Private Jet Charter Spain & Portugal

Iberia is two mainland countries, two island groups a long way apart, and a season that changes the answer completely. In February the peninsula is quiet and almost anything is available at short notice. In August the Balearics are slot-coordinated, parking is the binding constraint rather than runway capacity, and the aircraft you want may already be committed.

The mainland

Madrid and Barcelona are straightforward year-round and both handle business aviation properly. Lisbon carries the congestion you would expect of a capital, which is one reason Porto is often the better arrival for the whole of northern Portugal — one long runway, no terrain problem, and the Douro within easy reach. In the south, Málaga is the gateway to the Costa del Sol with a dedicated general-aviation terminal, Seville and Jerez serve inland Andalusia, and Faro covers the Algarve.

The islands

Ibiza, Palma and Menorca are ordinary flights for most of the year and a planning exercise in July and August. The pattern is always the same: the runway is not the problem, the stand is. An aircraft already based in the western Mediterranean will usually price better than a cheaper one that has to position in empty and then wait, and on a peak weekend the return slot is worth agreeing at the same time as the outbound.

The Canaries are a different proposition again. They sit off the coast of Africa, not Europe — roughly two and a half to three hours from mainland Spain and four or more from northern Europe — so the sector length rather than the destination decides the cabin class. Tenerife South, Las Palmas, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura all take business jets comfortably.

Borders and paperwork

Spain, Portugal and Andorra are inside Schengen, so intra-Schengen flying involves no routine immigration formality. Gibraltar is the exception people miss: it sits outside Schengen despite being surrounded by Spain, and the land border matters if you are continuing onward. Flights from the United Kingdom now need customs and immigration at both ends, which is worth building into the schedule rather than discovering on the day.

How we quote

One all-inclusive figure per option — aircraft, crew, fuel, handling, landing and airport fees, and taxes — with no brokerage fee added afterwards and no membership to buy first. Iberia sees a great deal of repositioning traffic in season, so empty legs are unusually common here; we will flag one when it matches your date and direction rather than waiting to be asked.

Every flight is operated by a carrier holding a valid Air Operator Certificate. We hold no aircraft of our own and stand behind the arrangement from enquiry to landing.