The Key West to Nassau corridor is served by private charter through Limitless Sky. This page consolidates the airport options, aircraft classes and pricing context for the route, plus availability of empty legs and concierge ground arrangements at both ends.
236 nm great-circle between EYW and NAS, 55m typical block time.
“Price on this pair follows aircraft positioning. Give us a day of latitude and the saving usually shows up there, not in the rate card.”
Depart EYW — Primary departure for Key West. · Arrive NAS — Primary arrival for Nassau. · Value pick: Eclipse 550 · Premium pick: Cessna Citation VII
WHAT TO DO NEXT · AIRCRAFT CHOICE DECIDES THIS SECTOR
Aircraft choice matters more than usual here because the limiting field removes classes that otherwise have the range for the sector — the runway, not the distance, sets the short-list.
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · AIRCRAFT RECOMMENDATION ENGINE
BEST VALUE
Light Jet
The Eclipse 550 clears both runways and has range headroom on the 236 nm leg without stepping up into a larger, more expensive cabin — the lowest hourly cost that still handles this pair reliably.
Indicative all-in €3,300
MOST POPULAR
Midsize
Midsize aircraft like the Cessna Citation VII are the workhorse of Key West–Nassau — they hit the sweet spot on cabin comfort, block time and cost that the majority of charterers pick.
Indicative all-in €3,900
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · AIRPORT INTELLIGENCE
A private jet mission stands or falls on airport choice. For Key West → Nassau we resolve the primary field on each side, then rank the alternatives worth considering with the trade-offs that actually matter to a client — transfer time, curfew, slot pressure, MTOW and helicopter link.
DEPARTURE · EYW
DATA · AIRPORT REGISTER · PUBLISHED VALUES ONLY
ARRIVAL · NAS
DATA · AIRPORT REGISTER · PUBLISHED VALUES ONLY
Route Intelligence · Airport Decision
Every line below for Key West → Nassau is drawn from the airport register, published runway length and verified handling facts. Where a figure is not published, we leave it out.
Departure · Key West
Route Intelligence · Ground Truth
Curated ground facts held for the Key West → Nassau endpoints. Transfer times and modes are published values, quoted as held — where a figure is not published, nothing is stated.
Arrival · NAS · City access
NAS is 20 min to Paradise Island and central Nassau; family-island hops by small-cabin.
Destination register · localTransfer
Arrival · NAS · What anchors demand
Paradise Island and the Exumas onward.
Destination register · localAnchor
Published runway length at EYW and NAS, read against the 236 nm sector.
Departure field
EYW · Key West
5,076ft
Arrival field
NAS · Nassau
11,353ft
EYW publishes 5,076 ft of runway, which accepts light jet aircraft and below at full performance.
NAS publishes 11,353 ft, accepting ultra-long-range aircraft and below.
The 236 nm sector is inside the usable range of light jet, midsize, super-midsize, heavy jet and ultra-long-range metal after IFR reserves.
Runway length at EYW (Key West) — not range — removes midsize, super-midsize, heavy jet and ultra-long-range from this pair; Light jet is the practical ceiling into the field.
Nonstop and runway-legal on this pair: light jet.
Payload or fuel trade-offs apply where the published runway sits under the preferred length (midsize 5,500 ft preferred).
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · PRICING INTELLIGENCE
On Key West → Nassau, aircraft positioning is the biggest lever on price today.
PRICE DRIVERS
Aircraft based off-route are repositioned to Key West before pickup — the shorter that leg, the more competitive the quote.
If the aircraft can't pick up a return charter from Nassau, the empty repositioning leg is baked into your quote.
Landing, handling and ramp fees on EYW–NAS are set field by field — EYW and NAS each carry their own coordinated-airport surcharge profile.
Across 236 nm the fuel uplift is a bounded line item on EYW–NAS, not the driver of the quote.
Key West → Nassau demand cycles pull the 236 nm sector off its low band on peak weeks.
