Empty legs from New York
Aircraft finish one-way trips in New York every day and leave again to meet their next client — each of those flights is a potential empty leg. Private jets fly from Teterboro Airport (TEB), Westchester County Airport (HPN). On our estimates, an empty leg out of New York usually sells for about $2,200–$3,200 on the cheapest route (New York → East Hampton), against $4,300 for the same flight booked as a full one-way charter.
Typical empty-leg prices from New York
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York → Boston Turboprop |
0h 50m – 1h 00m | Full one way $4,800 | from $2,400$2,400 – $3,600 |
| New York → Washington DC Turboprop |
1h 00m – 1h 10m | Full one way $6,700 | from $3,400$3,400 – $5,000 |
| New York → Chicago Turboprop |
2h 10m – 2h 40m | Full one way $9,600 | from $4,800$4,800 – $7,200 |
| New York → Fort Lauderdale Turboprop |
2h 20m – 3h 10m | Full one way $10,600 | from $5,300$5,300 – $8,000 |
| New York → Miami Turboprop |
2h 30m – 3h 10m | Full one way $10,800 | from $5,400$5,400 – $8,100 |
| New York → Naples Turboprop |
2h 40m – 3h 10m | Full one way $10,800 | from $5,400$5,400 – $8,100 |
| New York → Palm Beach Turboprop |
2h 40m – 3h 10m | Full one way $11,000 | from $5,500$5,500 – $8,300 |
| New York → Los Angeles Midsize jet |
5h 10m – 5h 50m | Full one way $41,800 | from $20,900$20,900 – $31,400 |
| New York → London Midsize jet |
6h 10m – 6h 30m | Full one way $77,100 | from $38,600$38,600 – $57,800 |
| New York → East Hampton Turboprop |
0h 40m | Full one way $4,300 | from $2,200$2,200 – $3,200 |
| New York → Martha's Vineyard Turboprop |
0h 40m – 0h 50m | Full one way $4,500 | from $2,300$2,300 – $3,400 |
| New York → Nantucket Turboprop |
0h 50m – 1h 00m | Full one way $5,100 | from $2,600$2,600 – $3,800 |
Routes into New York
Every one-way flight that ends in New York has to leave again. These are the busiest routes into New York, so they are where outbound repositioning — and empty legs — most often start.
- Washington DC → New York from $5,300
- Boston → New York from $6,200
- Chicago → New York from $9,200
- Fort Lauderdale → New York from $10,100
- Miami → New York from $10,300
- Naples → New York from $10,300
- Palm Beach → New York from $10,500
- Los Angeles → New York from $28,400
How to catch an empty leg
- Set an empty-leg alert for New York 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.
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