Private jet charter to and from Sardinia is shaped by three principal airports, each serving a distinct part of the island. Olbia-Costa Smeralda-Prince Karim Aga Khan IV Airport (OLB) on the north-east coast is the dominant private aviation hub during the summer season, serving the Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, Porto Rotondo, San Teodoro and the Maddalena archipelago. Cagliari-Elmas (CAG) sits in the south and serves the capital, Chia, Villasimius and Pula, with Sardinia's longest-range capability for heavy and ultra-long-range jets. Alghero-Fertilia (AHO) on the north-west coast serves the Riviera del Corallo, Stintino and Bosa, and operates the longest runway on the island.

Sardinia's traffic is overwhelmingly seasonal. From June through September, Olbia is one of the most active leisure private aviation airports in the Mediterranean — the Costa Smeralda was developed by the Aga Khan in the 1960s and remains a defining yacht and villa destination, generating intense slot pressure and parking saturation in July and August. Major private events, the yacht season and villa traffic between Porto Cervo, the Pevero coast and the Maddalena islands all concentrate movements into Olbia. Outside the summer months, traffic falls away significantly across all three airports.

Olbia (OLB) operates from 07:00 to 22:00 daily with handling mandatory. The runway is 2,445 metres, accommodating light through heavy jets at standard operating weights — but the FBO at Olbia is genuinely distinctive. Eccelsa Aviation, the dedicated business aviation terminal, has been repeatedly recognised as one of Europe's leading FBOs, with VIP lounges, customs and immigration on site, helicopter coordination to Porto Cervo and direct ramp access. During peak summer weekends, parking at Olbia frequently reaches saturation and aircraft reposition empty to Cagliari, Alghero or the Italian mainland.

Cagliari-Elmas (CAG) operates with a 2,744-metre runway and handles all aircraft types including ultra-long-range jets — the practical alternative when Olbia slots saturate, with helicopter transfer to the Costa Smeralda available (75 minutes flight time). Alghero (AHO) operates a 3,000-metre runway, the longest in Sardinia, with significantly less slot pressure than Olbia and 35-minute helicopter access to Costa Smeralda — increasingly used for multi-aircraft groups and mid-week departures during peak season.

Privavia arranges private jet charter from Sardinia to London, Paris, Geneva, Zurich, Munich, Milan, Rome, Madrid, Dubai, New York and across Europe and the Middle East. Aircraft commonly used for private jet charter Sardinia include the Citation CJ3 and Phenom 300 for short Mediterranean sectors, the Challenger 350 and Citation Longitude for longer-range routes, and heavy jets such as the Falcon 7X, Global 6000 and Gulfstream G650 for transatlantic operations.

Helicopter charter Sardinia is available for inter-island transfers and onward routing, including direct connections to Porto Cervo, Porto Rotondo, La Maddalena, the Pevero coast and yacht positioning across the Costa Smeralda and the wider Tyrrhenian Sea.

For private jet charter Sardinia, executive jet hire Costa Smeralda or summer charter Porto Cervo, we provide structured availability, slot coordination and disciplined trip planning across the three-airport network.