Piston aircraft are among the aircraft Opa Locka Jet Charter arranges for trips to and from Opa-locka. The types we arrange seat 3 to 9 passengers, with published ranges from 730 to 1,480 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 types we arrange in this category are Beech Baron 58, Beechcraft Baron G58, Cessna 340, Cirrus SR22, Piper Aerostar 600, Piper Cherokee Six PA-32, Piper Navajo PA-31 (Cheyenne / Chieftain), Piper PA-23 Aztec and Piper Saratoga PA-32R.
When a Piston Fits an Opa-locka Trip
Piston aircraft suit short trips around Florida and the Southeast with one or two passengers and light bags, such as Opa-locka to Orlando or Tampa. Anything longer or heavier is a job for a turboprop. Tell us who is flying and what they are bringing, and we will say whether a piston aircraft fits.
Cabin size, baggage space and range vary across these 9 types, so send us the details and we will narrow the list down for you.
The runway a particular aircraft needs is calculated by the operator for that day’s conditions, and your advisor confirms it with the operator before anything is booked.
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.