Private Jet Proserpine to Augusta

Few charters demand more of an aircraft than Proserpine to Augusta, a crossing of roughly 8,023 nautical miles that sits at the very edge of non-stop business jet range. An ultra-long-range aircraft such as the Gulfstream G650ER or Bombardier Global 7500 is the only realistic choice, and even then a fuel stop, typically in the Pacific or on the US West Coast, is often built into the routing rather than attempted in a single leg. Proserpine’s Whitsunday Coast Airport serves as the gateway to the Whitsunday Islands and the Great Barrier Reef, a departure point better known for snorkelling charters than transcontinental business aviation. At the far end of this extraordinary journey sits Augusta, a city whose global recognition rests on Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament held there each April, when private aviation traffic converges on the region from across the world. Outside tournament season, the city offers a historic downtown along the Savannah River and a growing medical and technology sector built around Augusta University and Fort Eisenhower’s cyber community. Travellers undertaking this particular route are typically resort owners, mining or agricultural executives with global interests, or dedicated golf collectors determined to reach the Masters from one of the most remote starting points imaginable, for whom the scale of the journey is simply part of the appeal. Ground handlers at Whitsunday Coast, accustomed to light aircraft and helicopters serving reef tours, typically need advance notice to prepare for an aircraft of this class, a detail experienced charter brokers build into planning well ahead of departure.