NetJets said on October 12 that it will build three new exclusive-use facilities in the US, at Dallas Love Field, Washington Dulles and Rifle Garfield County Airport in Colorado, and move its West Palm Beach terminal into a larger space. The Dallas complex, developed with Signature Aviation, will cover nearly 114,000 square feet and is due to open in late 2028, after flight activity at Love Field rose more than 25% since 2022. At Dulles, one of its top five destinations, work starts in early 2027 on more than 14,000 square feet of NetJets-only space. Rifle gets a 6,000 square foot terminal by early 2027, and West Palm Beach grows from 10,000 to 15,000 square feet.
What strikes me is where the money is going. The Berkshire Hathaway-owned operator is paying to control the ground experience: the lounge, the parking, the gate and the hangar next door. Those are the minutes a traveler remembers, and they are often the weakest part of a private trip.
For a charter marketplace like Melion, this raises the bar. Charter clients compare a one-off trip with what owners and card holders get, and a private terminal is a visible difference. A marketplace cannot answer that with buildings. It answers with knowledge: which FBO at each airport works best, which departure point suits the trip, and a clear picture of the ground side before the client books.
The Rifle terminal is the detail I would watch. NetJets is opening it ahead of a runway project that will close the Aspen airport, which tells me the big operators now plan around airport capacity as much as fleet size. As busy fields like Love Field and Dulles get more crowded, the best ramp space will go to those who commit early, and charter buyers should expect that to shape which airports are convenient.