Fort Lauderdale is getting a daily non-stop to Nassau with no TSA line. Tradewind Aviation, the private carrier that pioneered the shared charter, will launch the route on December 10, 2026, flying Pilatus PC-12s out of the Sheltair FBO at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and landing at Odyssey Aviation, a private terminal at Lynden Pindling International Airport on New Providence Island. Flights will run once a day, year-round, with fares starting at $299 one-way plus taxes and fees.
The PC-12 flies with two pilots in the flight deck, a pressurized and air-conditioned cabin, leather seating, and complimentary snacks and refreshments on board. On the ground, both ends of the trip run through FBO terminals rather than commercial concourses, so passengers can arrive an hour before departure, hand their luggage directly to the Tradewind flight crew, and walk to the aircraft without passing through a TSA checkpoint. It is also the first Nassau service in Tradewind's schedule to fly seven days a week; the Stuart departures run Thursday through Monday.
Tradewind has quadrupled its flight offerings across the region since opening its Southeast base three years ago, and the Nassau route rounds out a Fort Lauderdale schedule that already reaches two other Bahamian islands. From Fort Lauderdale, the company flies to North Eleuthera twice daily and to Marsh Harbour three times daily, both year-round, with fares on each starting at $329 one-way plus taxes and fees. Nassau becomes the third Bahamas destination served from the airport and the cheapest of the three at the opening fare.
The Stuart schedule, flown from Witham Field, mirrors the Fort Lauderdale lineup on a Thursday-through-Monday pattern. Stuart to Nassau operates once daily from $299 one-way, Stuart to North Eleuthera twice daily from $329, and Stuart to Marsh Harbour three times daily from $329. Between the two Florida airports, the network now covers Nassau, North Eleuthera, and Marsh Harbour, sold by the seat on a private aircraft.
The first Fort Lauderdale departure for Nassau is set for December 10, 2026, and seats are on sale now at flytradewind.com