Guadalajara is Mexico’s technology center, with IBM, HP, Intel and Foxconn all operating there, and the executive travel it generates runs to the United States, Europe and Asia. We arrange charter on those routes and on the internal legs between Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey.
Guadalajara and Its Elevation
Guadalajara sits at 5,016 feet with a 13,123-foot runway, so the runway is generous but the elevation is enough to matter for a light jet leaving at full payload on a warm day. We run that performance check before quoting.
Short Internal Legs
Guadalajara to Mexico City is around 275 miles, which is the shortest of the major corporate corridors and often a turboprop trip rather than a jet one. For a small executive party on a same-day return, the turboprop usually arrives within a few minutes of the jet at a materially lower cost.
Long-Haul to the US and Asia
Technology travel out of Mexico tends to be long, to the US West Coast, Europe or Asia. Those trips sit in the super midsize and long range categories, and where they depart from the Mexico City gateway the elevation at Toluca pushes the recommendation upward for a full-payload departure.
Vetting Behind Every Trip
Every operator, aircraft, and crew goes through our internal due diligence before we present any options. Our internal standards meet or exceed what the FAA requires:
- FAR Part 135 charter operators for traditional private aircraft, or FAR Part 121 for airliner-size and group trips (or the foreign equivalent on international legs)
- Operator subscription to Wyvern and ARGUS reviewed where the operator participates; reports may be provided on request.
- Pilot experience and operator incident history reviewed before we recommend an aircraft.
- Fewer than 60 brokers worldwide hold Premium Wyvern Broker Member status, and Air Charter Advisors is one of them.
Mexico Patterns We Plan Around
Two things shape almost every Mexico charter regardless of the reason for the trip. The first is lead time. Landing and customs permits are applied for after a trip has been secured on the aircraft schedule, and the timeline is sometimes set by the local airport authorities, so the earlier you book, the more room we have to work with. The second is elevation. Toluca, the main Mexico City private jet gateway, sits at 8,460 feet, and on a warm afternoon its density altitude can pass 11,000 feet, which changes what an aircraft can lift. Felipe Ángeles at 7,369 feet is the less congested alternative. Your advisor will walk you through what your trip needs before you book.
Contact
For a quote on technology sector charter in or out of Mexico, call +1 (888) 987-5387 or use our contact page. Our safety page sets out the vetting behind every trip, and the aircraft directory covers the fleet by category. The National Business Aviation Association sets the broader operating standards we work within.