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Abuja → Neom Bay

Private jet charter, 3,611 km · about 4 hr 34 min by heavy jet · from €48,000

AbujaABV · DNAANeom BayNUM · OENN
3,611 km
Distance, 1,950 nm
4h 34m
Flight time
Heavy
Jet category
€48,000
From, estimate
Abuja
--:--00
Africa/Lagos
Neom Bay
--:--00
Asia/Riyadh
 
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On the ground

Getting there, and getting in.

Before you leave Abuja

Abuja ABV serves Abuja with a single runway. Business aviation handling and VIP facilities are arranged in advance.

On arrival in Neom Bay

Neom Bay NUM has a single runway of 3,757 metres by 50, long enough for a widebody, so no business jet is ever limited by it. The airport is effectively at sea level, 29 feet, so field elevation never limits performance.

The sector

Abuja to Neom Bay, as a flight plan.

A 1,950 nautical mile crossing. Long enough that the cabin stops being incidental and starts being the reason you chose the aircraft, and long enough that a stand up cabin earns its price. The shorter ranged classes need a technical stop, which is why they are not quoted here.

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport

ABV · DNAA
Serving
Abuja, Nigeria
Runways
A single runway of 3,609 metres by 60
Elevation
1,123 ft, 342 m
Business aviation
Dedicated handling, arranged ahead
Time zone
Africa/Lagos

Neom Bay Airport

NUM · OENN
Serving
Neom Bay, Saudi Arabia
Runways
A single runway of 3,757 metres by 50
Elevation
29 ft, 8 m
Surface
Asphalt
Time zone
Asia/Riyadh

Flight time, calculated.

The figures below are computed rather than quoted. On a sector this length a fifteen minute error compounds into a missed slot, so the arithmetic matters.

1,950nm
Great circle
ABV to NUM
÷
470kt
Heavy jet
true airspeed
+
25min
Taxi, climb
descent, approach
=
4h 34m
Block to block
the figure a crew files

3,611 km is 1,950 nautical miles. At 470 knots that is 4 hr 09 min in the air, and the fixed 25 minutes on the ground and in the climb and descent applies to any sector.

Light jet
5h 18m
400 knots. Range is short for this sector, so it is not quoted here.
Midsize jet
4h 51m
440 knots. Range is short for this sector, so it is not quoted here.
Super midsize
4h 40m
460 knots. Non stop with a full cabin and full fuel.
Heavy jet
4h 34m
470 knots. The category this page is priced on.
Ultra long range
4h 29m
480 knots. Non stop with a full cabin and full fuel.

Permissions, and the night.

Before the aircraft moves

Handling is arranged in advance

Business aviation at Neom Bay is booked ahead, not settled on arrival. Your handler files the slot request, the general declaration and any permit the route needs.

Every jet on this route

Slot coordination applies

Coordination is required for aircraft above 3,500 kg maximum take off weight. That is every aircraft named on this page, so a slot is part of the booking rather than an afterthought.

Out of hours

Night movements need approval

Where a night restriction applies it is confirmed for your date before the aircraft is confirmed. If you are returning the same evening, a delay at either end can push the departure outside the window, so the return is planned with margin.

The runway

3,757 metres at NUM

Long enough for a widebody, so no business jet is ever limited by it. The airport is effectively at sea level, 29 feet, so field elevation never limits performance.

Distances are great circle, calculated from published airport coordinates. Runway, elevation and surface data are as published by the two airports. Slot, permission and curfew conditions are confirmed with handling for your specific date before any quote is issued.

Both ends

What you are leaving, and what you are landing in.

Abuja

Nigeria

ABV Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport serves Abuja. Long enough for a widebody, so no business jet is ever limited by it.

Departure formalities are prepared by your handler in advance and completed in the private terminal rather than the main hall.

Neom Bay

Saudi arabia

NUM Neom Bay Airport serves Neom Bay and has a single runway of 3,757 metres by 50. Long enough for a widebody, so no business jet is ever limited by it.

The airport is effectively at sea level, 29 feet, so field elevation never limits performance.

The border, prepared.

What sits on top, and what does not.

The price above buys the aircraft, its crew, its fuel and the landing and handling at both ends. It does not include the taxes a government charges per passenger, the navigation charges for the airspace crossed, or the permits. Those are listed here so nothing arrives as a surprise, worked at 10 passengers on a Falcon 2000LXS. Rates are the ones in force in September 2026.

ChargeHow it is worked outAmount
Navigation charges outside the areaAbout 3,611 km of the sector is billed by states outside the Eurocontrol system, at their own ratesat cost
Landing and overflight permitsThis sector leaves the European common arrangements, so a landing permit and overflight permissions are filed for it. Lead time is the scheduling constraint, not the costat cost
Value added taxThe flight does not depart the European Union, so no EU VAT arises on the carriage.nil

Nothing above is a margin. Every charge listed is passed through at cost.

Five aircraft, one sector.

One representative airframe per class. At 1,950 nautical miles the shorter ranged classes would need a technical stop, so only the longer ranged aircraft are quoted. Every figure below is from the aircraft page it links to. Prices are in the next section, and only the classes that fly it non stop are priced.

Aircraft
Max guests
Range
Max cruise
Why it suits this route
10
2,010nm
464kt

Range is short for this sector, so it would need a technical stop and is not quoted.

Citation XLS+→
Midsize jet
9
2,100nm
441kt

Range is short for this sector, so it would need a technical stop and is not quoted.

