Private company

Air Sunshine

Logo: Air Sunshine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

Airline of the United States

Air Sunshine was an airline based in the United States and in Puerto Rico. It operated scheduled service to and from San Juan and Vieques, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, Anguilla, Dominica, Sint Maarten, Nevis, St. Kitts, Tortola and Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands and Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Its main base was Fort Lauderdale, with a Caribbean hub located in San Juan, Puerto Rico.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1982Founded¹

HeadquartersFort Lauderdale¹
Websitewww.airsunshine.com

See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards

Products and brands

Destinations

Air Sunshine operates a series of short routes between its destinations.

Anguilla - Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport

Dominica - Douglas–Charles Airport

George Town - Exuma International Airport

Read the full text

Nevis - Vance W. Armory International Airport

St. Croix - Henry E. Rohlsen Airport

St. Thomas - Cyril E. King International Airport

San Juan - Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport

Saint Kitts - Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport

Saint Lucia - George F. L. Charles Airport

Sint Maarten - Princess Juliana International Airport

Tortola - Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport

Vieques - Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport

Virgin Gorda - Virgin Gorda Airport

Former Destinations

Kingston - Norman Manley International Airport

Fleet

As of July 2019 the Air Sunshine fleet included:

In August 2006, the fleet consisted of 1 Beechcraft 1900C and 2 Saab 340A aircraft.

Other previously operated aircraft:

Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante

From Wikipedia’s article on Air Sunshine, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁴

Controversies and legal

Accidents and incidents

Air Sunshine had a better-than-average safety record between 1997 and 2004, per the NTSB. In that same period, there were a few incidents.

On July 13, 2003, Air Sunshine flight 527, operating FAR Part 135 scheduled commuter service from Fort Lauderdale (ICAO: KFLL) to Treasure Cay Airport (ICAO: MYAT), Great Abaco Island in The Bahamas using a Cessna 402C with registration N314AB, crashed in an at-sea ditching about 8 miles short of the airport. Inadequate maintenance was found to be the probable cause for the single engine failure. The resulting crash was blamed on the pilot's "failure to adequately manage the airplane's performance after the engine failed" and he was considered to have contributed to the deaths of two passengers who died after evacuation by not having provided an adequate emergency briefing.

On January 7, 2007, an Air Sunshine Cessna 402 had hydraulic problems with the landing gear during a flight from Virgin Gorda to San Juan (SJU). There were no injuries and the pilot managed to land the plane safely. The airport was closed for approximately 30 minutes until the emergency ceased.

On February 11, 2017, an Air Sunshine Cessna 402 overran the runway at Virgin Gorda following a brake failure. The UK Air Accidents Investigation board has reported 'shortfalls' in procedure and recommended that the FAA review Air Sunshine's operations and maintenance.

From Wikipedia’s article on Air Sunshine, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁴

Timeline

1982Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataAir Sunshine on Wikidata
2
WikipediaAir Sunshine on Wikipedia
3
Wikimedia CommonsAir Sunshine logo by Air Sunshine, Public domain
4
WikipediaAir Sunshine on Wikipedia (revision used)
5
Wikimedia CommonsAir Sunshine photo by Ken Fielding, CC BY-SA 3.0