Florida | Business Air News

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Business aviation in Florida

Federal Aviation Administration - www.faa.gov

Based business air charter operators:
188

Based business aircraft available for charter:
739

Business air charter brokers:
116

Most prevalent charter types:

1	Hawker 750/800/900	54
2	Learjet 60	46
3	Piper twin piston	28
4	Gulfstream GIV	26
5	Cessna 400 series	23
6	Cirrus Vision	23
7	Learjet 35/36	22
8	Challenger 300	21
9	Citation X	20
10	Cessna Caravan	18
11	Citation 560	16
12	Pilatus PC-12	15
13	Bell 206L LongRanger	15
14	Beechjet 400	14
15	Embraer Phenom 300	14
16	Beechcraft King Air 200	13
17	Citation 560XL	12
18	Saab SF340	12
19	Falcon 2000	11
20	Gulfstream GV	10
21	Challenger 605	10
22	Gulfstream G200/Galaxy	10
23	Learjet 45	10
24	HondaJet	10
25	Learjet 55	9
26	Global 6000/Express/XRS	9
27	Gulfstream G500/G550	9
28	Learjet 31	9
29	Bell 206B JetRanger	9
30	Cessna Citation CJ3	9
31	Beechcraft King Air 90	8
32	Citation 550/551	8
33	Citation 500/501	8
34	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	8
35	Britten Norman BN-2 Islander	8
36	Bell 407	7
37	Beechcraft King Air 300	7
38	Beechcraft Twin Piston	7
39	Cessna 441	7
40	Gulfstream G400/G450	6
41	Falcon 50	6
42	Embraer Legacy 600/650	6
43	Falcon 900	5
44	Airbus ACJ320	5
45	Global 5000	5
46	Gulfstream G100 series/Astra	5
47	Gulfstream G280	5
48	Sikorsky S-76	5
49	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	5
50	Tecnam P2012	5
51	Gulfstream G650	4
52	Citation 650	4
53	Agusta A109	4
54	Challenger 604	4
55	Citation Sovereign	4
56	Shorts SD330/360	4
57	Challenger 601	4
58	Sabreliner	3
59	Embraer Legacy 500	3
60	Beechcraft 99	3
61	MDH 500	3
62	Beechcraft 1900	3
63	Embraer Praetor 600	3
64	Cessna Citation CJ2	3
65	Boeing B-737	2
66	Learjet 40	2
67	Airbus Helicopters H135	2
68	Beechcraft King Air 100	2
69	Embraer ERJ-135	2
70	Falcon 900EASy	2
71	Daher Kodiak	2
72	Diamond Twin Star	2
73	Jetstream 31/41	2
74	Boeing B-767	2
75	De Havilland Canada DHC-3T	2
76	Citation M2	2
77	Partenavia P.68	2
78	Mitsubishi MU-2	2
79	Airbus Helicopters H130	2
80	IAI Westwind	2
81	Falcon 2000 EASy	1
82	Beechcraft Premier	1
83	Falcon 7X	1
84	Airbus ACJ321	1
85	TBM700/850/900	1
86	Piper PA-46 Meridian/M-Class	1
87	Boeing BBJ1	1
88	Hawker 4000	1
89	Robinson R66	1
90	Global 7500	1
91	Gulfstream G300/G350	1
92	Britten Norman BN2T	1
93	Bell 429	1
94	Gulfstream G500/G600	1
95	Sikorsky S-70	1
96	Eclipse 500 series	1
97	Boeing B-777	1
98	Piper PA-42	1
99	Learjet 70/75	1
100	Cessna 300 series	1
101	Bell 230	1
102	Nextant 400XT	1
103	Falcon 20/200	1
104	Embraer Praetor 500	1
105	Citation Longitude	1

Major business aviation airports:

1	Fort Lauderdale Executive	66 business aviation companies active
2	Miami (Opa Locka)	57
3	Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International	41
4	West Palm Beach (Palm Beach International)	38
5	Boca Raton	29
6	Tampa International	27
7	Naples	24
8	Miami (Executive)	24
9	Miami International	24
10	Orlando International	23
11	Stuart (Witham Field)	22
12	Vero Beach Regional	19
13	Lakeland Linder International	19
14	Orlando Executive	19
15	St Petersburg (St Pete-Clearwater International)	19
16	Orlando (Sanford International)	19
17	Sarasota (Bradenton International)	16
18	Melbourne Orlando International	14
19	Pompano Beach Airpark	12
20	Hollywood (North Perry)	11
21	Fort Myers (Southwest Florida International)	11
22	Daytona Beach International	11
23	St Augustine (Northeast Florida Regional)	10
24	Orlando (Kissimmee Gateway)	10
25	Jacksonville International	10
26	Fort Pierce (Treasure Coast International)	10
27	Brooksville (Tampa Bay Regional)	9
28	Jacksonville (Jacksonville Executive at Craig)	9
29	Titusville (Space Coast Regional)	9
30	Gainesville Regional	8
31	West Palm Beach (Palm Beach County Park)	8
32	Fort Myers (Page Field)	8
33	Pensacola International	8
34	Tampa (Peter O Knight)	7
35	Punta Gorda (Charlotte County)	7
36	Marco Island (Marco Island Executive)	7
37	Tampa Executive	7
38	Jacksonville (Cecil)	7
39	DeLand Municipal Sidney H Taylor Field	6
40	West Palm Beach (North Palm Beach County)	6
41	St Petersburg (Albert Whitted)	5
42	Immokalee Regional	5
43	Crestview (Bob Sikes)	5
44	Bartow Executive	5
45	Leesburg International	5
46	Tallahassee International	5
47	Panama City (Northwest Florida Beaches)	5
48	Venice Municipal	5
49	Merritt Island	4
50	Milton (Peter Prince Field)	4
51	Destin Executive	4
52	Marathon (Florida Keys)	4
53	New Smyrna Beach	4
54	Key West International	4
55	Panama City (Coastal Helicopters Inc Heliport)	3
56	Malabar (Valkaria)	3
57	Indiantown	3
58	Inverness	3
59	Orlando Apopka	3
60	Pahokee (Palm Beach County Glades)	3
61	Okeechobee County	3
62	Jacksonville (Herlong Recreational)	3
63	Winter Haven Regional	3
64	Clearwater Air Park	3
65	DeFuniak Springs	3
66	Clewiston (Airglades)	3
67	Lake City	3
68	Sebastian Municipal	3
69	Avon Park (Executive)	3
70	Ocala (Jim Taylor Field)	3
71	Fernandina Beach	3
72	Daytona Beach (Spruce Creek)	2
73	Umatilla Municipal	2
74	Placida (Coral Creek)	2
75	Zephyrhills Municipal	2
76	Palm Coast (Flagler Executive)	2
77	La Belle Municipal	2
78	Lake Wales Municipal	2
79	Plant City	2
80	Ormond Beach Municipal	2
81	Marianna Municipal	2
82	Cross City	2
83	Crystal River	2
84	Apalachicola Regional	2
85	Keystone Heights (Keystone Airpark)	2
86	Perry-Foley	2
87	River Ranch Resort	2
88	Palatka Municipal - Lt. Kay Larkin Field	2
89	Williston Municipal	2
90	Sebring Regional	2
91	Jupiter (Tailwinds)	1
92	Tavernier (Tavernaero Park)	1
93	Leesburg (Flying Baron Estates)	1
94	Fort Myers (Buckingham Field)	1
95	Green Cove Springs (Reynolds)	1
96	Immokalee (Big Cypress)	1
97	Homestead General Aviation	1
98	Jacksonville Naval Air Station	1
99	Ocala (Jumbolair)	1
100	Miami (Dade Collier)	1
101	New Port Richey (Hidden Lake)	0
102	West Palm Beach (Wellington Aero Club)	0
103	Valparaiso Eglin Auxiliary Field 6	0
104	Cocoa Beach Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip	0
105	New Smyrna Beach Massey Ranch Airpark	0
106	South Lakeland	0
107	Tampa North Aero Park	0
108	Dunnellon Marion Co & Park of Commerce	0
109	Titusville Arthur Dunn Air Park	0
110	Carrabelle Thompson	0
111	Belle Glade State Municipal	0
112	Arcadia Municipal	0
113	Brooksville Pilot Country	0
114	Valparaiso Eglin Air Force Base	0
115	Titusville (Nasa Shuttle Landing Facility)	0
116	Panama City Tyndall Air Force Base	0
117	Pensacola Saufley Field Nolf	0
118	Milton Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North	0
119	Pace Spencer Nolf	0
120	Naval Station Mayport (Admiral David L. Mcdonald Field)	0
121	Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field	0
122	Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field	0
123	Fort Walton Beach Holley Nolf	0
124	Milton Santa Rosa Nolf	0
125	Milton Choctaw Nolf	0
126	Jacksonville Whitehouse Naval Outlying Field	0
127	Milton Whiting Field Naval Air Station South	0
128	Tampa Mac Dill Air Force Base	0
129	Homestead ARB	0
130	Mary Esther (Hurlburt Field)	0
131	Apalachicola St George Island	0
132	Crestview (Duke Field)	0
133	Cocoa Beach Patrick Air Force Base	0
134	Wauchula Municipal	0
135	Avon Park MacDill Air Force Base Auxiliary Field	0
136	Pensacola Ferguson	0
137	Tallahassee /Havana/ Tallahassee Commercial	0
138	x_x	0
139	Camp Blanding Mil Res(Starke) Camp Blanding Army Air Field/NG Airfield	0
140	Live Oak Suwannee County	0
141	Deland Bob Lee Flight Strip	0
142	Bonifay Tri-County	0
143	Panama City (Bay County International)	0

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