Los Cabos · Guadalajara
Seventy-five minutes back across the Sea of Cortez to western Mexico. The shortest leg between Baja and Jalisco, with a competitive turboprop.
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Direct routing MMSD → MMGL. Alternate airports for this leg are listed below.
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Quick Facts
Alternate airports are quoted on request — handling, slots and customs vary by field.
Why Private
The shortest leg between Baja and the west. A direct crossing of the Sea of Cortez.
At this distance the M500 does the same job as a jet for considerably less, if the group is small.
If your final destination is León, Querétaro or San Miguel, we land at MMLO and save you hours of driving.
The return from Baja repositions frequently. With flexibility, substantial discounts.
Cost
At 75 minutes of flying, daily aircraft minimums and crew duty weigh as much as air time. It's the kind of leg where stepping down from a light jet to a turboprop changes the number far more than it changes the trip.
The single biggest driver. The right categories for this leg are turboprops and light jets: the gap between them isn't only cabin size but speed, baggage volume and range. A light and a midsize jet on the same route can differ by 60% in price.
The leg runs ≈ 720 km with a typical 1h 15m in the air. Charter is priced on occupied flight hours, and daily utilization minimums plus crew duty limits still apply even on a short hop.
A round trip that keeps the aircraft with you usually prices better per hour than two one-ways. A one-way Los Cabos → Guadalajara may mean the aircraft flies home empty, and that leg shows up in the rate.
The movement of the aircraft before pickup or after drop-off. If the right aircraft isn't based in Los Cabos, or is committed elsewhere after landing in Guadalajara, that repositioning enters the cost. It's exactly why empty legs exist: someone already paid for that leg.
Availability rules price. Through October through May, fishing tournaments and Easter week the fleet commits weeks ahead and the rate stops being negotiable. Firm dates booked early widen your aircraft options.
Landing, ramp, FBO handling, catering and crew overnight where applicable. Small next to the flight hour, but they vary by airport and are always itemized in the quote — nothing appears afterward.
Every quote is tailored to your dates, routing and aircraft — no generic price lists.
Fleet for this Route
The most economical option on the leg, with ample range for the crossing.
Fast and agile. A good balance of cost and time on a short leg.
For the full group returning with sports gear.
Seventy-five minutes separate Los Cabos from Guadalajara. It's one of the shortest domestic routes we operate between two significant markets, and that changes the aircraft calculation: at this distance cruise speed stops being the deciding factor.
Demand is mostly on the return: groups from western Mexico who spent the weekend in Baja and head back Sunday afternoon or Monday morning.
A Piper M500 covers this leg with range margin at a fraction of a Learjet's cost. The difference in air time is about twenty minutes.
The limit is baggage volume. Four or five passengers with weekend suitcases fit comfortably; the same group with golf bags or fishing coolers does not. When the gear starts dictating over the seats, we move up to a light jet or a Hawker as the case requires.
MMGL is western Mexico's main field, operates 24 hours and takes any category. But if your final destination is in the Bajío corridor, landing at León (MMLO) or Aguascalientes (MMAS) can save two to three hours of driving.
On a 75-minute flight, that ground saving outweighs every other variable of the trip. We compare fields against your final address before closing the quote.
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