Air Charter Aruba arranges flights for weddings, honeymoons and anniversaries in Aruba, from a couple flying down on their own to a full wedding party with guests coming from several cities.
Getting the wedding party to Aruba
Most couples want the bridal party and close family on the island a day or two before the wedding. One aircraft is the simplest way to bring them down together. Where guests live in different parts of the country, such as New York, Washington and South Florida, we can arrange a separate aircraft from each city and plan the arrivals around the rehearsal dinner.
Larger guest lists
A private jet for a small wedding party flies under FAR Part 135, which is the FAA’s rule set for on-demand, for-hire flying. Once the group runs past nineteen passengers, the trip calls for an airliner-size aircraft and no longer falls under FAR Part 135. Those flights operate under FAR Part 121 or a foreign equivalent, which generally carries stricter crew and operating requirements than both Part 91 and Part 135. If you are thinking of flying most of your guests down, give us the guest count as soon as you have it.
Honeymoons and anniversaries
For a honeymoon or an anniversary, the trip is usually just the two of you. Let us know what you are celebrating, and we will ask the operator about champagne or a special meal on board. If you plan to leave Aruba straight from the reception, keep in mind that Queen Beatrix International Airport is closed to private flights between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. The flight needs to depart before 11 p.m., or you can leave the next morning.
Choosing your date
Carnival season in January and February, and Easter are the busiest weeks for flights into Aruba. If your wedding or anniversary falls in one of those periods, book the aircraft as soon as the date is set. If the celebration starts before the wedding, our page on bachelor and bachelorette parties covers those trips too.
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.