Tropic Ocean Airways is a seaplane charter and scheduled service airline based in

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. Tropic Ocean Airways operates several

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airframes on floats.

Services

Tropic Ocean Airways operates scheduled and charter seaplane services throughout the Bahamas and Florida. Tropic Ocean Airways also operates provisioning services to vessels at sea. During the summer season, Tropic Ocean Airways operates scheduled services for Blade and charter services out of

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Bahamas and Florida

Tropic Ocean Airways flies several scheduled and charter services year round, out of

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and Miami Seaplane Base. Scheduled flights are available to four locations in the Bahamas. Tropic Ocean Airways additionally offers seaplane charter flights, and vessel provisioning services for ships at sea.

Northeastern US

During the summer season, Tropic Ocean Airways operates

Seaplanes from New York Seaplane Base to several charter destinations in the region.

Destinations

Current scheduled service

Current charter service regions

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- seasonal (summer) scheduled flights operated for

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Fleet

As of May 2023, Tropic Ocean Airways operates the following aircraft.

References

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