Tropic Ocean Airways
| Founded | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Commenced operations | 2009 |
| Hubs | |
| Focus cities | Miami Seaplane Base |
| Fleet size | 7 |
| Destinations | 12 + charter |
| Headquarters | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Website | flytropic |
Tropic Ocean Airways is a seaplane charter and scheduled service airline based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[1] Tropic operates several Cessna airframes on floats.
Services
Tropic Ocean Airways operates scheduled and charter seaplane services throughout the Bahamas, and several destinations in Florida. Tropic also operates provisioning services to vessels at sea. During the summer season, Tropic operates scheduled and charter services out of New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane Base.
Bahamas and Florida
Tropic Ocean Airways flies several scheduled and charter services year round, out of Fort Lauderdale International Airport and Miami Seaplane Base. Most of the scheduled flights are to the Bahamas, with flights to Albert Whitted Airport in St Petersburg, Florida.[2] Tropic also offers seaplane charter flights, and vessel provisioning services for ships at sea.
Northeastern US
During the summer season, Tropic Ocean Airways operates Cessna Seaplanes from New York Seaplane Base to several scheduled and charter destinations in the region.[3]
Destinations
Florida
- Fort Lauderdale International Airport – Hub
- Miami Seaplane Base – Focus City
- Albert Whitted Airport
Bahamas
- North Bimini Island
- Great Harbour Cay Airport
- Treasure Cay Airport
- Marsh Harbour Airport
Northeastern US
- New York Seaplane Base – Seasonal Hub
- East Hampton Airport – Seasonal
- Montauk Airport – Seasonal
- Block Island Airport – Seasonal
- Essex County Airport – Seasonal
Fleet
As of January 2016, Tropic Ocean Airways operates the following aircraft.[4]
| Type | Fleet | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 206 Amphibian | 1 | 5 | Nicknamed "Maria" |
| Cessna Caravan Amphibian | 2 | 9 | Nicknamed "Marianne" |
| Cessna Caravan EX Amphibian | 2 | 9 | Nicknamed "Lexi" |
| Cessna Caravan EX Wheeled | 2 | 9 | Nicknamed "Lady Luck" and "Amelia" |
References
- ^ "Tropic Ocean Air seeks scheduled pax ops". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ^ "Tropic Ocean Air to begin commercial service at Albert Whitted Airport in February". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ^ "Tropic Ocean Airways To Announce New York Seaplane Service at New York Travel Show". PRWeb. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ^ "Our Fleet | Tropic Ocean Airways". flytropic.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.