On-demand Air

On Demand Air is an FAA Part 135 air carrier based at Lakewood Airport in Ocean County, New Jersey, with an office in Nutley. It operates all of its charters under its own certificate and flies a 2025 Cirrus SR22 G7+, the latest generation of a best selling high performance single engine aircraft, with touchscreen Garmin avionics and Starlink Wi-Fi.

The SR22 carries the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System and Garmin Safe Return, which can land the aircraft automatically if the pilot becomes incapacitated. Charters carry up to three passengers with the whole aircraft to themselves.

The company plans each flight around the customer's departure and return times and chooses suitable airports for the trip. Example flight times from Lakewood include about 40 minutes to the Hamptons, about an hour to Baltimore or Dulles, and a little over an hour to Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket. It also arranges custom routes across the Northeast.

Passengers arrive about 15 minutes before departure, with instructions sent at booking. The company says it confirms each trip based on weather and availability, and that if weather affects a flight it lets customers know early and rebooks them first. For Jersey Shore residents, it is a quick alternative to the long drives to the islands and the Hamptons.