Private Jet Farnborough to Capri

The distance between Farnborough and Capri comes to roughly 895 nautical miles, comfortably managed by a very light jet, with a Phenom 100 covering the route in around two hours while maintaining efficient cruise altitudes above the busier lower airspace of Western Europe. Departing Farnborough Airport, a hub long favoured by private and business aviation in the south of England, the flight crosses France and the Alps before descending toward the Bay of Naples. Since Capri lacks a suitable runway, the final approach is flown by helicopter from Naples International Airport into Capri Heliport, a brief transfer that offers passengers striking views of the island’s limestone cliffs and the Faraglioni sea stacks before landing. Many guests describe this last leg as the true beginning of their stay, a far cry from the crowded ferry terminals used by the majority of visitors arriving from the Italian mainland. For British travellers departing Farnborough, Capri has long represented an efficient way to combine manageable flight time with a destination of genuine depth and history, from its Roman-era ruins at Villa Jovis to its twentieth-century reputation as a magnet for European and American high society. The island rewards exploration on foot, since cars have been banned for decades, with narrow lanes leading past the Gardens of Augustus, down the switchbacks of Via Krupp, and eventually to Marina Piccola for a swim beneath the cliffs. Given the modest flight time involved, the route suits both a focused long weekend and the opening stretch of a longer Mediterranean tour, delivering guests to one of Italy’s most photographed coastlines well before lunch. Guests with time to spare often take a boat excursion around the coastline, passing beneath the Arco Naturale and the sea caves near Punta Carena lighthouse.