Private Jet Gustavia to Oxnard

The crossing between Gustavia and Oxnard covers approximately 3,155 nautical miles, a distance suited to a super-mid-size jet such as the Challenger 350 or Gulfstream G280, both able to make the journey from Gustaf III Airport in a single hop of around six hours, cruising at altitudes up to 45,000 feet for most of the route across the Caribbean, the Gulf and the American Southwest. Oxnard, on arrival, is a world apart from St Barts’ chic hillside villas: a working coastal city in Ventura County whose Channel Islands Harbor is the main departure point for boat trips into Channel Islands National Park. The surrounding Oxnard Plain remains intensively farmed with strawberries and lemons, and its beaches are considerably quieter than the fashionable sands of St Jean or Gustavia itself. Santa Barbara’s wine country and Spanish colonial streets lie within an hour’s drive for those wanting a change of scene. This route is popular with St Barts regulars who maintain business or property interests in Southern California, as well as those who prefer Oxnard’s low-key arrival to the volume of Los Angeles International. For families extending their stay, the Channel Islands offer a markedly different but equally appealing outdoor experience to St Barts’ beach clubs, trading boutique dining for boat trips among sea caves and kelp forests before the long journey back to the Caribbean resumes in due course. Given the contrast in pace between the two destinations, most travellers welcome a day to adjust before diving into meetings or further sightseeing. A short stretch of road separates the airport from the harbour itself, making the transition an easy one.