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Private Jet Charter from St Petersburg

Pulkovo (LED) is 23 km south of the centre with runways of 3,780 m and 3,397 m and two business-aviation terminals, Pulkovo-3 and the A-Group facility. Every movement to or from Russia is quoted case by case and subject to full sanctions and KYC screening, and the operators flying these sectors are generally Russian or CIS based rather than EU or US based.

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Pulkovo handled 20.9 million passengers in 2024 and 20.8 million in 2025, making it the second busiest airport in Russia, across runways of 3,780 m and 3,397 m, 23 km south of the city centre.

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St Petersburg private-jet airports

We charter from every business-aviation airport in the St Petersburg area. Choose the right one for your route, aircraft, and ground plans.

LED
Pulkovo Airport
ULLI
23 km / 30-45 min south of central St Petersburg
Pulkovo-3, a dedicated business aviation centre with its own terminal, apron and border processing, plus the separate A-Group terminal
Runway
3,780 m
Operating hours
24/7. Russian airspace is covered by EASA Conflict Zone Information Bulletin 2025-01 R3, which advises against operating west of 60 degrees East at all flight levels.
Best for
Light · Midsize · Super-mid · Heavy · Ultra-long

Two parallel runways, 10R/28L at 3,780 m by 60 m with ILS CAT II and 10L/28R at 3,397 m by 60 m with ILS CAT IIIA, so low-visibility capability in a winter fog climate is genuinely useful here. All scheduled traffic runs through the single consolidated Terminal 1, opened in December 2013, with the former Pulkovo 2 building closed in February 2014. Business aviation is handled away from the main terminal: the Pulkovo-3 centre, branded JetPort SPb, has been operating since 2013 and was the first FBO in north-west Russia, and A-Group runs a second business-aviation terminal on the field. The airport carried 20.9 million passengers in 2024, up 3 percent, of which 16.7 million were domestic, and 20.8 million in 2025.

FBOs on-field: Pulkovo-3 business aviation centre, operated by JetPort SPb, A-Group business aviation terminal, Crystal Jet
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RVH
Rzhevka Airport
ULSS
About 15 km east of central St Petersburg
None. The field is closed to commercial operations.
Runway
1,400 m
Operating hours
Closed to commercial traffic
Best for
Not available for charter

Rzhevka was officially closed in 2007 and its paved areas have been used for vehicle storage since. It still appears in older airport databases, which is why it occasionally gets quoted as a second St Petersburg option. It is not usable for business jets, so plan every movement through Pulkovo.

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Popular routes

Frequently chartered from St Petersburg

Indicative one-way pricing on the most-flown corridors. Real quotes vary with aircraft availability, empty-legs, and airport fees.

St Petersburg Moscow
Light 1h 05m
From $13,000 – $17,000

The busiest domestic private sector in Russia, arriving at Vnukovo-3.
St Petersburg Kazan
Light 1h 50m
From $19,000 – $25,000

Straightforward domestic sector, light jet territory.
St Petersburg Sochi
Midsize 2h 55m
From $34,000 – $45,000

Southern routings are subject to short-notice airspace closures.
St Petersburg Mineralnye Vody
Midsize 3h 00m
From $34,000 – $45,000

Spa-season demand, same southern airspace caveats.
St Petersburg Istanbul
Super-mid 3h 15m
From $42,000 – $58,000

The main western connection point since 2022.
St Petersburg Baku
Super-mid 3h 35m
From $46,000 – $62,000

Caspian gateway, Azerbaijani and Russian operators.
St Petersburg Dubai
Heavy 5h 45m
From $78,000 – $100,000

The highest-volume long sector out of Russia.
St Petersburg Almaty
Heavy 5h 00m
From $68,000 – $88,000

Central Asian business traffic, heavy jet direct.
Which aircraft, from where

Aircraft options from St Petersburg

The right jet is the one that fits your route, your passengers, and your ground plans. Here's how the classes stack up for St Petersburg departures.

Pilatus PC-12 turboprop parked on an alpine airstrip Turboprop

Short strips, remote runways

Ideal for regional legs, unpaved strips, and mountain airfields where a jet cannot land.

Rangeup to 2 hr · 1,900 km
Max passengers8
Pilatus PC-12, King Air 350
from €1,900/hr
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Embraer Phenom 300 light jet on approach Light jet

Short-hop & regional

Ideal for hops across Europe or short domestic US routes. Two-hour range, seven-seat cabin.

Rangeup to 3 hr · 2,700 km
Max passengers7
Phenom 300, Citation CJ3+
from €3,800/hr
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Cessna Citation Latitude midsize jet in flight Midsize jet

Stand-up cabin, longer legs

Stand-up cabin, real luggage capacity, transcontinental US-capable.

Rangeup to 5 hr · 4,600 km
Max passengers9
Citation Latitude, Praetor 600
from €5,400/hr
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Bombardier Challenger 350 super-midsize jet on the ramp Super-midsize

Transcontinental range

Coast-to-coast US or London to Dubai without a fuel stop, at Mach 0.83.

Rangeup to 7 hr · 6,500 km
Max passengers10
Challenger 350, Longitude
from €7,200/hr
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Gulfstream G550 heavy jet on final approach Heavy jet

Full galley, private stateroom

Wide cabin, full galley, forward and aft lavatories, up to 16 seats in club configuration.

Rangeup to 12 hr · 11,000 km
Max passengers14
Gulfstream G550, Global 6000
from €11,800/hr
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Gulfstream G650ER ultra-long-range jet climbing out Ultra-long-range

Global, non-stop

Non-stop New York to Sydney, Dubai to Los Angeles, London to Buenos Aires — real staterooms, standing shower on select tails.

