Air Charter Aruba arranges private flights to Aruba for clients who travel with a security detail, and we can help arrange protective ground transport to meet the aircraft when it lands. That includes public figures, government officials, executives and families who want a quiet arrival on the island.
Meeting the aircraft in Aruba
Private flights into Aruba use a separate private terminal with its own customs and immigration, away from the main airline terminal. Most of the security planning goes into the drive from the airport to where you are staying. We do not own vehicles, but we can work with your own team or a security provider to have a vehicle and personnel waiting when you clear customs. If you need an armored vehicle, tell us as early as you can, and your advisor will confirm what can be arranged in Aruba for your dates.
Counting the whole party
Security staff fly as passengers, so a principal traveling with four guards and an assistant needs an aircraft for six people. Please give us the full traveling party at the first call, along with any bags or equipment the team is carrying. Those details tell us which aircraft fit the group and which operators will accept the trip.
Firearms and protective equipment
Aruba and the United States each have their own rules on firearms and protective equipment, and operators set their own policies on top of those. Please do not assume that what is allowed at home is allowed on the island. Raise it when you first call, and we will confirm with the operator what can travel before the trip is booked.
Keeping the trip private
We only share passenger names and travel plans with the operator and the crew assigned to your flight. If a trip is sensitive, say so at the start, so your advisor can handle the booking with that in mind from the first quote. You can read how we choose and review operators on our safety page.
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.
Aruba-Specific Patterns We Plan Around
Most Aruba trips start in the United States, and the island is busiest from Christmas through Easter, with Carnival season in January and February, so those dates book first. Queen Beatrix International in Oranjestad is the only airport, and it is closed to private flights between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., so we plan arrival and departure times inside its hours. Every trip is international: the flight clears Aruban customs and immigration when it arrives, every passenger completes Aruba’s online ED card before traveling, and landing permission is arranged once the trip is booked. From South Florida the island is about a thousand nautical miles away and from the Northeast roughly 1,600 to 1,800, which decides whether a smaller jet needs a fuel stop. Aruba sits on the southern edge of the hurricane belt, but hurricane season runs from June 1st to November 30th, and a storm farther north can affect the flight down.
Contact
For a quote on a charter to Aruba, send the trip through our contact page or call an advisor at 1-888-987-5387. Our safety page sets out how we review operators and crews, and the aircraft gallery covers every category we arrange. We are also a member of the National Business Aviation Association.