This article shows you why and how to fly on a private jet, anytime you want, anywhere you need to go.

Flying private saves time and money. And you need time and money when you’re following a football team halfway across the country. But we’re not just talking about college football in this article. We just think think that football is the best way to illustrate the possibilities and benefits of private air charters. After all, if you can follow the South Florida Bulls all the way to Illinois’ Soldier Field, then be back home before it’s dark, you get a sense of what is possible.

How To: Fly On a Private Jet Every Time

I’ll be using lots of football related examples throughout the article. But that’s just how I got into flying on a private jet. I needed to be somewhere and I didn’t have the time to get there. Nor did I want to spend most of my precious weekend on the road, just to watch my team get thumped by the Alabama State Hornets (that was a sad day). So substitute college football for a ski weekend or a shopping break with girlfriends. Swap game day for that family engagement you just have to be at, even if it’s 1500 miles away and nowhere near a commercial airport. I’ll show you how to fly on a private jet every time, so you can travel anywhere you want to go, in the time frame you have.

To Fly On a Private Jet Is a Possibility

Every football season I would start thinking about how to travel to the games I wanted to see. I had two options to travel on game day: fly or drive. For those games that are only a couple of hours away, it’s really not a big deal to drive, although I prefer not to because part of the experience is having a few beers at the game. But some fixtures are a five-hour drive one way. Others are a full day of driving.

So I could fly. But wait. Dealing with a commercial airline just to get to a game that’s a little too far to drive? What with the check in and then having to transfer across a city from the airport. Is it worth it just to watch the Boise State Broncos take on the Connecticut Huskies? If you’re getting lost in the football here, think instead whether it's worth a day of flying just for three hours on the slopes or on the beach. It doesn’t seem worth the hassle to fly. And to fly on a private jet? Surely that’s only for people with ostentatious sports cars. For people who wear a Rolex and have a personal assistant tell them the time.

The big game changer for me wasn’t what happened on the field. It was discovering that flying on a private jet was a possibility for almost everyone.

How To Fly on a Private Jet and Save Time

Private air can be a huge time-saver. Weekend time is extremely valuable, and it’s hard sacrificing an entire weekend just to watch a football game (my wife wasn’t best pleased with that). But by flying private I could watch the game and be back home two hours later, so the rest of the weekend was free for other priorities.

Let’s say you booked a private air charter to a game that starts at 3pm. It’s a six-hour drive or a one-hour flight. This is what the college game day would look like.

• Depart for the game: Show up at an airport’s private terminal around 12:45. Take off at 1pm.
• Arrive: Arrive at 2pm, landing directly in the town where the game is being held. Share an Uber over to the stadium.
• Enjoy a beer before kickoff then lose your voice cheering on your team for the next few hours.
• Depart: Grab an Uber back over to the airport and hop on your plane around 7pm.
• Arrive: Land at 8pm and be back home by 8:30.

When you fly on a private jet you get the main benefit of any flight - it’s quicker to cover the distance to your destination. But the biggest time saver comes from the convenience of flying private. Fly on a private jet and you only need to be at the airport 15 minutes before take off. If you’re late, phone ahead and the pilot will wait. You can take off and land at over 4000 domestic airports, drastically reducing transport time on the ground. Private air charters are able to fly directly into the airports of the smaller cities where most college games happen, which sheds hours off the travel time and leaves you with way more flexibility in your schedule.

How To Fly On a Private Jet and Save Money

Considering the lifestyle that is traditionally associated with flying private, it may seem like a private charter to a college football game would be both expensive and rather outrageous. But, by booking a flight through a marketplace, a private charter could actually save you money in the long term.

Driving to the game, staying overnight in a hotel, paying for a two-night minimum, eating out, and other costs that come with being on the road can add up to be a very expensive trip. Those costs could equal, or even be more than the cost of a private flight to go the game, a flight which would get you there and back on the same day within about 8 hours.

For example, last football season, a group of 8 Airvel flyers took a charter from Nashville to Tuscaloosa for $650 each. They were able to experience game day without the hassle of a long road trip and saved a lot of their weekend time. Traveling to college football game day can be that simple and $650 for a private jet share was less than the costs associated by going by road. Most importantly, it meant more time to enjoy the experience.

Use Private Jet Share To Get the Best Deals As a Group

Every weekend I would fill the car with friends so we could split the travel costs. You’ve probably done something similar, even if it was back in your college days. The same principle can be applied to private air charters. You can fly on a private jet but only pay for a single seat. Friends and family pay for their seats so you split the costs. It’s known by some as a private jet share and is how I’ve been traveling to college football games for the last two years.

Sharing the costs of a private jet isn’t always possible. There are strict FAA Part 135 regulations on private air charters - an operator can only rent out their aircraft in its entirety. Airvel has found a workaround that means to fly on a private jet is similar to buying seats on a commercial airline. You or your friend reserves the aircraft and pays for their seat. An invite link is sent out to friends and family. Everyone enters their payment details and when all the seats are taken, the money is deducted and the flight is confirmed.

