Tropic Ocean Airways

Tropic Ocean Airways
Founded	2009 (2009)
Commenced operations	2009 (2009)
Hubs	Fort Lauderdale International Airport New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane Base – seasonal
Focus cities	Miami Seaplane Base
Fleet size	7
Destinations	12 + charter
Headquarters	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Website	flytropic.com

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

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.

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