The journey
Private jet from Boston to Washington, D.C.
Boston to Washington, D.C.: Link Boston meetings with a Washington policy, museum or business programme on a schedule built around the group's appointments. A private cabin can keep a small team together while avoiding a connection.
At a glance
- Planning distance
- 391 mi · 340 nm
- Estimated block time
- ~1.2 hrs
- Departure airport
- BED
- Arrival airport
- DCA
- Starting aircraft category
- Light Jet: Phenom 300, Citation CJ3+, CJ4
Where flights typically depart and land
Typically depart from
Boston · BED
Typical departure: Laurence G Hanscom Field · US (BED). Confirm the private terminal, reporting time and any customs or handling requirements with the operator.
Typically land at
Washington, D.C. · DCA
Typical arrival: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · US (DCA). The best gateway depends on the final address, aircraft performance and airport acceptance; compare the alternatives described below.
Hanscom Field and Ronald Reagan Washington National are the planning airports. Dulles or another Washington-area airport may suit the aircraft or final address. Short-sector minimums, slots and airport operating rules still apply.
What makes this route work well by charter
Link Boston meetings with a Washington policy, museum or business programme on a schedule built around the group's appointments. A private cabin can keep a small team together while avoiding a connection.
Aircraft to compare
Turboprop: King Air 350, Pilatus PC-12 | Light Jet: Phenom 300, Citation CJ3+, CJ4 | Midsize Jet: Hawker 800XP, Citation Sovereign, Lear 60 | Super-Midsize Jet: Challenger 350, Citation X, Gulfstream G280 | Heavy Jet: Challenger 605, Gulfstream G450, Falcon 900 | Ultra Long Range: Global 6000, Gulfstream G650, Falcon 8X
The recommended category is a starting point for this distance and passenger assumption. The operator should confirm payload, runway performance, range, fuel-stop requirements, cabin configuration and availability for the actual date.
What to budget
$7,000 – $11,000 one-way planning range
Indicative whole-aircraft one-way planning range for a four-passenger itinerary in the Light Jet category: $7,000 – $11,000. This is a dated calculator estimate, not a live quote; aircraft position, taxes, permits, handling, routing, payload and date can change the total.
How this estimate was made
Aervion Charter calculator, 2026-10-07; BED to DCA; one-way; four passengers. Distance is the calculator's great-circle baseline and the price is a whole-aircraft category range.
Observed 2026-09-07. Open the public calculator

