The Flight
Fly a Private Helicopter from Miami to Nassau
Nassau lies about 160 nautical miles east of Miami, on New Providence in the Bahamas. A private helicopter covers the distance in roughly an hour to an hour and a half, depending on the model and the wind, and because it cruises far lower than a jet, most of the way is open sea below the cabin windows, the deep blue of the Gulf Stream first and lighter water nearer the islands.
Velvet Air arranges every Nassau helicopter with licensed operators. You send the date and the size of your group, we come back with the helicopters free that day and one total for the whole aircraft, and nobody outside your party is on board.
Nassau is an international trip. The helicopter lands first at Lynden Pindling International, where customs and immigration clear your group, and from there you continue by road to Paradise Island, Cable Beach or downtown. If a jet or a small plane suits your trip better, our flights from Miami to Nassau compare every aircraft on this route.
Plan Your Helicopter Ride
Choose Your Helicopter
Choose Your Helicopter from Miami to Nassau
Three helicopters, so the one you fly to Nassau fits your group and your luggage. Your own crew on every booking, and nobody else on board.
Bell 407
- Up to 5 passengers
- 246 km/h cruise
- 624 km range
- Single engine
Technical Details
Aircraft Specifications (Bell 407GXi)
- Passengers
- Up to 5 (Charter Configuration)
- Engine
- 1 × Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/4
- Max. Cruise Speed
- 246 km/h
- Max. Range
- 624 km
- Main Rotor
- 4 Blades
Technical specifications are based on manufacturer data for the listed aircraft variants. Actual performance and passenger capacity may vary depending on aircraft configuration, payload and operating conditions.
Agusta 109
- Up to 7 passengers
- 283 km/h cruise
- 833 km range
- Twin engine
Technical Details
Aircraft Specifications (AW109 GrandNew)
- Passengers
- Up to 7 (Corporate Configuration)
- Engines
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney PW207C
- Max. Cruise Speed
- 283 km/h
- Max. Range
- 833 km (with auxiliary fuel tanks)
- Max. Takeoff Weight
- 3,175 kg
Technical specifications are based on manufacturer data for the listed aircraft variants. Actual performance and passenger capacity may vary depending on aircraft configuration, payload and operating conditions.
Sikorsky S-76
- Up to 9 passengers
- 287 km/h cruise
- 874 km range
- Twin engine
Technical Details
Aircraft Specifications (S-76D)
- Passengers
- Up to 9 (Charter Configuration)
- Engines
- 2 × Turboshaft
- Max. Cruise Speed
- 287 km/h
- Max. Range
- 874 km
- Max. Takeoff Weight
- 5,386 kg
Technical specifications are based on manufacturer data for the listed aircraft variants. Actual performance and passenger capacity may vary depending on aircraft configuration, payload and operating conditions.
How Much Does a Helicopter from Miami to Nassau Cost?
| Fare | Price |
|---|---|
| One way, Miami to Nassau | From $5,500 |
| Hourly rate | $1,900 to $2,050 |
Estimated prices for the whole helicopter, before taxes and fees. The rate depends on the model; your quote gives one total for your date.
How It Works
How a Helicopter Ride from Miami to Nassau Works
Flying to Nassau by helicopter works the same way on every model. Here is what every booking includes, from the first message to the landing in Nassau.
Plan Your Helicopter RideDistance and Time
About 160 Nautical Miles, Roughly an Hour in the Air
From Miami to Lynden Pindling International is about 160 nautical miles. The twin-engine Agusta 109 and Sikorsky S-76 cruise faster than the single-engine Bell 407, so the time in the air runs from about an hour to an hour and a half. The quote names the model and its planned time.
Over Open Water
Twin Engines and Floats for the Sea Crossing
Most of the route is open sea. For long water crossings, operators usually fly twin-engine helicopters fitted with emergency floats, and every guest has a life vest, which the Bahamas require for flights to the islands. Your quote states which helicopter flies and how it is equipped.
The Whole Cabin
Your Group Alone, From Five to Nine Seats
Only the people you name fly. The Bell 407 takes up to five guests, the Agusta 109 up to seven and the Sikorsky S-76 up to nine, and the cabin stays yours for the whole crossing to Nassau.
Luggage
Soft Bags Fit a Helicopter Best
A helicopter carries less luggage than a jet, and soft bags fit the hold far better than hard cases. The Bell 407 has the smallest hold and the S-76 the largest, so tell us what you are bringing and we choose the model around it.
