Boca Jet Charter arranges charter flights for mining, exploration and research operations working out of South Florida, which for a great deal of these companies is the office end of an operation that sits somewhere in Latin America or the Caribbean.
The flying splits into people and equipment. Geologists, engineers and survey teams rotating in and out of a site. Investors and directors visiting one. And samples, instruments and parts moving in both directions, usually against a deadline.
Reaching a site
The airport near a working site is often the constraint. It may have a short runway, no fuel, daylight-only operation, or no customs. Required runway is a performance calculation the operator makes for that aircraft, at that weight, in the conditions on the day, so we confirm it with the operator for your specific trip rather than working from a published figure.
Tell us the field you are aiming for as early as you can. Where it will not take the aircraft the trip needs, the answer is usually a nearby airport plus ground, and it is better to find that out at quote stage.
Samples, instruments and equipment
Research and survey equipment tends to be heavy, fragile, or both, and some of it has handling requirements that rule out a scheduled freight route. Air cargo charter gives you a full aircraft for the shipment alone. Give us the weight, the dimensions of the largest single piece and anything unusual about how it has to travel.
Crossing borders
Most of this work is international. Permits are generally applied for after a trip has been secured on the aircraft schedule, and sometimes the timeline is dictated by the local airport authorities. Operators must meet the equivalent safety standards of the country of operation. Coming back into South Florida, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International clears customs around the clock.
Vetting Behind Every Trip
Every operator, aircraft, and crew goes through our internal due diligence before we present any options. Our internal standards meet or exceed what the FAA requires:
- FAR Part 135 charter operators for traditional private aircraft, or FAR Part 121 for airliner-size and group trips (or the foreign equivalent on international legs)
- Operator subscription to Wyvern and ARGUS reviewed where the operator participates.
- Pilot experience and operator incident history reviewed before we recommend an aircraft.
- Fewer than 60 brokers worldwide hold Premium Wyvern Broker Member status, and Air Charter Advisors is one of them.
Boca Raton-Specific Patterns We Plan Around
Hurricane season runs June through November and peaks in September, and summer afternoons bring thunderstorms that build quickly and close airspace while they pass. Your advisor watches the forecast ahead of your date and will call you before you call us. Boca Raton Airport also asks operators to observe a voluntary curfew between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM, which does not block a departure but is worth raising early if your trip lands in that window.
Contact
For a quote on a Boca Raton charter, call 1-888-987-5387 or head to our contact page. The phone is answered at any hour, on any day of the year. For how we review the operator behind every flight, see our safety page, and the aircraft guide for cabin and range options. The National Business Aviation Association sets the broader operating standards we work within.