Cirrus Vision Jet Charter
Baltimore to Hampton Roads — Out and Back in a Day
The road version costs 3 h 12 m in each direction. The Vision Jet does it in 0 h 44 m, from a private terminal, on your departure time.
- From
- MTN · Baltimore
- To
- ORF · Norfolk
- Block time
- 0 h 44 m
- On the ground
- 7 h 47 m
- Nights away
- None
Your day
MTN → ORF → MTN
- LeaveBaltimore
- At the aircraftMartin State Airport
- Wheels upMTN
- On the rampNorfolk International Airport
- On siteHampton Roads
- 7 h 47 m on the groundLeave siteHampton Roads
- Wheels upORF
- On the rampMartin State Airport
- HomeBaltimore
On the ground
7 h 47 m
Door to door
11 h 15 m
Nights away
None
Illustrative, built from the block time above and a half-hour on the ground at each end. Shift the whole thing earlier or later and it still closes — the working window is set by flight time, not by the clock.
The milestone does not move. When a proposal or a programme review lands on a date, the travel has to work — which is a poor fit for an itinerary with a connection in it. Between Baltimore and Hampton Roads that problem has a specific size: 146 nautical miles, and 3 h 12 m of it if you drive.
Wheels up at 07 45 puts you on site in Hampton Roads by 08 59, with 7 h 47 m on the ground before the aircraft goes back. Home by 18 30. That is about as easy as a there-and-back day gets — no hotel, no overnight bag, and no second day of anyone's time.
The realistic alternative here is driving, and 3 h 12 m each way is the sort of number that gets quietly accepted until someone adds it up. Two of those in a day is most of a working day spent in a car, arriving for the meeting already tired. The scheduled-airline option on a pair this length is usually worse rather than better once you count the drive to the airport, the screening queue, and the connection a route this short often requires.
Neither end of this leg constrains the aircraft. That means short-notice departures are realistic and a schedule change on the day is usually absorbable rather than a rebooking exercise.
One type, learned properly. We place this leg with a Part 135 operator we already know on the Vision Jet, in an aircraft carrying CAPS — a parachute over the entire airframe — and a one-button emergency autoland any passenger can use. For a company putting four people on one aircraft, those are the specifications that matter.
Distance
146 nm
Block time
0 h 44 m
By road
3 h 12 m
Cruise
FL280
Why this route works
7 h 47 m on the ground, home by 18 30
Wheels up 07 45, on site 08 59, back on the ramp at MTN by 18 00. 1 h 28 m of flying in total, and nobody's second working day spent in transit.
3 h 12 m of driving, each way
That is the number the road version costs, before traffic has an opinion. Two of them in a day is most of a working day in a car — and an arrival that is already tired.
Programme milestones hold
Reviews and proposal dates at Hampton Roads facilities are set by the programme office. There is no partial credit for arriving the next morning.
Ten minutes from car to aircraft
Private terminals at both ends. No screening queue, no gate, no boarding group — you park, walk out, and go.
Parachute and autoland, standard
The Vision Jet carries CAPS, a whole-airframe parachute, and Safe Return, a one-button emergency autoland. No other jet in production offers either, at any price.
The Fields
Both ends of this leg
Private terminals at each end. No screening queue, no gate, and a walk from the car to the aircraft measured in yards.
Departure
Martin State Airport
MTN · KMTN · Baltimore, MD
Johns Hopkins, the federal research agencies, and the defense base at Aberdeen.
- Longest runway
- 6,996 ft
- Field elevation
- 21 ft
Arrival
Norfolk International Airport
ORF · KORF · Norfolk, VA
The largest naval complex in the world and the shipbuilding supply chain around it.
- Longest runway
- 9,001 ft
- Field elevation
- 26 ft
Questions
Chartering MTN to ORF
How long is the flight from Baltimore to Hampton Roads by private jet?
About 0 h 44 m of block time in a Cirrus Vision Jet, covering 146 nautical miles from Martin State Airport (KMTN) to Norfolk International Airport (KORF). That includes taxi, climb, and descent; actual time varies with winds and routing.
Can I fly MTN to ORF and back in the same day?
That is what the pair is for. Wheels up 07 45, on site in Hampton Roads by 08 59, 7 h 47 m on the ground, and home by 18 30 — 11 h 15 m door to door with no overnight.
How many colleagues can travel to Hampton Roads?
Four seats, every flight, with 32 cubic feet for bags, samples, and materials. The airframe is certified for more, but four is the load that works with fuel and luggage on a leg like this, so it is the number we quote against.
Can the Vision Jet use Norfolk International Airport?
Yes, with margin. Norfolk International Airport has 9,001 feet of runway, well inside the Vision Jet's requirements in any normal condition.
What does a MTN to ORF charter cost?
Pricing depends on date, direction, passenger count, and whether the aircraft is already positioned near Baltimore. Halcyon quotes one all-in figure — aircraft, crew, fees, taxes and the ramp at both ends — inside the hour. That is the figure that reaches accounts payable.
How much notice do you need for a Hampton Roads trip?
Most legs can be arranged inside 24 hours when an aircraft is available, which is the point of the product for urgent site visits and escalations. You get a straight yes or no immediately rather than a request left open.
Nearby
Other legs on this network
More ways out of Baltimore, and more ways into Hampton Roads.