Small Plane Charter from Miami to the Keys and the Bahamas

Runway Access

Small Plane Landings Where the Runway Is Short

A small plane small plane uses the small, rough and remote fields that larger aircraft have to pass over, so the arrival is the island itself rather than the nearest big airport. That removes the part most guests dread, the ferry leg and the second transfer after landing.

Dive gear, fishing rods, coolers, clubs and pushchairs travel with the party instead of following on a later trip, and the same aircraft takes seats, freight or a combination of both, with a cargo pod when the volume asks for it. Where an island has no strip at all, a seaplane charter is the aircraft that reaches it and we say which of the two fits before you book. The full island list sits on small plane charter to the Bahamas and small plane charter to the Florida Keys.

Miami Executive

Miami Executive Airport, TMB, Kendall

Kendall-Tamiami in the south west of the county and the field both small planes sit at, the land aircraft and the amphibian.

A charter that starts here starts without a positioning leg, which is what decides an early morning on a same day return.

It is also the shortest drive from the south and west of the county.

Opa-locka Executive

Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport, OPF

The executive airport north west of the city, with private terminal handling and the point most Bahamas day trips are dispatched from.

It is also where a return from the islands clears US customs.

That makes it the default on a Bahamas day unless the drive is against you.

Miami International

Miami International Airport, MIA

A pickup rather than a base, for a party already at MIA that wants the onward leg to leave from the same airport.

Arranged per flight and confirmed with the operator before it is quoted.

It costs ground time, because a commercial field moves on its own schedule.

Fort Lauderdale Executive

Fort Lauderdale Executive, FXE

Fort Lauderdale Executive, the Broward departure, with its own federal inspection station for the return from the islands.

The usual choice when the group is north of Miami and the drive south would cost more time than the flight saves.

The return clears there as readily as it does at Opa-locka.

Bimini

The closest Bahamian island to Florida and the easiest international day trip we operate. A short crossing, a strip minutes from the marina and enough on the island to fill a day without a car. Bimini small plane charter

Nassau and Paradise Island

The hub of the Bahamas, with customs on site and a short transfer to the resorts and the restaurants. Our usual staging point for onward legs into the Out Islands. Nassau small plane charter

Exuma and Staniel Cay

Short strips among the cays where a small plane is the practical aircraft. Guests joining a boat skip the connection through Nassau and dive gear and coolers travel with the party. Exuma small plane charter

Abaco, Marsh Harbour and Treasure Cay

Cruising ground spread along a shallow sea, reached directly instead of through a hub and a ferry. Onward legs to Green Turtle and Elbow Cay are added on the same booking. Abaco small plane charter

North Eleuthera and Harbour Island

Pink sand and a walkable settlement, reached without the usual scheduled connection. We arrange the water taxi so bags go from the aircraft to the house. Harbour Island small plane charter

Grand Bahama and Freeport

Close to the Florida coast, with marinas, beaches and the north shore flats. Often chosen for fishing trips and for a first look at the Bahamas without a long travel day. Grand Bahama small plane charter

Key West and the Florida Keys

The chain reached in one low scenic leg rather than a day on the highway. Key West and Marathon both take small planes and onward hops along the islands take minutes. Florida Keys small plane charter

Naples and the Gulf Coast

Across the state in one leg with clubs, bags and a full party together. Arrivals near the waterfront and the golf resorts, with the Everglades underneath on the way over. Naples small plane charter

In the Air

Flying Low and Slow Over the Flats

High wings and large windows put the flats, the reef and the cays in view from every seat, not only from the two at the front. A small plane flies lower and slower than a jet, so the crossing is part of the trip instead of something under a cloud layer.

The cabin takes a family or a small team in one leg, with seating and load agreed before the day rather than at the ramp. CABIN LAYOUT AND SEAT COUNT TO CONFIRM WITH THE OPERATOR If the group is larger than one aircraft carries, a private jet into the nearest strip or a second leg is the usual answer, and for an island without a runway a seaplane charter flies the same corridor.