Customs in Nassau
First Stop Lynden Pindling International for the Border
The helicopter lands first at Lynden Pindling International, the airport of entry for New Providence. Customs and immigration clear your group there, so every guest carries a passport. We prepare the passenger list and the arrival filings with the operator before you fly.
The Way Back
Home Through a US Airport of Entry
On the return the helicopter lands at a US airport of entry such as Opa-locka Executive or Miami International, where CBP clears your group, and the passenger list is filed electronically before departure. Book the return together with the outbound, or send the date once you know it.
Why Velvet Air
Why Velvet Air for a Miami to Nassau Helicopter Charter?
Velvet Air does not own a fleet. We work with licensed helicopter operators we have chosen with care, match the model to your group, your bags and the water crossing, and stay your one contact with one total price until the helicopter lands in Nassau.
Plan Your Helicopter RideDeparture Points
Departure Points for a Miami to Nassau Helicopter
The helicopter can leave from the heliport in the city or from one of three airports. We suggest the one closest to where your day starts and name it in the quote.
Select a departure point to see the location
The heliport sits on Watson Island in Biscayne Bay, between downtown Miami and Miami Beach, so the drive from a hotel in either is short. It is the most central start for the crossing to Nassau.
The general aviation airport in north Miami, with US Customs on the field. It suits guests staying in Aventura, Bal Harbour or along the northern beaches, and it is also an airport of entry for the helicopter home.
The general aviation airport in Kendall, southwest of central Miami. If you are staying in Coral Gables, Pinecrest or further south, it keeps the drive to the helicopter short.
For guests who land in Miami on an airline and want to continue to Nassau the same day. We plan the helicopter around your arrival time, so the connection stays short.
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Contact Us
Message us on WhatsApp or by email with the date, the number of guests, the luggage you plan to bring and whether you fly back the same day or later. The passport names can follow.
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Get Helicopters and Prices Back
We check which helicopters are free that day and send the model, the departure point, the planned time to Nassau and one total for the whole aircraft.
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Confirm and Pay Securely
Confirm and pay by secure credit card, and the helicopter and crew are reserved for you. Add-ons such as catering or a car in Nassau go on the same booking, and we collect the passport details for the border filings. The operator’s team goes through the details with you 24 to 48 hours before departure.
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Just Arrive 30 Minutes Before Departure
Come to the heliport or the private terminal about thirty minutes before the time we sent. Your bags are weighed and loaded, and the helicopter lifts off once your group is on board.
In Nassau
What to See After Your Helicopter Ride from Miami to Nassau
Five places in and around Nassau for the time after you land, from the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island to the old town along Bay Street.
Plan Your Helicopter RideSelect a spot to see where it is
A bridge links Paradise Island to Nassau, and the Atlantis resort fills its western end. The Marina Village and the casino are open to visitors without a day pass, and Cabbage Beach stretches for more than two miles along the island’s north shore.
About three miles west of downtown and around ten minutes by car, Cable Beach runs for roughly two and a half miles of white sand. Baha Mar, opened in April 2017, lines it with pools, a casino and a golf course.
Downtown Nassau centres on Bay Street. Parliament Square and its pink government buildings face Rawson Square, and the Straw Market and the Pompey Museum are a short walk along the same street, so the old town is easy to see on foot.
Officially Salt Cay, Blue Lagoon Island lies off the north coast of Paradise Island. Boats leave from the marina terminal on Paradise Island for a crossing of about twenty to twenty-five minutes, and the island is known for its beach and its dolphin encounters.
The helicopter does not have to stop at Nassau. It also flies from Miami to the Exumas, which lie further southeast of New Providence, and a stop in Nassau can be part of the same trip. Our flights from Miami to the Exumas cover that route.
Ready When You Are
Ready to Book a Helicopter from Miami to Nassau?
Send the date, the number of guests and your luggage. You get back the helicopter, the departure point and one total.
Add-Ons
Helicopter Miami to Nassau Add-Ons
Tell us which ones you want when you send your date and group size. Anything else is arranged together with the helicopter.
In Detail
Helicopter from Miami to Nassau: The Gulf Stream Crossing and New Providence
Velvet Air arranges your helicopter to New Providence with licensed operators. Every crossing carries your group alone and is handled by one person from the first message until you land. For jets and small planes on the same route, see our Miami to Nassau flights.
Helicopter Miami to Nassau: Flying Low Over the Water
Why many guests choose the helicopter for the view
A helicopter cruises far lower than a jet, so the crossing to Nassau is a view rather than a layer of cloud. Leaving Miami you watch the skyline and Biscayne Bay fall behind, then the deep blue of the Gulf Stream, and nearer the Bahamas the water turns lighter over the shallow banks. Helicopter trips to the islands are planned in daylight, and the crew decides on the day whether the weather allows the crossing, so the departure is set with that in mind. In the air the trip takes about an hour to an hour and a half: long enough to enjoy the water below and short enough to land in Nassau with most of the day still ahead of you. For the open sea, operators fly twin-engine models fitted with emergency floats, and every guest has a life vest on board, so the water below stays part of the view.
