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The 153rd Kentucky Derby is at Churchill Downs on Saturday 1 May 2027, the day after the Kentucky Oaks. Louisville's main airport is about two miles from the track. We book the aircraft, the parking for Derby week and the seats on Millionaires Row as one itinerary.
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The Kentucky Derby has been run at Churchill Downs since 1875, over a mile and a quarter for three-year-old thoroughbreds. The race itself lasts about two minutes. The occasion around it lasts a week: Thurby on the Thursday, the Kentucky Oaks on the Friday, the Derby on Saturday evening, and the dinners, parties and bourbon in between.
Louisville is a small city on Derby weekend. The roads around the track close in stages, the hotels downtown fill a year ahead and the main airport turns into one of the busiest private-aviation ramps in the country. A short flight is easy; landing at the right airport, at the right hour, with the car and the seats arranged, is the part we plan.
Indicative one-way prices for the whole aircraft, not per seat, in the smallest cabin that flies the leg comfortably, into Louisville Muhammad Ali International. Flight, crew and fuel included; Derby-week parking and handling are quoted once we know your dates.
| From | Usual airports | Flight time | Cabin | One way from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | Midway to Louisville | about 55 minutes | Light jet | $6,500 |
| Atlanta | Peachtree-DeKalb to Louisville | about 1 hour | Light jet | $7,500 |
| New York | Teterboro to Louisville | about 1 hour 45 | Light jet | $10,000 |
| Dallas | Love Field to Louisville | about 1 hour 55 | Light jet | $11,000 |
| Miami | Opa-locka to Louisville | about 2 hours 20 | Light jet | $13,000 |
| Los Angeles | Van Nuys to Louisville | about 4 hours | Midsize jet | $24,500 |
| London | Farnborough to Louisville | about 8 hours 45 | Heavy jet | $80,000 |
Derby week: aircraft around the Midwest and the East Coast are booked weeks ahead, and the days either side of the race usually cost more than these figures. Book by March for a choice of cabins and parking at the airport you want.
Priced in US dollars. Bank transfer in any major currency; crypto also accepted.
Two airports in Louisville take business jets. Louisville Muhammad Ali International is about two miles south-east of the track and takes every cabin size; Bowman Field, on the east side of the city, takes light jets. Clark Regional, across the river in Indiana, is the third field the FAA includes in its Derby procedures.
In 2026 the FAA ran special air traffic procedures at all three from the Wednesday to the Sunday of Derby week: expect departure clearance times and holding at peak hours, no flight plans filed in the air, and parking at the main airport arranged in advance with the private terminal. There was no slot programme. We expect the same in 2027 and reserve the parking with the aircraft.
Long runways and the city's private terminal, about two miles from the track. In Derby week, parking is arranged in advance with the private terminal and overflow aircraft park on a taxiway.
A 4,358 ft runway, so light jets and turboprops only. A quieter ramp, closer to the east-end houses and hotels.
At the Derby, where you sit decides the day. We arrange seats from the grandstand boxes to Millionaires Row and private suites, for the Oaks and the Derby, and the dinners, receptions and parties that fill the evenings either side.
The enclosed, catered floors above the finish line, with a view down the home straight.
A suite for your party alone, with its own service, for the Oaks, the Derby or both days.
Clubhouse and grandstand boxes for guests who would rather be outside, close to the track.
Tables at Louisville's restaurants in the busiest week of their year, and the galas and parties around the race.
Private distillery visits and tastings on the days either side of the race.
Kentucky Derby 2027, Saturday 1 May 2027
Send the dates, the party size and how you would like to watch. We come back with aircraft options, the parking for Derby week and a written price, usually within the hour.
Racing runs all week at Churchill Downs; the post times are published by the track nearer the date.
One advisor arranges everything beyond the flight: the hotel, the cars routed round the closures, the tables and the return.
Suites downtown or a house in the east end, held well ahead of the week the city fills.
Drivers who know the Derby-day closures, so you reach the gate and leave it without the queue.
The Sunday departure is arranged with the arrival, so the morning after is a drive to the ramp.
Indicative one-way prices for the whole aircraft start at about $6,500 from Chicago and $7,500 from Atlanta in a light jet, about $10,000 from New York, about $11,000 from Dallas, about $13,000 from Miami, about $24,500 from Los Angeles in a midsize jet and about $80,000 from London in a heavy jet. Derby week usually costs more, and parking and handling are quoted with your dates.
Louisville Muhammad Ali International, about two miles from the track and ten minutes by car, with a private terminal and runways for any business jet. Bowman Field, on the east side of the city, takes light jets and is fifteen to twenty minutes away.
The 153rd Kentucky Derby is on Saturday 1 May 2027 at Churchill Downs, with the Kentucky Oaks the day before, on Friday 30 April, and Thurby on Thursday 29 April.
Yes. In 2026 the FAA ran special procedures at Louisville Muhammad Ali International, Bowman Field and Clark Regional from the Wednesday to the Sunday of Derby week: departure clearance times and holding at busy hours, no flight plans filed in the air, and helicopter and banner traffic around Churchill Downs. There was no slot programme, but parking at the main airport was arranged in advance. We expect the same in 2027.
Yes. Seats on Millionaires Row, private suites, boxes, the hotel, restaurant tables, distillery visits and chauffeured cars are arranged by the same advisor who books the aircraft, as one itinerary.
Yes. A heavy jet flies Farnborough to Louisville without a stop in about eight hours and three quarters. Arrivals from abroad clear US customs at Louisville's general aviation customs facility, which keeps weekday hours, so we plan the arrival day around it or clear at another port of entry.
Yes. Bank transfer in any major currency; crypto also accepted. Tell us your preferred coin and we confirm the network and payment instructions with the contract.
Tell us the dates, the party size and where you are staying. We come back with aircraft options, the airport that suits the weekend and a written price; crypto payment if you prefer.
