Case Studies

Thomas, a California resident, was in Houston on business. As part of a business development venture, he arranged for himself and three of his business associates to fly to an exclusive and unique fly-in golf club in Lavaca, TX. A drive to this club from Houston takes just over 3 hours, and the nearest jet runway is over 40 minutes away by car.

Instead, Thomas booked one of our Navajos and they were able to land on a 3,000-foot runway adjacent to the golf course after just a 42-minute flight from Houston. Chennault Air Charter was also able to pick Thomas and his associates up at an airport close to their hotel and drop them back off at the end of the day.

Thomas and his business associates were able to depart at 9 AM, tee off at 10 AM, play an 18-hole round of golf, and be back the same day before 6 PM––at far less cost than chartering a jet and in far less time than driving.

Officers of a local Houston bank travel to their headquarters in Austin every quarter for executive meetings that last about two hours.  Before they discovered the advantages of chartering a Navajo through Chennault Air Charter, they made these trips in a midsize jet.  The departure point for the jet service was 45 minutes from their work location, and the flight time from Houston to Austin was about 30 minutes, which totaled about 1 hour and 15 minutes of travel time.

The Chennault Air Charter's Navajo was able to pick them up within 15 minutes of their work location, and the flight time from there to Austin was 43 minutes. The cost of the charter was less than half that of a jet, and the total travel time (driving to the departure point and flight to Austin) was less than an hour.

Gary makes several trips per year to remote hunting camps for elk, deer, and exotic game hunting excursions.  All these hunting resorts are in remote areas.  He often charters a jet, as the demands of his business will not accommodate driving or the hassles of commercial airline travel, not to mention the additional headache of bringing his guns.  He recently planned an elk hunting trip to a remotely managed hunt property in Arkansas, so taking a jet would require him to land more than an hour's drive away from the hunting camp.

He called Chennault Air Charter and chartered a Navajo that landed on a private airstrip on the hunting property, saving Gary thousands of dollars and a lot of drive time.

John and Mary are successful professionals with demanding jobs and two children. They were looking for a getaway weekend to celebrate their wedding anniversary, and they needed to make the most of their limited time off from work. They were looking for a Vegas-style weekend without the hassles and time required to fly on a commercial airline, and a jet charter was above their budget.

They found their answer in a Chennault Air Navajo charter to the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi, MS, modeled after the Bellagio in Las Vegas. The aircraft departed at their convenience from the Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport, located just 30 minutes from their home in northwest Montgomery County, on Friday at 10 AM and returned to Conroe Airport on Sunday at 3 PM. The total flight time one way was 1 hour and 40 minutes.

They were airborne within 20 minutes of arriving at the private terminal––no TSA lines, no baggage check-in, no waiting at the gate, and no struggle for overhead baggage space for carry-ons. Two hours later, they were at the Beau Rivage. During their return, they elected to depart an hour later than planned, no problem. The plane and pilot were at their command.

Amenities along the way included snacks and drinks of their choice with a fully stocked bar.

John and Mary were able to have a quick, stress-free, and luxurious weekend getaway without all the hassles of taking a commercial flight. They plan to use Chennault Air for business as well as pleasure travel in the future.