Helicopters are one of the aircraft categories Opa Locka Jet Charter can look into for a trip, alongside the fixed-wing aircraft we arrange to and from Opa-locka. The types listed here seat 4 to 8 passengers, with published ranges from 324 to 500 nautical miles. Which one suits your trip depends on the passenger count, the baggage, the distance and the airports at both ends.
Typical Aircraft
The helicopter types listed here are Agusta A109, Bell 407, Bell JetRanger, Bell LongRanger, Eurocopter (Airbus Helicopters) and Sikorsky S-76.
When a Helicopter Fits an Opa-locka Trip
Whether a helicopter suits any part of a trip from Opa-locka depends on where you can land at each end, the weather and what local operators can offer on your date. Helicopters suit short flights only, so your advisor checks with local operators before saying whether one fits your plans.
Cabin size, baggage space and range vary across these 6 types, so send us the details and we will narrow the list down for you.
Vetting Behind Every Trip
Every operator, aircraft, and crew goes through our internal due diligence before we present any options. Our internal standards meet or exceed what the FAA requires:
- FAR Part 135 charter operators for traditional private aircraft, or FAR Part 121 for airliner-size and group trips (or the foreign equivalent on international legs)
- Operator subscription to Wyvern and ARGUS reviewed where the operator participates.
- Pilot experience and operator incident history reviewed before we recommend an aircraft.
- Fewer than 60 brokers worldwide hold Premium Wyvern Broker Member status, and Air Charter Advisors is one of them.
Opa-locka-Specific Patterns We Plan Around
Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport is about ten miles north of downtown Miami and is the area’s main airport for private and business aviation, with no airline flights and US Customs on the field. It sits about four miles from Hard Rock Stadium and nine to ten miles from Aventura, Bal Harbour and Sunny Isles Beach, and Miami International, Miami Executive and Fort Lauderdale Executive are the other options, depending on where you are headed. South Florida’s rainy season brings afternoon thunderstorms through the summer, and the Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st to November 30th. The holidays, the winter season and the big event weekends book up first, so tell us your dates early.
Contact
Tell us the route, the dates and who is traveling, and we will come back with aircraft that fit. Call 1-888-987-5387 or use our contact page. The aircraft overview shows every category, and our safety page explains how we review operators. We are also a member of the National Business Aviation Association.