Empty leg flights from Savannah

Savannah's private aviation market has an unusual anchor: Gulfstream Aerospace designs, manufactures, and delivers its aircraft from KSAV. The G500, G600, G650, and G700 all leave this field when new owners take delivery, and buyers from around the world fly into Savannah for scheduled maintenance at Gulfstream's service center. Those inbound positioning flights from New York, Miami, Dallas, and Los Angeles return empty after delivery or service is complete, creating a consistent supply of outbound repositioning legs with no fixed schedule but high regularity.

The leisure market has two components. The Savannah Historic District draws destination weddings, corporate retreats, and coastal Georgia tourism year-round. Hilton Head Island, 35 miles northeast across the South Carolina border, has limited commercial service; Savannah handles the overflow, and guests arriving at KSAV for Hilton Head resorts are a regular part of the charter market. The Georgia coast's beach communities add a leisure tier that peaks May through September.

Film and television production has grown steadily in Savannah since Georgia enacted one of the most generous production tax credits in the country. When productions are active in the Savannah area, executive and talent agency travel between KSAV and Van Nuys or Teterboro generates short-burst charter demand that appears and disappears with the production calendar.

Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (KSAV) is Gulfstream Aerospace's home base. The Gulfstream factory, delivery center, and service facility occupy the south side of the field. Sheltair Aviation operates the public FBO, with 40,000 square feet of ramp space. Atlantic Aviation also operates at KSAV. The airport handles all aircraft sizes, including ultra-long-range jets; the G700 takes its first flight with a new owner from this runway. Ground time from KSAV to the Savannah Historic District is 12-15 minutes.

For guests headed to Hilton Head Island, the drive from KSAV runs 35-45 minutes via US-278 East and the Cross Island Parkway. Hilton Head Airport (KHXD) on the island handles light aircraft and turboprops only; its 4,300-foot runway is too short for most jets. KSAV is the correct airport for any jet-equipped charter arriving for Hilton Head.

CBP handles international arrivals at KSAV. The volume of Gulfstream delivery traffic, including transatlantic positioning flights for European and Asian buyers, means the customs facility processes international general aviation arrivals routinely.

Empty legs departing from Savannah currently range from $3,500 to $3,500. The average listed price sits around $3,500. Broken down by aircraft: midsize jets averaging $3,500.

Popular routes with current pricing: Jacksonville, FL at $3,500. Route availability rotates as operators reposition aircraft, so today's routes may differ from next week's.

We track 16 active legs from this area. 1 have published prices; the rest are quote-on-request. Operators often add pricing closer to the departure date, so checking back frequently or setting an alert catches deals as they appear.