Flights from Miami to Palm Beach

Downtown Miami to the island is about fifty-six nautical miles, roughly 65 statute, straight up the coast. A seaplane covers it in about 25 minutes in the air. For a small plane, a helicopter or a jet the time depends on the aircraft and the field you leave from, and it comes back with the quote.

By road it is 71 miles on Interstate 95, over an hour on an empty road and far longer in the winter season, so on a day trip most parties spend far longer on the island than in the air.

It depends on where you want to end up and what you carry. A seaplane puts you on the Lake Worth Lagoon behind the island, close to the town docks. A small plane or a jet lands on the runway at Palm Beach International across the lagoon, handles more weight and rougher water, and takes heavy bags easily.

A helicopter comes down at an approved site or an airport, settled with the operator when you book. We quote the options side by side so you can compare. Driving from Miami works too, but nobody can tell you in advance how long the interstate will take.

No. The whole route stays inside Florida, so your party fills in nothing and carries nothing beyond its bags. We take the headcount and the names once when you enquire, and the flight plan, the slot and the car at the far end sit on our side. The baggage guidance lists what may travel and what needs to be mentioned in advance. Nothing has to be printed or carried.

Not on the island itself. Palm Beach International sits on the mainland, about 3.8 miles from Worth Avenue, with a main asphalt runway of 10,001 feet, and private aircraft use their own terminals on the general aviation side rather than the airline concourses.

From there it is one bridge over the lagoon onto the island. A seaplane needs no runway and comes down on the water instead. Which of these suits your day is the first thing we answer when you send your dates and your party size.

That depends on the aircraft. A seaplane lands on the Lake Worth Lagoon near the town docks, and the exact set-down point is named in your itinerary because it depends on the water on the day.

Runway aircraft land at Palm Beach International on the mainland, and the car waits where the aircraft stops and takes you over the bridge. Where the helicopter sets down is settled with the operator when you book.

Yes, and it is the most common way this route is flown. On a charter the aircraft waits for you, so the return is set by you and not by a timetable. Out in the morning, back in the evening. If you would rather stay a night, tell us when you enquire and the return is planned for that day.

It is a question of weight, not of the number of bags, and it differs by aircraft. Floats carry less than wheels, and a jet carries the most.

Say what is coming when you enquire, including luggage for a cruise, kit for a boat and anything with a battery, and the answer comes back with the quote rather than at the aircraft. If the load decides it, the aircraft is chosen around what you bring, not the other way round.

The winter season, from November to April. Around nine thousand people live on the island all year and roughly twenty-five thousand are there in the season, so tables, hotels and the drive up from Miami are at their fullest just when most parties want to go.

That is exactly when a fixed departure time is worth having. Dates inside that window are worth sending early, together with the number of guests and the luggage.

Yes. The Boca Raton Inlet lies about 25 miles south of Worth Avenue, with Fort Lauderdale further down the same coast, so the same aircraft can carry on or fly back down to the Florida Keys. Tell us the shape of the whole trip when you enquire and it is quoted as one booking. A trip that ends somewhere other than where it started is one movement, not two charters.

Every aircraft handles weather differently. A seaplane needs calm enough water to land, a small plane and a jet use the runway and a jet can climb above much of it.

If conditions are below what is safe, the crew moves or cancels the flight and the weather and delays policy says what that means for your booking. That call is always the crew's, and on this short route a delay of an hour or two often solves it.

No, and it is not meant to be. A scheduled seat is cheaper because someone else picked the time and you share the aircraft. A charter buys you the aircraft: your departure, your return, your party only. On a day trip that usually means several more hours on the island, and no waiting in a terminal at either end, which is the comparison worth making.

We send the price for the whole aircraft, so you can split it across your party and compare fairly. Tell us what matters most, the time on the island, the landing point or the budget, and we suggest the aircraft that fits it best.

Yes, pets travel in the cabin with you. The one thing we ask is that you tell us at the enquiry, with the type of animal and its weight, so the seating and the load plan are right from the start.