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 12, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC
Busiest routes
Directional city pairs by legs posted right now. Each links to its live page.
Median operator asking price by cabin
Only prices the operator published; a cabin appears once it has at least five of them. The board shows an estimated total around each.
| Cabin | Legs priced | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Light | 216 | $5,000 |
| Mid | 229 | $8,500 |
| Super Mid | 88 | $8,000 |
| Heavy | 45 | $9,499 |
| Ultra Long Range | 16 | $19,735 |
Cabin mix across the board: Piston 8, Light 718, Mid 525, Super Mid 467, Heavy 349, Ultra Long Range 147.
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) | 122 |
| 2Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | 73 |
| 3Teterboro Airport (TEB) | 69 |
| 4Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF) | 63 |
| 5Scottsdale Airport (SCF) | 44 |
| 6Naples Municipal Airport (APF) | 41 |
| 7McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD) | 40 |
| 8Centennial Airport (APA) | 33 |
| 9San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (OAK) | 32 |
| 10William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | 31 |
Busiest cities
Legs departing or arriving, by metro area.
| City | Legs |
|---|---|
| 1New York | 279 |
| 2Las Vegas | 250 |
| 3Miami | 227 |
| 4Los Angeles | 221 |
| 5Houston | 132 |
| 6Dallas | 128 |
| 7San Francisco | 113 |
| 8San Diego | 98 |
| 9Denver | 90 |
| 10Chicago | 89 |
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 It is a picture of what is on the market, not a forecast, and it changes through the day as legs post and are withdrawn.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.
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].