Flights to Bimini

Who flies to Bimini

Which airline you can book depends on where you start. Times, days and fares are on each airline's own site, and airlines change them, so this page links to each one and leaves the numbers there.

Silver Airways, which older guides list for Bimini, stopped flying in 2025.

From Miami

American Airlines flies from Miami International to South Bimini Airport, about 64 miles in a straight line. In a flight search, that's MIA to BIM.

Tropic Ocean Airways, whose scheduled seaplane flights leave from Fort Lauderdale, also flies private charters out of Miami.

From Fort Lauderdale

Aztec Airways and Tropic Ocean Airways both fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International, and they land on different islands.

Aztec Airways runs scheduled flights and charters out of its private terminal at the airport, and South Bimini is on its list of scheduled destinations. Its booking form shows the trip as Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to South Bimini (BIM).

Tropic Ocean Airways flies seaplanes, and its scheduled flights from the Sheltair terminal at the same airport land on North Bimini itself, on the water at the seaplane base. On its booking form that's Fort Lauderdale Sheltair (FLL) to Bimini North Seaplane Base (NSB). It also flies private charters to Bimini from Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Palm Beach, Naples, Tampa and, in its words, anywhere else in Florida.

From Nassau

Western Air lists flights between Nassau and Bimini. We couldn't confirm a current schedule for the route, so ask Western Air whether it's flying before you plan around it.

Where flights land

Alice Town is on North Bimini, and only one of the two landing points is.

South Bimini Airport carries the IATA code BIM and the ICAO code MYBS, and it's where American's flights from Miami and Aztec's from Fort Lauderdale land. As the name says, it's on South Bimini. Alice Town is about 2.6 miles away as the crow flies, and the way there crosses the harbor entrance on a short local ferry, from the South Bimini ferry dock to the government ferry dock in Alice Town: about a third of a mile of water.

Tropic Ocean's seaplanes land at the seaplane base, IATA code NSB, on North Bimini, the same island as Alice Town. Yet it's the farther of the two from town. As the crow flies, the base is about four miles from Alice Town, against the airport's 2.6. Fisherman's Village, where the ferry from Fort Lauderdale lands beside Resorts World Bimini on Bimini Bay, is about two miles from the base.

Distances are computed from OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Travel documents

The flight home is an entry into the United States by air, so U.S. Customs and Border Protection's list for air travel applies. For a U.S. citizen that's a valid U.S. passport, or a Trusted Traveler card (NEXUS, SENTRI or FAST), a U.S. military ID on official orders or a U.S. Merchant Mariner document on official business. Children present their own passport. The getting-there guide has both of CBP's lists in full, by air and by sea.

The Bahamas sets its own entry rules through its Department of Immigration. Ask the airline you book with what it checks at boarding.

Other ways over

The ferry from Fort Lauderdale and the day trip, by sea or by seaplane, each have a page of their own.

• The Bimini ferry

  Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale to Bimini Bay: the terminal, the landing, and where the days and fares are published.

• A day trip

  A day in Bimini by ferry or by air: who sells them and what to check before you book.

Questions and answers

What airlines fly to Bimini?

American Airlines flies from Miami International, and Aztec Airways and Tropic Ocean Airways fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International, Tropic Ocean by seaplane. Western Air lists flights between Nassau and Bimini, a route whose current schedule we couldn't confirm, so ask Western Air before you plan around it.

Can you fly from Miami to Bimini?

Yes. American Airlines flies from Miami International (MIA) to South Bimini Airport (BIM), about 64 miles in a straight line, and Tropic Ocean Airways flies private charters out of Miami.

Can you fly from Fort Lauderdale to Bimini?

Yes. Aztec Airways flies from its private terminal at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International to South Bimini Airport (BIM), and Tropic Ocean Airways flies seaplanes from the Sheltair terminal there to the seaplane base on North Bimini (NSB), so the two land on different islands.

Can you fly from Nassau to Bimini?

Western Air lists flights between Nassau and Bimini. We couldn't confirm a current schedule for the route, so ask Western Air whether it's flying before you plan around it.

What airport do you fly into for Bimini?

South Bimini Airport, code BIM (ICAO MYBS), on South Bimini, across the harbor entrance from Alice Town. Seaplanes use the seaplane base on North Bimini instead, code NSB.

How do you get from South Bimini Airport to Alice Town?

Alice Town is on North Bimini, across the harbor entrance from the airport, so the way into town includes a short local ferry. It crosses about a third of a mile of water, from the South Bimini ferry dock to the government dock in Alice Town. As the crow flies, the town is about 2.6 miles from the airport.

Where do seaplanes land in Bimini?

At the seaplane base (NSB) on North Bimini, the same island as Alice Town, about four miles from the town as the crow flies. Tropic Ocean Airways flies there from the Sheltair terminal at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International.

How much does a flight to Bimini cost, and how long does it take?

Both are on the airlines' own sites: American Airlines from Miami, Aztec Airways and Tropic Ocean Airways from Fort Lauderdale, and Western Air from Nassau.