Florida | Business Air News

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Business aviation in Florida

Federal Aviation Administration - www.faa.gov

Based business air charter operators:
186

Based business aircraft available for charter:
734

Business air charter brokers:
111

Most prevalent charter types:

1	Hawker 750/800/900	53
2	Learjet 60	45
3	Piper twin piston	28
4	Gulfstream GIV	25
5	Cirrus Vision	24
6	Cessna 400 series	23
7	Learjet 35/36	22
8	Citation X	22
9	Challenger 300	21
10	Cessna Caravan	17
11	Beechjet 400	16
12	Citation 560	16
13	Pilatus PC-12	15
14	Embraer Phenom 300	14
15	Bell 206L LongRanger	14
16	Beechcraft King Air 200	13
17	Challenger 605	12
18	Saab SF340	12
19	Citation 560XL	12
20	Falcon 2000	10
21	Gulfstream GV	10
22	Learjet 55	10
23	Bell 206B JetRanger	10
24	Gulfstream G200/Galaxy	10
25	HondaJet	10
26	Global 6000/Express/XRS	10
27	Gulfstream G500/G550	10
28	Citation 550/551	9
29	Learjet 45	9
30	Cessna Citation CJ3	8
31	Citation 500/501	8
32	Britten Norman BN-2 Islander	8
33	Bell 407	8
34	Beechcraft Twin Piston	7
35	Beechcraft King Air 300	7
36	Cessna 441	7
37	Beechcraft King Air 90	7
38	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	7
39	Learjet 31	7
40	Gulfstream G400/G450	6
41	Falcon 50	6
42	Gulfstream G100 series/Astra	5
43	Embraer Legacy 600/650	5
44	Tecnam P2012	5
45	Airbus ACJ320	5
46	Global 5000	5
47	Challenger 604	5
48	Falcon 900	5
49	Gulfstream G280	4
50	Sikorsky S-76	4
51	Shorts SD330/360	4
52	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	4
53	Agusta A109	4
54	Gulfstream G650	4
55	Citation Sovereign	4
56	Citation 650	4
57	Beechcraft 1900	3
58	Beechcraft 99	3
59	Challenger 601	3
60	Embraer Legacy 500	3
61	Falcon 900EASy	3
62	Cessna Citation CJ2	3
63	Sabreliner	3
64	IAI Westwind	2
65	Mitsubishi MU-2	2
66	Jetstream 31/41	2
67	Embraer ERJ-135	2
68	Diamond Twin Star	2
69	Boeing B-767	2
70	De Havilland Canada DHC-3T	2
71	Daher Kodiak	2
72	Boeing B-737	2
73	Airbus Helicopters H135	2
74	Nextant 400XT	2
75	Partenavia P.68	2
76	Learjet 40	2
77	Airbus Helicopters H130	2
78	Embraer Praetor 600	2
79	MDH 500	2
80	Learjet 70/75	1
81	Global 7500	1
82	Britten Norman BN2T	1
83	Citation Longitude	1
84	Robinson R66	1
85	Falcon 20/200	1
86	Falcon 2000 EASy	1
87	Piper PA-46 Meridian/M-Class	1
88	Gulfstream G500/G600	1
89	TBM700/850/900	1
90	Airbus ACJ321	1
91	Hawker 1000	1
92	Gulfstream G300/G350	1
93	Eclipse 500 series	1
94	Embraer Praetor 500	1
95	Beechcraft Premier	1
96	Boeing B-777	1
97	Boeing BBJ1	1
98	Falcon 7X	1
99	Hawker 4000	1
100	Bell 230	1
101	Sikorsky S-70	1
102	Piper PA-42	1
103	Cessna 300 series	1
104	Beechcraft King Air 100	1
105	Citation M2	1

Major business aviation airports:

1	Fort Lauderdale Executive	66 business aviation companies active
2	Miami (Opa Locka)	56
3	Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International	42
4	West Palm Beach (Palm Beach International)	39
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	Fort Myers (Southwest Florida International)	12
21	Hollywood (North Perry)	11
22	Jacksonville International	11
23	Daytona Beach International	11
24	Orlando (Kissimmee Gateway)	10
25	Brooksville (Tampa Bay Regional)	9
26	Jacksonville (Jacksonville Executive at Craig)	9
27	St Augustine (Northeast Florida Regional)	9
28	Titusville (Space Coast Regional)	9
29	Fort Pierce (Treasure Coast International)	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	Marathon (Florida Keys)	4
52	New Smyrna Beach	4
53	Key West International	4
54	Panama City (Coastal Helicopters Inc Heliport)	3
55	Malabar (Valkaria)	3
56	Indiantown	3
57	Inverness	3
58	Orlando Apopka	3
59	Pahokee (Palm Beach County Glades)	3
60	Okeechobee County	3
61	Jacksonville (Herlong Recreational)	3
62	Winter Haven Regional	3
63	Clearwater Air Park	3
64	DeFuniak Springs	3
65	Destin Executive	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	Placida (Coral Creek)	2
73	Zephyrhills Municipal	2
74	Palm Coast (Flagler Executive)	2
75	La Belle Municipal	2
76	Lake Wales Municipal	2
77	Plant City	2
78	Ormond Beach Municipal	2
79	Marianna Municipal	2
80	Cross City	2
81	Crystal River	2
82	Apalachicola Regional	2
83	Keystone Heights (Keystone Airpark)	2
84	Perry-Foley	2
85	River Ranch Resort	2
86	Palatka Municipal - Lt. Kay Larkin Field	2
87	Williston Municipal	2
88	Sebring Regional	2
89	Homestead General Aviation	1
90	Jacksonville Naval Air Station	1
91	Ocala (Jumbolair)	1
92	Miami (Dade Collier)	1
93	Valparaiso Eglin Auxiliary Field 6	0
94	Cocoa Beach Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip	0
95	New Smyrna Beach Massey Ranch Airpark	0
96	South Lakeland	0
97	Tampa North Aero Park	0
98	Dunnellon Marion Co & Park of Commerce	0
99	Titusville Arthur Dunn Air Park	0
100	Carrabelle Thompson	0
101	Belle Glade State Municipal	0
102	Arcadia Municipal	0
103	Brooksville Pilot Country	0
104	Valparaiso Eglin Air Force Base	0
105	Titusville (Nasa Shuttle Landing Facility)	0
106	Panama City Tyndall Air Force Base	0
107	Pensacola Saufley Field Nolf	0
108	Milton Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North	0
109	Pace Spencer Nolf	0
110	Naval Station Mayport (Admiral David L. Mcdonald Field)	0
111	Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field	0
112	Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field	0
113	Fort Walton Beach Holley Nolf	0
114	Milton Santa Rosa Nolf	0
115	Milton Choctaw Nolf	0
116	Jacksonville Whitehouse Naval Outlying Field	0
117	Milton Whiting Field Naval Air Station South	0
118	Tampa Mac Dill Air Force Base	0
119	Homestead ARB	0
120	Mary Esther (Hurlburt Field)	0
121	Apalachicola St George Island	0
122	Crestview (Duke Field)	0
123	Cocoa Beach Patrick Air Force Base	0
124	Wauchula Municipal	0
125	Avon Park MacDill Air Force Base Auxiliary Field	0
126	Pensacola Ferguson	0
127	Tallahassee /Havana/ Tallahassee Commercial	0
128	x_x	0
129	Camp Blanding Mil Res(Starke) Camp Blanding Army Air Field/NG Airfield	0
130	Live Oak Suwannee County	0
131	Deland Bob Lee Flight Strip	0
132	Bonifay Tri-County	0
133	Panama City (Bay County International)	0

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