Private company

Florida Coastal Airlines

IATA airline designator PA founded in 19951

Florida Coastal Airlines (FCA) was an airline based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. It operated services between Florida and the Bahamas, Cuba, and Haiti.2 It ceased to exist in 2010.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1995Founded1
  • HeadquartersFort Lauderdale1

Florida Coastal Airlines (FCA) was an airline based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. It operated services between Florida and the Bahamas, Cuba, and Haiti.2

The story

The airline was formed in 1995, operating with Cessna 402C aircraft. The small charter airline flew mostly fisherman & boaters to the Abacos and Walker's Cay, both located in the Bahamas; and workers to the tiny island of Salt Cay, just south of Bimini. Once the airline went scheduled, FCA initially flew from the Florida Keys to Ft Lauderdale, augmenting their flights to Marsh Harbour & Treasure Cay, Abaco from Ft. Pierce. The airline eventually tried Sarasota & Stuart, FL - only to have the airport authority in Stuart kick them out.

In 2006, operations ceased, but quickly resumed under new ownership. After flights restarted, the airline dropped their service to destinations within Florida, and operated exclusively to the Bahamas. It has subsequently expanded to serve Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, as well as five destinations in the Bahamas.

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Destinations

Florida Coastal Airlines served the following destinations:

Fort Lauderdale International Airport, Fort Lauderdale, United States (hub)

Cap-Haitien International Airport, Cap-Haïtien, Haiti

Congo Town Airport, South Andros, Bahamas

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South Bimini Airport, Bimini, Bahamas

North Eleuthera Airport, Eleuthera, Bahamas

Governor's Harbour Airport, Eleuthera, Bahamas

New Bight Airport, Cat Island, Bahamas

Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba

Former Destinations

Key West International Airport, Key West, United States

Marathon, Florida

Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas

Salt Cay, Bimini, Bahamas (now Ocean Cay a private island used by MSC Cruises)

Treasure Cay, Abaco, Bahamas

Walker's Cay, Grand Bahama Islands, Bahamas

Fleet

Florida Coastal Airline's fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of May 2010):

2 Cessna 402Cs

1 Fairchild Swearingen Metro III

1 Fairchild Swearingen Metro IIB

3 Saab 340As

From Wikipedia’s article on Florida Coastal Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. Jul 2010Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1995Founded Founded1

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