Rangeup to 15 hr · 14,000 km
Max passengers16
Gulfstream G650ER, Global 7500
from €14,900/hr
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All-in pricing

What the quote includes, and what it doesn't

Every quote we issue is fully-loaded: block time, crew, fuel, standard catering, and handling. These are the exceptions where extras apply.

Included in every quote

  • Aircraft charter on block time, from block-off to block-on
  • Flight crew, including duty and rest costs
  • Fuel at the operator's contracted uplift rate
  • Standard catering: cold platter, snacks and soft drinks
  • Landing, parking and handling at Pulkovo
  • Positioning within European Russia on standard routings
  • Navigation charges and standard overflight permits
  • FBO passenger and crew handling including border processing

Charged separately (when they apply)

  • De-icing, which applies on most departures between November and March
  • War-risk insurance extensions, which are written on restricted terms and vary by operator
  • Landing and overflight permits for non-standard destinations
  • Bespoke catering above the standard tier
  • Ground transport, hotels and crew per diem outside the scheduled trip
  • Extended waiting time beyond quoted ground hours
  • Costs arising from airspace closures and rerouting on the day of flight
Chartering from St Petersburg

What to know before you book

Empty legs

Repositioning flights from St Petersburg

St Petersburg empty legs are dominated by one corridor, the Moscow shuttle, because the aircraft that serve it are based at either end and reposition constantly. Beyond that, legs appear on the southern sectors to Sochi and Mineralnye Vody in season, and occasionally on the Gulf and Caucasus corridors when an aircraft has delivered inbound and needs to return. Supply is thinner than the numbers at Pulkovo suggest, because business-jet movements across Russia are well below their 2021 level and the eligible fleet is small. Flexible dates on the Moscow sector still produce the best savings.

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FAQ

Charter from St Petersburg, questions we get

Which airport do private jets use in St Petersburg?
Pulkovo (LED), 23 km south of the centre. Business aviation is handled at the Pulkovo-3 centre, branded JetPort SPb and in operation since 2013, or at the separate A-Group business terminal. Rzhevka, east of the city, closed in 2007 and is not usable.
How long is the runway at Pulkovo?
Runway 10R/28L is 3,780 m by 60 m with ILS CAT II and 10L/28R is 3,397 m by 60 m with ILS CAT IIIA. Any business jet in service can operate at full weight, and the CAT IIIA approach matters in the winter fog season.
Can Western operators fly to St Petersburg?
Generally no. EU, UK and US measures restrict flights connected to Russian persons and entities, and operators based in those jurisdictions keep their fleets away from Russian airspace. The aircraft that fly these sectors are typically Russian or CIS based.
Is Russian airspace safe to fly into?
EASA advises against operating in Russian airspace west of 60 degrees East at all flight levels, a recommendation first issued in January 2025 and since extended into 2027. The Sankt-Peterburg FIR is inside that area. Operators still flying do so under their own risk assessments, and we state the position plainly rather than around it.
What does St Petersburg to Moscow cost on a private jet?
A light jet runs roughly 13,000 to 17,000 USD one way for up to six passengers, at about 1h 05m block time. It is the most flown private sector in Russia and the aircraft on it are Russian registered.
How busy is Pulkovo?
It handled 20.9 million passengers in 2024, up 3 percent, and 20.8 million in 2025, which keeps it second in Russia behind the Moscow airports. Domestic traffic accounts for the large majority, 16.7 million of the 2024 total.
How far is the airport from the city centre?
About 23 km south, which is 30 to 45 minutes by road depending on traffic on the Pulkovskoye Shosse.
What about insurance?
War-risk cover for Russian destinations is written on restricted terms and some underwriters decline it outright. Any quote should state explicitly what cover is in place, and that is worth establishing before comparing prices between operators.
Market notes

On chartering from St Petersburg

Pulkovo is a big, modern, well-equipped airport that happens to sit inside the most constrained airspace in Europe. Two parallel runways, 3,780 m and 3,397 m, one consolidated passenger terminal since 2014, 20.9 million passengers in 2024 and 20.8 million in 2025, and CAT IIIA capability that earns its keep in a Baltic winter. Nothing about the infrastructure limits aircraft choice. The limits are legal and insurance-related, and they are the first thing to establish on any enquiry rather than the last.

Business aviation at Pulkovo has its own front door. The Pulkovo-3 centre, branded JetPort SPb, opened in 2013 as the first FBO in north-west Russia, and A-Group operates a second business terminal on the field. Both process passengers and crew away from the main terminal with their own border and customs handling. Handler capacity is not the pinch point it once was, because business-jet volumes across Russia are far below their 2021 peak, but arrangements need confirming for each flight rather than assuming.

The route map is now mostly domestic and eastward. Moscow is the dominant sector and the busiest private corridor in the country, flown in light and midsize aircraft by Russian operators several times a day. Beyond that, the volume sits on Sochi and Mineralnye Vody in season, Istanbul as the main western connection point, Baku and Yerevan into the Caucasus, and Dubai as the long sector of record. European city pairs that were routine before 2022 are not part of the picture, and we do not present them as if they were.

Anything touching Russia is quoted case by case here, subject to full sanctions and KYC screening, and the operators flying it are generally Russian or CIS based rather than EU or US based. EASA advises against operating west of 60 degrees East at all flight levels, aircraft that work these sectors are kept out of EU, UK and US rotations afterwards, and war-risk cover is written on restricted terms. Those three facts explain most of what looks strange about pricing and availability on St Petersburg sectors.

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