Challenger 350→
Super midsize
9
3,200nm
470kt

Covers the sector non stop, and it is the cheaper way in.

10
4,000nm
482kt

The category this page is priced on.

Global 6000→
Ultra long range
13
6,000nm
513kt

More aircraft than the sector needs, worth it if the cabin itself is the point.

Maximum guests is the highest certified seating, not the comfortable number for a 4 hr 34 min sector. The cruise figure is maximum cruise, and block times on this page are planned on long range cruise, which runs roughly 8 to 10 % lower.

See all 137 aircraft →

What it costs, and what moves it.

The table below is the one way all in guide price for this sector: aircraft, crew, fuel, handling at both ends, standard catering and landing fees. It excludes de icing in winter, out of hours surcharges, and any charge that arises from a change you make after the aircraft is confirmed.

CategoryTypical seatsBlock timeOne way guide, EUR
Super midsize
Challenger 350 →
8 to 9about 4h 40m37,500 to 54,500
Heavy jet
Falcon 2000LXS →
10 to 14about 4h 34m48,000 to 70,000
Ultra long range
Global 6000 →
12 to 16about 4h 29m55,500 to 80,500
Ultra long range
Global 7500 →
12 to 19about 4h 22m67,500 to 98,000

Over this distance the hourly rate starts to dominate, but positioning still moves the number more than most people expect. An aircraft finishing a trip near ABV is a materially different quote from one flown in empty.

That is why the same heavy jet can sit at the lower or the upper end of its band on an identical route with identical passengers. The difference is positioning, not the aircraft and not the service. It is also why flexibility on the date is worth more than flexibility on the aircraft, and why an empty leg, when one appears, undercuts every figure in the table above.

Questions

Abuja to Neom Bay, answered.

A one way private jet charter from Abuja to Neom Bay costs from EUR 48,000 on a heavy jet, and from about EUR 37,500 on a super midsize. The price covers aircraft, crew, fuel, handling at both ends, catering and landing fees, and it moves mainly with where the aircraft starts its day rather than with the aircraft type.

The flight from Abuja to Neom Bay takes about 4 hr 34 min block to block on a heavy jet. A super midsize takes about 4 hr 40 min. A ultra long range takes about 4 hr 29 min. That figure includes taxi, climb, descent and approach, so it is the time from the moment the door closes in Abuja to the moment it opens in Neom Bay.

The great circle distance from Abuja to Neom Bay is 3,611 kilometres, which is 1,950 nautical miles or 2,244 statute miles.

Departures use Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, IATA code ABV and ICAO code DNAA. Arrivals use Neom Bay Airport, IATA code NUM and ICAO code OENN. Both handle business aviation.

Neom Bay Airport has a single runway of 3,757 metres by 50, long enough for a widebody, so no business jet is ever limited by it. The airport is effectively at sea level, 29 feet, so field elevation never limits performance.

A heavy jet is the natural choice for this sector, the Falcon 2000LXS being the representative airframe. It covers the 1,950 nautical miles non stop with full seats and full fuel. A super midsize flies it too and is the cheaper way in, at about 4 hr 40 min block.

Yes. At 1,950 nautical miles the sector is inside the range of every aircraft named on this page, flown non stop with a full cabin. The shorter ranged classes need a technical stop, which is why they are not quoted here.

The clock changes between Lagos and Riyadh. Departure and arrival times on any quote are given in local time at each end, so there is nothing to convert.

The Falcon 2000LXS named here carries up to 10 guests, and the comfortable number for a 4 hr 34 min sector is fewer. The number that matters is passengers plus bags plus the sector, because a full cabin and full fuel are not always possible on the same aircraft. Above that, an executive airliner is arranged.

Empty legs on this sector appear when an aircraft has already flown into Abuja and needs to reposition, or has dropped a party in Neom Bay and is returning. They are released continuously, sometimes months ahead and sometimes hours before departure, and have recently started from around EUR 22,000 on this sector. Give Andreea your travel window and she will watch the route for you.

Neither end is inside the Schengen area, so entry requirements are set by Saudi Arabia alone. Visas, where they apply, are arranged in advance rather than on arrival, and your handler confirms the current position for each passport on board before the aircraft is confirmed.

Quotes on this route are issued in euros. Saudi arabia uses the Saudi riyal rather than the euro. Quotes on this route are still issued in euros, and ground costs at the arrival end are settled through your handler, so nothing needs changing locally on the day. Payment can also be settled in US dollars or UAE dirhams at the prevailing rate if that suits you better.

Yes, and they travel in the cabin rather than the hold. Saudi arabia requires the paperwork to be in order before departure, which normally means a microchip, a valid rabies vaccination and the health certificate the destination asks for. Depending on the country of departure a rabies antibody titration test may also be required, and it needs to be taken well in advance. The paperwork, not the flight, is what needs the lead time.

Aircraft, crew, fuel, handling at both ends, standard catering and landing fees, quoted as one all in figure with nothing added afterwards. It excludes de icing in winter, out of hours surcharges, and any charge that arises from a change you make after the aircraft is confirmed.

A firm all in quote typically comes back within 30 minutes. Departure depends on the permissions rather than the aircraft: a slot at each end and, out of hours, any night approval. With those in hand a same day departure is realistic, and 24 to 48 hours of notice makes the aircraft choice, and therefore the price, considerably better.

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