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HondaJet Elite II
Over-wing engines buy the quietest cabin and the only real lavatory in class.
What you are paying for
Honda spent two decades and a clean-sheet aerodynamics program to hang the engines over the wing instead of on the fuselage. The payoff is the quietest cabin in the class, a usable lavatory, and cruise efficiency that embarrasses older designs. The Elite II finally added the range to make London to Nice or New York to Chicago nonstop routine.
What real trips cost EST
| Route | Distance | Block time | One-way, all-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York → Palm Beach | 902 nm | 2h 41m | $7.9K–$11K |
| New York → Chicago | 619 nm | 1h 59m | $5,900–$8,024 |
| Los Angeles → Las Vegas | 199 nm | 1h 00m | $5,900–$8,024 |
Figures include US FET or typical international taxes, standard fees, and the two-hour daily minimum where it applies. Real quotes move with positioning and dates; reproduce any of these in the Route Estimator, or check a quote you already hold against them in the Quote Audit.
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Class rate ranges are cross-checked each quarter against five published seller rate cards, printed side by side in the cost index.
Buying one instead?
Typical pre-owned asks run EST $5.2M–$6.6M. Owning a HondaJet Elite II and flying it 200 hours a year models out to roughly $1.22M–$1.66M per year all-in: crew, hangar, insurance, maintenance programs, and depreciation included. Open this aircraft in the Ownership Desk to stress-test the assumption against your own hours.
Alternatives worth pricing
- Cirrus Vision Jet G2: The only jet with a whole-airframe parachute. Owner-flown favorite.
- Embraer Phenom 100EV: Airline-grade avionics in the smallest Embraer; brisk for the class.
- Cessna Citation M2 Gen2: The entry Citation: single-pilot certified, with a huge trainer-to-owner pipeline.