Hunters arriving at Durango are normally picked up at the airport and driven to El Durangueño by ranch staff.  An alternative is to charter a private plane from Aerolineas Centauro (618-817-8704, 618-816-2658 and 618-127-42-88).
The per hour costs for their different aircraft are:
·         Cessna 206 or 182: $4,500 pesos ($409 US @11 to 1 dollar).  They seat up to 4 or 3 passengers, respectively.
·         Twin engine Islander (British high-wing plane): $7,400 pesos ($673 US @11 to 1 dollar).  It seats up to 9 passengers.
The flight from Durango to the ranch takes approx. 15 minutes, so passengers are charged 30 minutes (to fly them to the ranch and back to their base at the airport) and another 30 minutes if they have to fly to pick them up at the ranch to then take them to Durango.  To summarize, passengers would pay a whole hour of rent for the two short round trips that the chartered plane makes to avoid the land transportation.  Each passenger must add a $200 peso ($18 U.S.) airport tax to the tab.

The cost can be very reasonable if the chartered planes are flown to their maximum capacity. In the 206, one hour divided by 4 passengers = 102 + 18 (tax)= $120 per passenger.  In the Islander, one hour divided by 9 passengers = $74 + 18 (tax)= $92 per passenger.