Empty Leg Index
What the US empty leg market looks like at this moment, computed from every leg UpLeg lists: how many there are, where they fly, what the operators are asking. Price figures use only the operators' own prices, never our estimates. Recomputed on every visit; cite it with the timestamp.
As of Sep 5, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC
Busiest routes
Directional city pairs by legs posted right now. Each links to its live page.
Median operator-listed price by cabin
Only prices the operator published; a cabin appears once it has at least five of them.
| Cabin | Legs priced | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Light | 220 | $5,000 |
| Mid | 237 | $8,400 |
| Super Mid | 141 | $8,000 |
| Heavy | 58 | $12,521 |
| Ultra Long Range | 19 | $13,420 |
Cabin mix across the board: Light 722, Mid 559, Super Mid 426, Heavy 474, Ultra Long Range 71.
Busiest departure airports
Where the legs leave from. Private jets favour the reliever fields, which is why Van Nuys and Teterboro usually lead.
| Airport | Legs |
|---|---|
| 1Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) | 121 |
| 2Teterboro Airport (TEB) | 88 |
| 3Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | 78 |
| 4Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF) | 52 |
| 5Scottsdale Airport (SCF) | 45 |
| 6William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | 44 |
| 7San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (OAK) | 44 |
| 8Naples Municipal Airport (APF) | 35 |
| 9McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD) | 35 |
| 10San Antonio International Airport (SAT) | 32 |
Busiest cities
Legs departing or arriving, by metro area.
| City | Legs |
|---|---|
| 1New York | 287 |
| 2Las Vegas | 234 |
| 3Los Angeles | 225 |
| 4Miami | 207 |
| 5Houston | 138 |
| 6San Francisco | 130 |
| 7Dallas | 124 |
| 8Chicago | 94 |
| 9San Diego | 87 |
| 10Scottsdale | 87 |
How this is counted
The index is computed from the legs on the UpLeg board at the moment you loaded the page: the empty legs that FAA-certificated Part 135 operators have published and that pass our listing checks. It is a picture of what is on the market, not a forecast, and it changes through the day as legs post and are withdrawn.
A leg is counted as operator-priced when the operator published a price with it. The rest show a UpLeg estimate, clearly marked on every listing, and those estimates are left out of every price figure on this page. Medians are used throughout so a single unusual leg cannot move a number.
The discount compares an operator's asking price with UpLeg's estimate of what the same aircraft would cost as a full charter on the same route. That estimate is a model calibrated on real operator quotes, not a quote itself, so read the figure as typical, not exact.
You are welcome to cite these figures with the timestamp and a link to this page. Questions or a request for the underlying data: [email protected].