Ramp capacity at NAS constrains the lift available for 236 nm inbounds from Key West — operators quote accordingly.
Weather rarely re-prices EYW–NAS beyond marginal fuel adjustments over 236 nm.
Slot coordination at NAS — peak-season Saturdays especially — forces earlier commitment on Key West departures and raises handling on EYW–NAS.
At 236 nm, EYW–NAS sits far inside a single crew duty period — no augmented crew cost.
Overnight parking at NAS is normally available and adds a defined ramp and handling fee to the EYW–NAS quote.
SAVING OPPORTUNITIES
Saving levers on Key West → Nassau
If the aircraft is already positioned closer to another Key West-area field, using it reduces positioning cost and often trims 5–15% off the quote.
Alternative arrivals near NAS can trim handling and slot pressure on EYW–NAS — see the airport comparison above.
EYW ↔ NAS (236 nm) is a corridor we monitor for empty legs — set an alert and match one when your dates flex.
Departing 2–4 hours off the peak slot window at EYW drops handling and slot fees on the 236 nm run to NAS.
236 nm is inside super-midsize range, so a category step down from heavy metal on EYW–NAS cuts the quote with almost identical cabin comfort.
Estimated ranges only · Charter market · Never a live quote
Route Intelligence · Operational
Key West → Nassau operational profile
Nonstop feasibility
Well within super-midsize range — comfortably nonstop on this corridor.
Typical flight level
FL280–FL380 on the short 236 nm EYW–NAS hop
Typical routing
Direct EYW–NAS routing, 236 nm great-circle with negligible airway detour.
Runway
5,076 ft (shorter of EYW and NAS) is the binding constraint — light or performance-optimised midsize jets are the safe pick.
Fuel stop likelihood
No fuel stop on 236 nm; EYW–NAS is a single-sector mission for every class we quote.
Cabin service
Light catering only — 236 nm block time leaves no window for a galley service.
Best departure time
Mid-morning (10:00–12:00) departure from EYW clears the weekday slot peak and lands NAS before midday handling pressure.
Measured movements only — aggregated, de-identified and stated without interpretation.
At Nassau (NAS) the archive holds 34 recorded repositioning movements (14 outbound, 20 inbound) involving 8 distinct operators.
Source: v_broker_airport_supply · legs_out, legs_in, operators
The types most frequently observed at Nassau (NAS) are Learjet 60XR, Challenger 605, Cessna Citation CJ3, Challenger 300, Global Express.
Source: v_broker_airport_types · aircraft_type, rank
Recorded movement at Nassau (NAS) concentrates in July and August, which account for 91% of 34 archived legs; September is the thinnest recorded month.
Source: v_broker_airport_months · month, legs
Observed availability, positioning reality and airport friction from our own movement archive — anonymised, never operator-attributed.
Full-charter one-way, desk quote
€2,800 – €4,500
Light Jet through Midsize over 236 nm EYW–NAS, all-in of landing, handling, crew and fuel surcharge. Weekend and peak-season departures out of EYW sit at the upper end.
Price stand: September 2026. EYW–NAS quotes move with fuel, crew duty and slot availability — we re-price at the point of booking.
EYW–NAS supply — thin
EYW — 2 archived movements (1 out / 1 in) from 1 operators. NAS — 34 archived movements (14 out / 20 in) from 8 operators.
Positioning into Key West (EYW)
Few aircraft are recorded as based on the field. The nearest recorded bases are KAPF (96 nm, 4 aircraft), KTMB (97 nm, 2 aircraft), KMIA (109 nm, 8 aircraft).
Positioning into Nassau (NAS)
Alongside the based fleet, the nearest recorded bases are MYNN (0 nm, 9 aircraft), KFLL (158 nm, 15 aircraft), KMIA (160 nm, 8 aircraft).
Nassau (NAS)
Charter movement in our archive concentrates in July and August (91% of 34 recorded legs), and falls away in September.