This is a massive breakthrough in making it affordable to fly on a private jet. For example, the price isn’t $6500, it’s $650 per seat. Nobody must pay the full amount then go about collecting money from friends. For every game I book a seat through the Airvel app and send an invite to my game day group.

For more about Airvel and the easy way to fly on a private jet you can scroll to the bottom of the article. Now I’m going to give a low down on how to fly on a private jet to the top ten college football destinations. If you’re not interested in football, it’s still worth a glance as you will see how the use of private airports means touching down closer to your destination.

Top Ten College Football Destinations

Finding direct commercial flights to college towns can be a major headache that people have to battle with. Most of these towns are small and aren’t anywhere near a commercial airport. Visitors end up getting delayed. These are my favorite destinations for when I fly on a private jet to college football games.

MADISON, WISCONSIN

Synonymous with college football, Madison rates as one of the best college football towns in the country. Situated close to countless beautiful lakes, with chains of restaurants and bars, Madison has got everything a college football fan might ever need. The town brings people together from across the globe, with the most incredible ambiance when the Badgers slug it out with Camp Randall.

Closest Private Airport: Dane County Regional Airport

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS

There’s nothing like the Texas College Station experience -- a place bustling both with football-craziness and amazing tradition. One of the most symbolic home-field advantages in all football, College Station is also home to the 12th Man.

Closest Private Airport: Easterwood Field Airport

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN

Even without football, Ann Arbor is an amazing place to be. The town possesses one of the largest stadiums by capacity in the entire country (only one other stadium in the world is larger), with over 100,000 fans wearing the maize and blue – Ann Arbor is a symbolic college football town that has a visitor at heart.

Closest Private Airport: Willow Run Airport

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA

A breathtaking campus with a rich football background and significant followers trooping in year after year to participate. Fly on a private jet to Indiana and get involved with the rich culture and colorful parade on a Saturday in South Bend. Although it’s a small town it feels big on game day.

Closest Private Airport: South Bend Regional Airport

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA

This town is popular for its music culture and has birthed major rock bands and music stars. The University of Florida depicts a gold standard athletic pre-eminence, with lots of other sports winning championships – but the best of Gainesville is none other than Gator football. So fly on a private jet to Florida and spend the weekend away.

Closest Private Jet Airport: Gainesville Regional Airport

STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA

The name already defines it and the town lives up to its name. Football is the tradition here, unrestricted passion every Saturday all through the fall. There’s a bonus of impressive downtown art, picturesque urban landscapes, and various notable festivals that run throughout the year.

Closest Private Jet Airport: State College University Park Airport

AUBURN, ALABAMA

Without the Auburn University, this small town wouldn’t be so popular – but for the football there no better to place to fly on a private jet for game day. Every time I come here my team loses but it’s still a good day out, especially because I can fly to a private airport that’s virtually within walking distance of the field.

Closest Private Airport: Auburn University Regional Airport

TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA

Let’s be realistic, the religion here is football. Tuscaloosa is another Alabama town. A city that houses college football’s best recent dynasty. Every Saturday Bryant-Denny Stadium witnesses thousands troop in to watch the game and more people all over the surrounding campus watching and enjoying the tailgate party. Even without a ticket, you can still enjoy the game.

Closest Private Airport: Tuscaloosa Regional Airport

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE

Looking for football with a difference? Look no further. Fly on a private jet to Knoxville. Courtesy of the University of Tennessee’s exceptional location on the banks of the Tennessee River, you will be thrilled to know that tailgating isn’t just a game for land – you can even stunt on the water as well. Knoxville is home to a vibrant music and arts scene, as well as excellent delicacies –complemented with the amazing and beautiful scenery on football Saturday. Closest Private Airport: McGhee Tyson Airport

OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI

Football is the first love of the people in Oxford, Mississippi. This college town is also composed of beautiful, ancient buildings and vast culture. Fly on a private jet to Oxford and there are also some amazing Southern delicacies to take home with you. On football Saturdays you are not just watching the game, you are meeting people from all walks of life. And the university airport means there is no transfer time once you land.

Closest Private Airport: Oxford University Airport

How To Fly On a Private Jet Every Time WIth Airvel

Airvel is revolutionizing the air charter industry so everyone can fly on a private jet. It’s the world’s leading search and booking engine for private air charters. It operates like many other flight search engines. Select where you want to fly and search for the possibilities. Airvel presents you with an unrestricted choice of aircraft, along with their amenities, pricing and flight time.

The system searches over 4000 aircraft for charter and you can fly to over 2500 domestic airports. There’s the option to split the cost of the flight with friends as well.

Best of all Airvel is completely free to use and always will be. I used to think air charters meant having a jet card or commiting to a set number of flights or flying hours. That’s not the case. With Airvel there are no memberships and no prepaid cards. There are no restrictions on where you want to fly, so you can follow your team halfway across the States or fly anywhere you want to to, anytime you need to fly.

That’s Airvel, how to fly on a private jet made easy.