Island supply is a chain and the flight is only one link in it. A run leaving Miami, Fort Lauderdale or West Palm Beach for Nassau, Staniel Cay or Harbour Island succeeds or fails on what happened before it: how the load was received, consolidated, packed, labelled and documented. That work is what island logistics means here and it is why a mission has a named planner rather than a tracking number.
The destination sets the aircraft and the last leg. Small strips in Exuma, North Eleuthera and Abaco are flown by small plane with a cargo pod for volume; a dock or a beach calls for a seaplane; a yacht deck or an inland site can need a helicopter; and urgent single shipments go as a dedicated cargo charter. Where people and supply move together we plan a combination mission instead of two bookings.
Most delays are documentary. Commercial goods, yacht stores, construction materials, perishables and personal effects each attract different treatment, so our desk prepares the manifest and the entry, applies the correct treatment for the destination and works with your broker, following the documentation guidance and restricted goods rules. Permits and inspections are flagged at the enquiry stage. Weather and access are handled the same way, under the weather and delays policy.
Delivery beyond the airport is part of the mission: ground transport, dock pickup, tender transfers, provisioning, cold storage and staging in Florida. Resorts, restaurants, villa managers and contractors move recurring supply onto scheduled weekly runs and freight partners agree capacity and process in advance. To begin, send what is moving, where it is going and when it is needed to the logistics desk or plan a mission.
