The Hawker cabin earned its cult: a genuinely wide oval cross-section that seats eight in comfort the spec sheet undersells. The 900XP added winglets and legs to a classic.
The Numbers That Matter
| Spec | Approximate Figure |
|---|---|
| Class | Midsize jet |
| Typical charter seating | 8 passengers |
| Range | about 2,800 nm |
| Cruise speed | about 450 knots |
| Cabin (length by width by height) | about 21.3 by 6 by 5.7 ft |
| Baggage | about 50 cu ft |
| Lavatory | Enclosed aft lavatory |
Figures are approximate manufacturer-class numbers for planning; individual aircraft vary by configuration, and your quote reflects the actual tail assigned.
Cabin, Seating, and the Bathroom Question
Ask charter pilots which midsize cabin passengers compliment unprompted and the Hawker comes up again and again. The seats are deep, the trim is real, and the noise level is low.
- Classic layout: club four forward, a three or four seat group aft
- Eight passengers in genuine comfort rather than spec-sheet comfort
- The oval cross section puts width at shoulder height where you feel it
Yes, an enclosed aft lavatory with a vanity. Hawker interiors were built like British sitting rooms, and the lav got the same treatment.
The midsize cabin is the first one that lets you forget the airplane: stand up, walk to the enclosed lav, pour a coffee mid-flight without choreography. Seats berth flat or nearly so on most types, the baggage hold swallows real luggage, and four hours passes in comfort rather than in patience. This is the class most first-time charter groups end up loving, because it feels like the private-jet idea they had in their head.
Baggage and What Fits
About 50 cubic feet in the heated ventral and cabin closets. Golf bags and normal luggage are fine; skis over 190 centimeters travel better in the cabin, padded.
Models and Variants
Charter listings rarely say which generation you are getting unless you ask. The family tree, so the name on your quote means something:
| Variant | What changed |
|---|---|
| Hawker 800XP | the 1995 workhorse, hundreds built |
| Hawker 850XP | 2006, added winglets and interior updates |
| Hawker 900XP | 2007 onward: Honeywell TFE731-50R engines and true coast-to-coast legs |
The Trips It Was Built For
Match the airframe to the mission and the quote gets better. This one earns its keep on: Business & Executive Groups & Events Golf Trips
Flying It Out of Denver
A KAPA-to-East-Coast staple: New York and Boston nonstop with a full cabin. On charter boards the 900XP is often the value midsize, giving big-cabin comfort at mid-cabin rates.
From Centennial, published range comfortably covers Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Miami.
From KAPA this class flies the missions Denver actually generates most: six to eight people to either coast, ski-country support when the strip and the load allow, Florida with one comfortable stop or none. It is the class where families stop compromising and businesses stop apologizing, and the based fleet at Centennial runs deep enough that short-notice midsize requests usually find metal.
How Chartering One Works
Getting one under you takes one form and honesty about the mission. We source from operators flying this class in and out of KAPA, check repositioning inventory before quoting fresh metal, and return a single itemized figure naming the exact aircraft and vintage. Questions get answered by people who know the airplane, not a script. The quote is free and carries no obligation at all.
The Operator Behind the Tail
Behind every quote sits an operator we can name: a Part 135 certificate holder with trained crews, tracked maintenance, and real insurance, flying this class routinely rather than occasionally. Charter brokers love vagueness on this point; we prefer the opposite. Ask who is flying you and the answer arrives with the quote, not after the deposit.
When to Book
Book when the dates are real, and sooner when the calendar is loud: ski Fridays, playoff weekends, the winter holidays. This class has depth at Centennial on normal weeks, so ordinary trips quote well on short notice, but peak-day demand is citywide and the best tails go first. If your dates float even a day, say so; flexibility outperforms earliness for price more often than not.
What It Costs to Charter
Midsize pricing buys the stand-up cabin: a meaningful step over light jets, usually justified the first time anyone stretches their legs. Rates move with dates, positioning, and the specific aircraft, which is why we quote trips rather than publish a rate card that would be wrong by Friday. The form below returns a real number, free.