Group charter to Martha’s Vineyard is straightforward once the headcount is settled, because that number decides both the aircraft and the notice the airport needs.
Squad, Staff and Equipment
A team charter to Martha’s Vineyard is a headcount plus a volume. The squad is the easy part; kit, medical equipment and staff are what decide the aircraft.
One Aircraft or Several
Below nineteen passengers a single aircraft usually covers a traveling party. When your total passenger count outgrows a heavy jet and the group consists of more than nineteen passengers, the aircraft required would fall into regional airliner, or airliner-size, operating under FAR Part 121 or foreign equivalent standards rather than Part 135.
Games That Run Long
Games run long, and a return leg booked to the scheduled finish is a return leg that gets moved. We would rather build in the margin at the quote stage. In winter that margin has to sit inside a tower day that ends at five in the afternoon.
Martha’s Vineyard Patterns We Plan Around
The tower keeps two sets of hours. From the middle of May to the end of October it runs from six in the morning until ten at night. From the first of November to the middle of May it closes at five in the afternoon, which is earlier than most people expect and is worth checking against a winter itinerary before anything is booked.
Vetting Behind Every Trip
Before we confirm anything, we check:
- 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)
- The operator’s safety and incident history
- That the pilots are experienced, qualified and current on the aircraft type you will be flying on
- Fewer than 60 brokers worldwide hold Premium Wyvern Broker Member status, and Air Charter Advisors is one of them
Contact
Tell us the dates, the passenger count and where you are starting from, and we will come back with aircraft that fit. Ask for a quote through our contact page, browse the aircraft we arrange, or read the questions we are asked most often. The National Business Aviation Association sets the broader operating standards we work within.