The Hawker 400, the rebadged Beechjet 400A produced from 2003, brought the trusted wide-cabin light jet under the Hawker name with Pro Line 21 avionics. It remains a practical, comfortable choice for shorter business trips.
As a light jet the Hawker 400 reaches thousands of smaller, more convenient airfields, landing far closer to where you are actually going than the big hubs and cutting the drive at the far end. Balanced field length and strong brakes let it use runways the airlines cannot sell a ticket into. On a point-to-point charter the type can turn a two-hour transfer into a fifteen-minute one.
The Hawker 400 cruises around 450 knots near Mach 0.79, and on a busy light jet charter that pace routinely saves an hour or more against slower types, time returned at both ends of the day. High cruise also lets the crew climb above weather and airline traffic for a smoother ride. Speed is the one luxury nobody can refund once a day is spent, and the type protects it.
Economy is part of the Hawker 400 appeal: it delivers its class of cabin and range without the thirst of larger jets, which is why it prices so competitively for light jet charter. Sensible maintenance costs keep the hourly rate honest, and flexible dates unlock better still. Clients are often surprised how much aircraft the aircraft buys for the money.
The Hawker 400 puts usable space first, seating up to 7 in a cabin quiet enough for conversation, with a galley, a private lavatory and room to spread out on a long light jet charter flight. Cabin measuring 4 ft 9 in wide by 15 ft 6 in long, it is trimmed and insulated so engine noise fades into the background. Repeat clients tend to book this light jet again precisely because the hours on board feel like time gained, not lost.
A fact that flatters the type: The Hawker 400 is the rebadged Beechjet, an airframe with Japanese roots and a US military training career, offering one of the wider cabins in the light class. Details like that are why the type has such a loyal following.
Reliability is why we place clients on the Hawker 400: powered by 2x Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5 (2,900 lbf each), it is a mature, well-supported design, and the smoothest charter is always the one that leaves on schedule. Redundant systems and a deep global spares network keep aircraft-on-ground surprises rare. When a trip has to happen, the type is the sort of aircraft you bet on.
Where the Hawker 400 asks a compromise on charter:
The Hawker 400 is honest about distance: near 1400 nautical miles it is superb across its home region, but the longest intercontinental legs call for a bigger tank, and on those we will match you to a larger jet rather than sell you a fuel stop.
No single aircraft wins on every count, and the Hawker 400 trades a little of one virtue for a lot of another; the trick is matching that trade to your actual route and party, which is exactly what we do.
As alternatives to the Hawker 400, it is worth weighing the Hawker 400XP and the Beechcraft Beechjet 400A, both able aircraft in the same bracket. Broadly the Hawker 400XP tends to charter for a little less, while the Hawker 400 brings the wider cabin, so the right pick comes down to your exact route, party and budget, which our advisors are glad to lay out side by side.
In short, few aircraft do short-haul and regional charter as gracefully as the Hawker 400, and where it is the right tool we place it on fully vetted, certified partners at a fixed all-in price, with an answer back inside 30 minutes.
Tell me your route, dates and party size and I will send a firm, all-in price on the Hawker 400. No commitment, no obligation.