Private Jet Nantucket to Cavallo

Nantucket to Cavallo runs to about 3,441 nautical miles, a distance comfortably within range for a super mid-size jet such as the Bombardier Challenger 350 or Gulfstream G280, both able to fly the transatlantic sector non-stop while cruising near 43,000 feet for much of the crossing, above the weather typically encountered over the North Atlantic and southern Europe. Nantucket Memorial Airport, a well-equipped gateway for the island’s considerable summer private aviation traffic, is the point of departure, with the routing tracking broadly east across the ocean towards Corsica’s southern coast. Cavallo, the destination, sits within the Lavezzi archipelago, separated from Sardinia by the narrow, current-swept Bonifacio Strait, and lacking any airstrip of its own, the final leg is completed by helicopter from Figari-Sud Corse to the island’s private helistrip. Nantucket’s own understated, old-money summer culture has a genuine counterpart in Cavallo’s approach to Mediterranean luxury, both destinations favouring quiet good taste over conspicuous display, a similarity regular visitors to both islands often remark upon directly. For those departing Nantucket, the roughly six-hour flight is a manageable transatlantic journey, and the super mid-size cabin’s blend of range and comfort suits the sector well, allowing New England’s summer set to extend their season with a genuinely complementary Mediterranean stay. Several Nantucket families now treat the crossing as a natural extension of their summer calendar, closing up the island house in late August before opening a very different kind of quiet chapter on Cavallo’s own shores. The roughly six-hour flight also allows for a genuinely restful transatlantic crossing rather than a rushed one, giving Nantucket-based travellers time to properly unwind before the final helicopter transfer to the island.