. Every round sends fans flying in on short notice, and slots and parking book up fast.
World Economic Forum in Davos
Davos Congress Centre, Davos, Switzerland
Davos has no airport of its own, so private flyers to the World Economic Forum land in Zurich, St. Gallen-Altenrhein or Samedan and continue by car or train.
Fly into Zurich (ZRH)CES in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV
CES fills Las Vegas with more than a hundred thousand people each January, and private-jet ramps at Harry Reid and Henderson fill up with them.
Fly into Harry Reid (LAS)Sundance Film Festival
Downtown Boulder, Boulder, CO
Sundance moves from Park City to Boulder, Colorado, starting in 2027, and Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, about 20 minutes from downtown, is the natural private-jet airport.
Fly into Rocky Mountain Metropolitan (BJC)April
The Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, GA
Masters week turns two small Augusta airports into some of the busiest in the country, and Sunday evening departures fill up first.
Fly into Augusta Regional (AGS)Coachella
Empire Polo Club, Indio, CA
Coachella runs over two weekends in April, and Jacqueline Cochran Regional in Thermal, about 15 minutes from the festival, is the busiest private-jet airport in the valley.
Fly into Jacqueline Cochran (TRM)NCAA Final Four
A different host city each year
The Final Four moves to a new city every year, and fans of the four schools arrive over a single week. Slots and parking at the host city’s airports book up fast.
May
Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix
Miami International Autodrome (Hard Rock Stadium), Miami Gardens, FL
The Miami Grand Prix circuit is about four miles from Opa-locka, Miami’s main private-jet airport, so the right airport choice saves real time on race weekend.
Fly into Opa-locka (OPF)Kentucky Derby
Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY
Derby weekend brings one of the biggest surges of private jets of the year into Louisville, and slots and parking at the surrounding airports book up fast.
Fly into Louisville International (SDF)Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Monaco has no airport, so private jets for the Grand Prix land in Nice, about 30 minutes away, and business-aviation slots there book up fast.
Fly into Nice Côte d’Azur (NCE)Cannes Film Festival
Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France
Cannes-Mandelieu is about 10 minutes from the Croisette, and during the Film Festival it is one of the busiest business-aviation airports in Europe.
Fly into Cannes-Mandelieu (CEQ)Met Gala
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
The Met Gala brings guests from around the world to New York on the first Monday in May, and Teterboro, the closest private-jet airport to Manhattan, fills up for the weekend.
Fly into Teterboro (TEB)Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
The Indy 500 brings one of the biggest crowds in sport and some of the heaviest private-jet traffic of the year. Slots and parking at Indianapolis airports book up fast.
Fly into Indianapolis International (IND)Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting
CHI Health Center, Omaha, NE
Tens of thousands of shareholders come to Omaha for the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, and Eppley Airfield fills up with private jets for the weekend.
Fly into Eppley Airfield (OMA)June
Food & Wine Classic in Aspen
Aspen, Aspen, CO
The Food & Wine Classic fills Aspen for a long weekend each June, and ramp space at Aspen’s small airport goes quickly.
Fly into Aspen (ASE)Wimbledon
All England Lawn Tennis Club, London, United Kingdom
Farnborough is the closest business-aviation airport to Wimbledon, and during the championships and Royal Ascot, London’s private-jet slots book up fast.
Fly into Farnborough (FAB)US Open Golf Championship
A different course each year
The US Open golf championship moves to a different course every year, and the smaller airports near the host course fill up quickly for the weekend.
August
Monterey Car Week
Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach, CA
Car Week, ending with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, turns Monterey Regional into one of the busiest private-jet airports on the West Coast.
Fly into Monterey Regional (MRY)Burning Man
Black Rock City, Black Rock Desert, NV
Most private flyers heading to Burning Man land in Reno, about two and a half hours from Black Rock City by road.
Fly into Reno-Tahoe (RNO)US Open Tennis Championships
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Queens, NY
The US Open runs for two weeks at Flushing Meadows, and Teterboro, Westchester and Republic are the usual private-jet airports.
Fly into Teterboro (TEB)December
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL
Art Basel week brings collectors from around the world to Miami Beach, and South Florida’s private-jet airports book up fast.
Fly into Opa-locka (OPF)New Year’s in St. Barths
Gustavia, St. Barthélemy
Jets can’t land on St. Barths, so New Year’s visitors fly into St. Maarten and connect by a 15-minute turboprop flight or a ferry.
Fly into St. Maarten (SXM)Planning around a different event? Tell us the dates and we will find the closest airport with space.