STA Jets is an FAA Part 135 charter operator based in Costa Mesa, California (FAA designator U5OA). The operator runs a fleet of 11 aircraft across 7 types (7 Heavy Jet, 3 Ultra Long Range, 1 Midsize Jet) with an average fleet age of 21.4 years, certified under FAA Part 135. Clean NTSB safety record — no accidents or incidents on file with the National Transportation Safety Board for the aircraft currently on this operator's certificate. Profile last updated Aug 14, 2026.
Operator website: stajets.com
STA Jets is a Part 135 charter operator based at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, within Orange County, California, and its empty leg flights are listed on SkyAccess. Empty legs are the one-way segments an aircraft flies empty when repositioning, and those empty leg deals are made searchable for travelers on the marketplace.
From its Orange County base, likely empty-leg city pairs include Santa Ana to Las Vegas, Southern California to the Bay Area, and routes toward the Mountain West and Texas. Santa Ana empty legs and other West Coast one-way charter movements show up as aircraft reposition, so checking listings against flexible dates helps you catch a repositioning flight.
On safety, STA Jets holds IS-BAO registration. In plain terms, that is an international business-aviation safety standard layered on top of the baseline FAA Part 135 certificate, confirming the operator's procedures and risk management, and the same operation flies the discounted leg as a full-fare charter.
When an STA Jets empty leg appears on SkyAccess, you can review the seating and schedule, then send a request to confirm pricing and availability before the leg is committed elsewhere.
STA Jets operates under FAA Part 135 requirements and adheres to FAA Part 135 charter standards.
Yes. SkyAccess can source on-demand charter pricing from STA Jets even when empty leg inventory is limited.
Availability updates as aircraft reposition. SkyAccess tracks STA Jets regularly to surface new empty leg opportunities.
STA Jets shows limited recent empty leg activity. SkyAccess monitors repositioning flights so travelers can book discounted private jet empty legs when they appear.
See STA Jets's repositioning flight activity and historical empty-leg volume.
Contact us to access →No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for the 11 aircraft currently on STA Jets's certificate.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board · Joined against tail numbers currently on this operator's certificate; does not reflect historical operators-of-record at incident time.
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Tail numbers, models, serials, and base locations for STA Jets's active fleet are available on request.
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