Cirrus Vision Jet Charter
Colorado Springs to Permian Basin in 1 h 40 m
430 nm nonstop in 1 h 40 m. The scheduled alternative is a hub, a connection, and an arrival time somebody else chose.
- From
- COS · Colorado Springs
- To
- MAF · Midland
- Block time
- 1 h 40 m
- On the ground
- 5 h 55 m
- Nights away
- None
Your day
COS → MAF → COS
- LeaveColorado Springs
- At the aircraftColorado Springs Airport
- Wheels upCOS
- On the rampMidland International Air and Space Port
- On sitePermian Basin
- 5 h 55 m on the groundLeave sitePermian Basin
- Wheels upMAF
- On the rampColorado Springs Airport
- HomeColorado Springs
On the ground
5 h 55 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.
Permian Basin runs 1 hour ahead of Colorado Springs; the clock times below are local at each end.
Upstream and midstream work is site work. Rig visits, plant turnarounds, and midstream inspections happen on operational schedules that no published timetable was built to serve. Between Colorado Springs and Permian Basin that problem has a specific size: 430 nautical miles, and 9 h 25 m of it if you drive.
Leave at 07 15, on site by 10 55, and the aircraft waits while you work. 5 h 55 m on the ground is a full session, and you are home by 18 30. The hotel night, the second working day, and the evening away all come off the cost of the trip — which is usually where the real money was.
Nobody is driving 9 h 25 m each way for a meeting, so the real comparison is the airline routing — and between Colorado Springs and Permian Basin that typically means a connection, a total block time well over half a day, and an arrival window you do not control. A single segment removes the misconnect risk rather than managing it.
Both Colorado Springs Airport and Midland International Air and Space Port are straightforward fields for this aircraft with margin in hand, which matters more than it sounds: routine pairs are the ones that dispatch reliably, and reliability is most of what a business traveller is actually buying.
We are a broker with one airframe on the sheet. That narrowness is the product: we know the operators, the fields and the real performance rather than guessing across forty types. Every flight is operated by an FAA Part 135 certificate holder.
Distance
430 nm
Block time
1 h 40 m
By road
9 h 25 m
Cruise
FL280
Why this route works
5 h 55 m on the ground, home by 18 30
Wheels up 07 45, on site 10 55, back on the ramp at COS by 18 00. 3 h 19 m of flying in total, and nobody's second working day spent in transit.
No hub, no connection
The scheduled routing between Colorado Springs and Permian Basin generally requires a connection. One segment removes the misconnect risk rather than managing it.
Assets are where the resource is
Field visits and operational reviews happen on operational schedules, in places no airline network treats as a priority.
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
Colorado Springs Airport
COS · KCOS · Colorado Springs, CO
Space Force commands, NORAD, and the cybersecurity contractors serving them.
- Longest runway
- 13,501 ft
- Field elevation
- 6,187 ft
Arrival
Midland International Air and Space Port
MAF · KMAF · Midland, TX
The operational centre of the Permian Basin, and a long way from anywhere by road.
- Longest runway
- 9,501 ft
- Field elevation
- 2,871 ft
Questions
Chartering COS to MAF
How long is the flight from Colorado Springs to Permian Basin by private jet?
About 1 h 40 m of block time in a Cirrus Vision Jet, covering 430 nautical miles from Colorado Springs Airport (KCOS) to Midland International Air and Space Port (KMAF). That includes taxi, climb, and descent; actual time varies with winds and routing.
Can I fly COS to MAF and back in the same day?
That is what the pair is for. Wheels up 07 45, on site in Permian Basin by 10 55, 5 h 55 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 Permian Basin?
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 Midland International Air and Space Port?
Yes, with margin. Midland International Air and Space Port has 9,501 feet of runway, well inside the Vision Jet's requirements in any normal condition.
What does a COS to MAF charter cost?
Pricing depends on date, direction, passenger count, and whether the aircraft is already positioned near Colorado Springs. 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 Permian Basin 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 Colorado Springs, and more ways into Permian Basin.