NBAA-BACE 2026. Three days, two sites, one very busy ramp.
The largest business aviation show in the world, split between the Las Vegas Convention Center and a static display of aircraft at Henderson. Getting between the two on time is the whole trick.
The show
NBAA-BACE 2026 at a glance
- DatesTuesday 20 to Thursday 22 October 2026Three days of exhibition. The static display runs on the first two days.
- ExhibitionLas Vegas Convention Center, West HallOn Paradise Road, a few minutes from the Strip hotels and around fifteen from Harry Reid International.
- Static displayHenderson Executive AirportAbout 20 miles south of the Convention Center. Dozens of business aircraft on the ramp, open for walk-throughs.
- AirportsHarry Reid (LAS), Henderson (HND), North Las Vegas (VGT)Ramp space at all three is heavily committed in show week. Your operator books it early or not at all.
Dates and venues as published by NBAA for the 2026 convention. Confirm the static display days and shuttle arrangements in the show's own programme.
Why this page exists
Our clients are in this room
A great many of the people we drive in London and Manchester spend one week in October in Las Vegas: flight departments, aircraft owners, management companies, handling agents and the assistants who run all of them. This page is for the person planning that trip from an office in Europe, and for the operators and colleagues we already work with who are going out themselves.
Two practical points shape everything. First, the show is on two sites and the shuttle between them is fine for a casual visit and useless if you have a meeting either side of it. Second, October in Las Vegas is convention season generally, so the demand does not stop at the aviation crowd. Cars, suites and ramp slots all run short at the same time.
Journey times
Around Las Vegas in show week
| Between | Normal | Show week, peak hours |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Reid Airport and the Convention Center | 15 to 20 minutes | Allow 25 to 40 minutes |
| Strip hotels and the Convention Center | 10 to 20 minutes | Allow 20 to 40 minutes |
| Convention Center and Henderson Executive | 25 to 30 minutes | Allow 35 to 60 minutes |
| Harry Reid Airport and Henderson Executive | 20 to 25 minutes | Allow 30 to 50 minutes |
| Convention Center and Summerlin | 25 to 35 minutes | Allow 35 to 55 minutes |
Planning guidance from normal road conditions, not promises. Add time on the first morning and at the close of each day.
What clients usually book
A car that stays with you for the three days
- An as-directed car from the first morning to the last flight, so the schedule can move without a phone call each time
- Collection from the private terminal at Harry Reid or Henderson, with the driver briefed on the aircraft registration and the handler
- A run out to the Henderson static display and back, held there while you walk the ramp
- Several cars for a company's delegation, moving together between the West Hall, dinner and the hotel
- Late-evening cover: the receptions run long and the queue for a car at eleven is not where you want to be
- The homeward leg arranged with the flight, including a private terminal transfer at the London end
Arriving by air
Ramp space is the constraint, not the flight
Las Vegas takes an extraordinary volume of business aviation during BACE, and parking rather than airspace is the bottleneck. Aircraft frequently drop and go, positioning elsewhere in the region for the days in between. If we are arranging your charter we work with the operator on that from the outset rather than discovering it in October, and we make sure the ground side matches: the car meets the aircraft, and it is still there when the aircraft comes back.
For a transatlantic trip a heavy or ultra-long-range aircraft will do London to Las Vegas non-stop westbound in most conditions, with the eastbound return quicker. If you are sharing the trip with colleagues, a group charter is often the sensible answer. We will talk you through the sizes and the trade-offs before anything is quoted.
Our own cars and chauffeurs are in London and Manchester. In Nevada the cars are arranged through operators we know and brief ourselves, so you have one contact for the aircraft, the car at each end and anything that changes on the day.
Book early
October in Las Vegas fills up
Aircraft parking, hotel suites and cars all tighten at the same time for this week, and the delegations that travel together book earliest. Tell us your dates and how many of you are going.
Planning the trip
Related pages
Request a proposal
Tell us who is travelling
How many of you, your dates, whether you want the flight arranged as well as the cars, and where you are staying. We come back with a written proposal. Nothing is booked or charged online.
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Questions people ask
About NBAA-BACE travel
Can one car cover both sites?
Yes, and that is what most delegations book. An as-directed car takes you between the West Hall and the Henderson static display and waits at each, which the shuttle cannot do.
Can you arrange the flight as well as the cars?
Yes. We arrange charter aircraft and the ground at both ends, and keep the two joined up if the times move.
Will the car meet us at the private terminal?
Yes. Give us the registration and the handling agent and your chauffeur coordinates with them directly for the arrival.
Do you run your own cars in Las Vegas?
No. Our own fleet and chauffeurs are in London and Manchester. In the United States we arrange cars through operators we know, briefed by us and managed by us.
Are you affiliated with NBAA or the show?
No. We are an independent chauffeur company arranging travel to and from it.