Global 7500 / Gulfstream G650 on a short sector
Over 236 nm an ultra-long-range cabin bills roughly €8,100/hour for a flight measured in single-digit hours, and rarely repositions economically to this pair. You pay ULR money for a cabin you cannot use.
Empty Legs
Repositioning legs departing EYW within 14 days, priced per aircraft for up to 19 seats.
LATEST EMPTY LEGS · KEY WEST → NASSAU
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EMPTY-LEG ALERTS
We scan operator inventory every 12 hours. The moment a leg matches your route, date window and budget, we email you with a direct booking link.
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · BOOKING ADVICE
LEAD TIME
48–72 hours is comfortable — 12 hours is achievable when aircraft are in position.
BEST BOOKING WINDOW
Tuesday–Thursday midweek is typically the lowest-friction window on this pair.
FLEXIBLE DATES
A ±1-day window opens up meaningfully more empty-leg and repositioning options — worth signalling in the enquiry.
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ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · FAQ
Key West → Nassau frequently asked questions
ASK A QUESTIONAirborne time is approximately 55m on the 236 nm great-circle sector in a light jet, or about 1h 10m block to block once taxi at EYW and NAS is counted. Runway length at EYW — not range — keeps midsize, super-midsize, heavy jet and ultra-long-range off the pair, so these times assume light jet or smaller. Figures are indicative great-circle estimates; actual times move with routing, winds and ATC on the day.
Over the 236 nm sector our desk models light jet charter from €2,800 one-way and midsize from €3,300. Neither field length nor sector range removes a cabin category here, so the spread between light jet and midsize reflects cabin choice rather than an operating restriction on the pair. The two accepted categories sit close together on this sector, so moving up from light jet to midsize changes cabin and range headroom more than it changes the modelled figure. midsize aircraft operate into EYW under the published performance limit rather than at full runway performance, which is a payload and fuel planning point rather than a separate price. These are modelled charter estimates for this pair — not live quotes, not observed transactions — and the final figure moves with aircraft positioning and availability on the date.
Cessna Citation VII (Midsize) is our standing pick — Midsize aircraft like the Cessna Citation VII are the workhorse of Key West–Nassau — they hit the sweet spot on cabin comfort, block time and cost that the majority of charterers pick.
Runway constraints dominate — Cessna Citation VII is currently the sweet-spot answer.
Depends on the specific airport — some Caribbean fields are STOL-only. See the airport comparison.
Dec–Apr high season; hurricane risk pushes cost and cancellation risk Aug–Oct.
NAS is 20 min to Paradise Island and central Nassau; family-island hops by small-cabin. Paradise Island and the Exumas onward.
Observed pricing
On a 236 nm sector our fixed-price model quotes €3,500 for a light jet and €4,200 for a midsize in standard season — 2 cabin classes clear the range and runway test here.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
Peak weeks move the same light jet sector from €3,500 to €4,100, an uplift of 17% on a block time of about 0h 36m.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
Field capability
We track 0 ground-handling and 1 VIP catering supplier at Key West, Florida, USA, so handling, slots and catering are arranged through named counterparties rather than a broker chain.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
The longest jet-capable runway across the 1 field serving Key West, Florida, USA is 5,076 ft at Key West International Airport, which sets the largest cabin class that can be dispatched here.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
We track 3 ground-handling and 2 VIP catering suppliers at Nassau, Bahamas (Executive Air Services Nassau, Odyssey Aviation and 1 more), so handling, slots and catering are arranged through named counterparties rather than a broker chain.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18
The longest jet-capable runway across the 1 field serving Nassau, Bahamas is 11,353 ft at Lynden Pindling International Airport, which sets the largest cabin class that can be dispatched here.
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Observed supply
1 charter operator in our verified directory declare a home base at Nassau, Bahamas — Bahamas Executive Aviation — which is why positioning legs from this end are often quotable same-day.
first party operations · confidence 95% · verified 2026-08-18