Empty legs from Los Angeles
Aircraft finish one-way trips in Los Angeles every day and leave again to meet their next client — each of those flights is a potential empty leg. Private jets fly from Van Nuys Airport (VNY), Bob Hope Airport (BUR), John Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport (SNA), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). On our estimates, an empty leg out of Los Angeles usually sells for about $2,700–$4,000 on the cheapest route (Los Angeles → Las Vegas), against $5,300 for the same flight booked as a full one-way charter.
Typical empty-leg prices from Los Angeles
Full one-way prices are Yond engine estimates for the cheapest aircraft class that can fly the route. Empty legs usually sell 25–50% below that; a real leg exists only when an aircraft happens to reposition on the route.
| Route | Flight time | Full one way | Typical empty leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles → Las Vegas Turboprop |
1h 00m – 1h 10m | Full one way $5,300 | from $2,700$2,700 – $4,000 |
| Los Angeles → Scottsdale Turboprop |
1h 10m – 1h 30m | Full one way $5,700 | from $2,900$2,900 – $4,300 |
| Los Angeles → San Francisco Turboprop |
1h 10m – 1h 20m | Full one way $6,200 | from $3,100$3,100 – $4,700 |
| Los Angeles → Aspen Turboprop |
1h 40m – 2h 00m | Full one way $8,100 | from $4,100$4,100 – $6,100 |
| Los Angeles → Los Cabos Turboprop |
2h 10m – 2h 40m | Full one way $11,500 | from $5,800$5,800 – $8,600 |
| Los Angeles → New York Midsize jet |
4h 10m – 4h 40m | Full one way $28,400 | from $14,200$14,200 – $21,300 |
| Los Angeles → Salt Lake City Turboprop |
1h 40m – 1h 50m | Full one way $7,800 | from $3,900$3,900 – $5,900 |
| Los Angeles → Jackson Hole Turboprop |
1h 50m – 2h 10m | Full one way $8,200 | from $4,100$4,100 – $6,200 |
| Los Angeles → Denver Turboprop |
1h 50m – 2h 20m | Full one way $8,700 | from $4,400$4,400 – $6,500 |
| Los Angeles → Nashville Light jet |
3h 20m – 3h 50m | Full one way $24,600 | from $12,300$12,300 – $18,500 |
Routes into Los Angeles
Every one-way flight that ends in Los Angeles has to leave again. These are the busiest routes into Los Angeles, so they are where outbound repositioning — and empty legs — most often start.
- Scottsdale → Los Angeles from $4,800
- Las Vegas → Los Angeles from $5,400
- San Francisco → Los Angeles from $5,600
- Aspen → Los Angeles from $9,600
- Los Cabos → Los Angeles from $13,200
- New York → Los Angeles from $41,800
- Salt Lake City → Los Angeles from $9,500
- Jackson Hole → Los Angeles from $10,300
How to catch an empty leg
- Set an empty-leg alert for Los Angeles in the Yond app — you get a push when new legs appear near the airport you follow.
- Stay flexible on the day and the airport: legs follow someone else's schedule and can move or disappear with the original booking.
- Fly one way. If the date is fixed, compare the leg with a full one-way estimate before you decide.
Private jet airports in Los Angeles
- Van Nuys Airport (VNY)
- Bob Hope Airport (BUR)
- John Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport (SNA)
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
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