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Cirrus Vision Jet Charter

Permian Basin by Mid-Morning, Fort Worth by Dinner

255 nautical miles. 1 h 05 m in the air against 5 h 35 m behind the wheel, and no hotel at the far end.

From
AFW · Fort Worth
To
MAF · Midland
Block time
1 h 05 m
On the ground
7 h 05 m
Nights away
None

Your day

AFWMAFAFW

  1. LeaveFort Worth
  2. At the aircraftFort Worth Alliance Airport
  3. Wheels upAFW
  4. On the rampMidland International Air and Space Port
  5. On sitePermian Basin
  6. 7 h 05 m on the ground
    Leave sitePermian Basin
  7. Wheels upMAF
  8. On the rampFort Worth Alliance Airport
  9. HomeFort Worth

On the ground

7 h 05 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.

Energy assets are, by definition, where the resource is — which is rarely near an airline hub. Field visits, partner meetings, and operational reviews all require getting to places scheduled service treats as an afterthought. On Fort Worth to Permian Basin it works out to 255 nm each way, or about 5 h 35 m on the road.

Leave at 07 15, on site by 09 20, and the aircraft waits while you work. 7 h 05 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.

The realistic alternative here is driving, and 5 h 35 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.

Fort Worth Alliance Airport and Midland International Air and Space Port are both business-aviation fields with private terminals, so the ten-minutes-before-departure arrival holds at each end.

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.

Flight profileAFWMAF · 255 nm · 1 h 05 m
FL280 · 305 KTASAFWMAF

Distance

255 nm

Block time

1 h 05 m

By road

5 h 35 m

Cruise

FL280

Why this route works

  • 7 h 05 m on the ground, home by 18 30

    Wheels up 07 45, on site 09 20, back on the ramp at AFW by 18 00. 2 h 10 m of flying in total, and nobody's second working day spent in transit.

  • 5 h 35 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.

  • 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

Fort Worth Alliance Airport

AFW · KAFW · Fort Worth, TX

A purpose-built industrial airport — Lockheed, Amazon, and the BNSF intermodal yard.

Longest runway
9,600 ft
Field elevation
722 ft
AFW charter details →

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
MAF charter details →

Questions

Chartering AFW to MAF

How long is the flight from Fort Worth to Permian Basin by private jet?

About 1 h 05 m of block time in a Cirrus Vision Jet, covering 255 nautical miles from Fort Worth Alliance Airport (KAFW) to Midland International Air and Space Port (KMAF). That includes taxi, climb, and descent; actual time varies with winds and routing.

Can I fly AFW 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 09 20, 7 h 05 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 AFW to MAF charter cost?

Pricing depends on date, direction, passenger count, and whether the aircraft is already positioned near Fort Worth. 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.