Empty Leg Flights for Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting
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Available flights for Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting
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The Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting runs the first Saturday of May in Omaha, drawing around 40,000 attendees from every major financial hub. The meeting runs from 9am to roughly 3pm at CHI Health Center, where the Berkshire leadership team fields shareholder questions for several hours. A product fair runs the full weekend, with booths from Berkshire subsidiaries including GEICO, Brooks, NetJets, and dozens of others.
The private aviation volume into Omaha is exceptional for a city this size. Attendees include institutional fund managers, family office principals, individual shareholders who have followed the company since the 1960s, and financial press from across major markets. Many treat the meeting as an annual pilgrimage and combine it with meetings at Berkshire portfolio companies headquartered in the region.
The meeting is Saturday. The real convergence happens Friday (arrival day), when corporate jets fill both Eppley Airfield and Millard Airport ramps to capacity. NetJets, Berkshire's wholly-owned subsidiary, runs significant repositioning operations out of KOMA during this window, which tightens ramp availability further. Operators planning to stage aircraft for a Sunday pickup should confirm ramp space 30-60 days in advance.
Empty legs into Omaha for this weekend originate most often from New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Return legs depart Sunday afternoon and evening as attendees clear out after post-meeting activities wrap up.
Where to land for Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting
Eppley Airfield (KOMA) handles the majority of private traffic during Berkshire weekend. Signature Flight Support is the primary FBO, with Landmark Aviation handling additional traffic. The ramp fills completely by Friday afternoon and does not clear until Sunday evening. Operators flying in Friday after noon should expect limited tiedown space, overnight parking fees above normal rates, and congestion on the ground frequency.
Millard Airport (KMLE), 7 miles southwest of downtown, absorbs the overflow. Several operators route clients specifically to Millard when Eppley reaches capacity. Ground transport from Millard to CHI Health Center takes about 15 minutes by car. FBO services at Millard are more limited than at Eppley; confirm fuel availability, crew car access, and hangar space well in advance if you plan to use it during the meeting weekend.
Hotel rooms in downtown Omaha book 6-12 months ahead for the meeting weekend. Attendees who wait until 60 days out typically end up in Council Bluffs, Iowa, across the river. Rental car availability at both airports is tight; arranging car service in advance is the reliable option.
When to book empty legs for Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting
Arrive Thursday evening or early Friday morning. Arriving Friday afternoon puts you into peak congestion at KOMA; ramp access slows significantly after noon as the bulk of attendees converge. Filing flight plans for Friday morning arrival allows for a smoother ground experience and better hotel checkout logistics on Sunday.
Empty legs to Omaha appear in search results 3-7 days before the meeting as operators reposition aircraft for charter clients. The weekend generates unusually lopsided one-way traffic: jets arriving Friday with New York or Chicago passengers often need to reposition empty before picking up return charters Sunday afternoon. That repositioning window is when outbound empty legs from KOMA appear.
Saturday departure after the meeting is the most congested window. The session ends around 3pm; many attendees head directly to the airport. Departing Saturday evening rather than Sunday morning allows for a cleaner ground experience, though Sunday afternoon is when most empty legs back to the East Coast become available as operators deadhead home.
What it costs to fly private to Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting
Current empty legs arriving near Omaha, NE range from $986 to $4,076, with an average around $3,031. By aircraft size: heavy jets at $3,706-$4,076, light jets at $986-$3,355.
Among the routes with current inventory: from Denver, CO at $4,076; from Eagle, CO at $3,355; from Grand Island, NE at $986. These prices change as operators update their schedules, so the specific routes and rates shift from week to week.
Of the 72 active legs in our system heading toward this area, 4 have published prices. The rest require contacting the operator for a quote. Empty legs without a listed price are often negotiable, especially closer to the departure date.
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