Florida | Business Air News

BAN's World Gazetteer

Business aviation in Florida

Federal Aviation Administration - www.faa.gov

Based business air charter operators:
187

Based business aircraft available for charter:
738

Business air charter brokers:
113

Most prevalent charter types:

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

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