Helicopter Charter from Miami

It depends on where the day ends. Bimini is 49 nautical miles off the coast, Freeport 93, Nassau 160 and Key West 112. A helicopter flies those miles low, so the time is not a number from a table: it depends on the aircraft, the wind and the pad at the other end, and it comes back with the boarding time when you send the dates.

Yes. The Bahamas is an international crossing, so every passenger needs a valid passport and any visa their nationality requires, and children need their own documents. We file the inbound and outbound paperwork, confirm the port of entry and send a document checklist once the booking is confirmed. Inside the Florida Keys there is no border at all, so the same day runs on photo identification.

Landing sites include airports and private terminals, hotel and resort pads, approved private property and, where the vessel and the operator permit it, a yacht deck. Every site needs permission, and noise rules, obstacles and local restrictions decide what is possible on the day. Our flight planners confirm the exact pad before departure, brief an alternative and tell you clearly when a request cannot be approved.

From four departure points around the city, and the right one is chosen for your ground time rather than for the aircraft: the heliport on Watson Island, Opa-locka Executive, Miami Executive and, for guests who land on a commercial flight, Miami International. Say where you are staying and the departure point comes back already chosen, with the boarding time.

Every arrival clears at a port of entry the first time it enters the Bahamas, so the first landing is a clearing stop, and the day carries on from there once the paperwork is closed. The return clears United States customs before anyone goes home, and Opa-locka Executive is where an island day usually ends. None of the paperwork is yours.

Yes, and on the near islands it is the most common booking we take. Out in the morning, back in the evening, with the helicopter waiting at the other end rather than turning around, and you tell the crew when you want to leave. Both borders are filed in advance from our side, so the day needs nothing on your list.

Helicopters are weight and volume sensitive, so luggage is planned rather than assumed. Soft bags load far better than hard cases, and the usable allowance depends on the aircraft, the passenger count, the fuel required and the conditions on the day. We agree your allowance before the flight. Golf clubs, dive gear and pushchairs can usually be carried when they are declared at booking.

Helicopter operations depend on visibility, cloud base and wind as well as the state of the landing site, so a departure can move even on a bright day. We watch the forecast from the day before, contact you as soon as a change looks likely and offer a revised time, an alternative site or a different aircraft. Safety decisions rest with the operator and the pilot in command.

Often yes for Florida legs and sometimes for the Bahamas, but an international crossing needs customs notification and a confirmed port of entry, and a private pad needs permission, which both set a practical limit on how late a booking can be made. Aircraft availability in season is the other constraint. Send the date and the two ends of the trip, and a flight planner tells you what is possible.

That depends on which helicopter flies your date: the Bell 407, the Agusta 109 and the Sikorsky S-76 differ in cabin size, and baggage comes out of the same load the passengers do. The helicopter is chartered whole, so your party travels on one manifest. A larger party flies as a second helicopter or a second leg, settled before the date rather than at the pad.

Often yes, and that is the reason to send the property or the boat rather than the island. Resort pads, private property and yacht decks need permission, an assessment of noise and obstacles and in some cases the operator's own approval, so the honest answer is that it is checked for your date rather than promised on a page. Where a direct set down is not the right call, the nearest suitable site is used.

Yes. All the South Florida departure points reach the same islands, and the difference between them is worth very little once the drive is counted. The right departure point is the one closest to where you are staying, not the one closest to the island. Say where the morning starts and the answer comes back with it already chosen, together with the boarding time.

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.

A charter is priced as a whole aircraft, not per seat, so the number moves with three things: which helicopter flies your date, how many of you there are once bags are aboard and how long the aircraft waits for you.

How far the day goes moves it as well, which is why the destination is asked for first. Tell us those and you get one all-in number before anything is due.