It honestly depends. On a flight hour basis, helicopters can often cost more than similarly sized airplanes. However, when you factor in the time required and other services you may not need, helicopters can actually be a much more economical and efficient option over airplanes. For example, we can literally pick you up from your back yard! This could completely remove the need to travel to a major airport and wait for a scheduled flight. In many instances this could save you the cost of a taxi cab or rideshare, baggage fees, cancellation fees, meals, a hotel, hours away from work, unexpected delays and cancellations due to airport or weather issues, fees associated with airport facilities, road tolls and a whole lot more. Practical Example: Major Airlines from Missoula to Bozeman: you will have to show up a couple hours before your flight, pay baggage fees, take a flight with a stop like Denver that will take another 4-6 hours or more to arrive, gather your stuff at the baggage claim, catch a ride to where you need to go. This makes for a long day (like 10-12 hours, reasonably) and can be very costly with loss of business or work time. Heli-1 flight from Missoula to Bozeman by helicopter charter: we'll pick you up or fly you from our heliport at the Missoula Montana Airport, let's say at 9am. Getting you and your stuff loaded and giving you a briefing may take 20 minutes (let's say 30 minutes, just so the airplane people don't get too jealous). Just one (1) hour of gorgeous, scenic, high visibility mountain flying later, we drop you off at the Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport or even a private location of your choice. Your pre-arranged ride is already waiting for you. By 11am you're literally sitting down to brunch with your besties. That's two hours, reasonably. The bottom line: whenever a helicopter can be used, it is generally the fastest and most comfortable and convenient (not to mention fun) way to get there! Sometimes it's the cheapest, too.