Helicopter Ride from Miami to Nassau: You Decide the Departure Time
Your hour, your group and no timetable
There is no schedule to fit into. You choose the departure hour when you confirm, within the crew’s duty and daylight limits, and it can still shift if your plans in Miami change. Leave after breakfast and you are on New Providence before lunch; leave at midday and you land with the afternoon free for the beach. If something in Nassau is fixed, a dinner, a check-in or a boat waiting at Paradise Island, tell us and we plan the departure backwards from it. The return works the same way: name the day and the hour, and the helicopter brings you back to a Miami airport of entry, where the border check for the trip home takes place. The outbound can leave from the Watson Island Heliport in central Miami or from Opa-locka, Miami Executive or Miami International, so the start fits where you stay.
Miami Nassau Helicopter Tours: Milestone Days and Bahamas Weekends
A birthday, an anniversary or a long weekend on the islands
Some guests book the helicopter for a day that matters: a birthday lunch on Paradise Island, an anniversary weekend at Cable Beach, a proposal with Nassau as the surprise. Through our add-ons we arrange flowers or champagne for the cabin, catering for the trip and a car waiting at Lynden Pindling International to take you to the hotel. Name the occasion in your first message and it is planned with the helicopter, on one quote and with one contact. For a family or a group of friends, the Sikorsky S-76 seats up to nine, so everyone crosses together, and when the weekend is over the same helicopter can fly you home. For two, the Bell 407 keeps the cabin intimate, and the Agusta 109 suits a family of up to seven. Whatever the occasion, every guest brings a passport, and we file the names for the border before departure.
FAQ
Helicopter Miami to Nassau FAQ
How long does the helicopter take from Miami to Nassau?
About an hour to an hour and a half for roughly 160 nautical miles. The twin-engine Agusta 109 and Sikorsky S-76 are a little faster than the Bell 407, and the quote gives the planned time for your model.
Where does the helicopter leave from in Miami?
From the Watson Island Heliport in central Miami, or from Opa-locka Executive, Miami Executive or Miami International. We suggest the one closest to where you are staying and name it in the quote.
Where does the helicopter land in Nassau?
At Lynden Pindling International, the airport of entry on New Providence, where customs and immigration clear your group. A car can wait there to take you to Paradise Island, Cable Beach or downtown.
Do I need a passport for a helicopter to Nassau?
Yes. Nassau is in the Bahamas, so every guest needs a valid passport for the border check on arrival and again on the return to the United States. Send us the names and passport details when you confirm.
How many people fit in the helicopter?
Up to five in the Bell 407, up to seven in the Agusta 109 and up to nine in the Sikorsky S-76. Tell us your group and your luggage, and the quote names the model that fits.
How much luggage can we bring?
Less than on a jet, and soft bags fit best. The Bell 407 has the smallest hold and the S-76 the largest, so tell us what you are bringing and we choose the helicopter around it.
Can we choose our own departure time?
Yes, within the crew’s duty limits and daylight. You name the hour when you confirm, and if something in Nassau is fixed, such as a dinner or a check-in, we plan the departure around it.
Will anyone else be on the helicopter?
No. Every helicopter is chartered for your group alone, with only the people you name on board, on the way to Nassau and on the way back.
What happens if the weather is bad on the day?
If conditions are below what is safe, the crew moves or cancels the flight, and you hear early enough to change the departure. A jet can climb above much of what grounds smaller aircraft.
How much does a helicopter from Miami to Nassau cost?
From $5,500 one way for the whole helicopter, before taxes and fees. Charters run at about $1,900 to $2,050 an hour depending on the model, and your quote gives one total for your date.
Can the helicopter continue to the Exumas?
Yes. The helicopter also flies from Miami to the Exumas, which lie further southeast of Nassau. Tell us the stops you have in mind and the quote covers each leg.
What is the difference between Velvet Air and the operator that flies me?
Velvet Air does not own or fly aircraft; the flight is operated by a licensed carrier. We compare carriers for your route and put forward the best fit, and one person stays with your request until you land.
Next Step
Ready to Book Your Helicopter
from Miami to Nassau?
Send your date, group size and luggage. We come back with the helicopter, the departure point in Miami and one total for the whole aircraft.
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