Private Jet Berry Islands to Paradise Valley

The Berry Islands to Paradise Valley sector measures approximately 1,834 nautical miles, well within the comfortable range of a Mid-Size Jet such as the Citation Latitude, which covers the distance in around three and a half hours while cruising near 45,000 feet. Great Harbour Cay Airport serves a sparsely populated chain of islands in the north-western Bahamas, long favoured by anglers, boaters and those seeking a quieter alternative to the more developed islands further south. Arrival into Scottsdale Airport brings travellers into Paradise Valley, exchanging the Berry Islands’ shallow turquoise flats and bonefishing grounds for the desert resort spas and golf courses beneath the McDowell Mountains. At roughly three and a half hours, a well-equipped Mid-Size cabin suits the crossing well, offering enough comfort and galley provisioning for a relaxed transition between two distinctly different retreats. This route is used almost exclusively by property owners and repeat visitors to the Berry Islands, a chain with extremely limited scheduled air service and no realistic commercial routing to the American Southwest whatsoever. Chartering here is less a matter of comfort than of necessity, since reaching these islands by any other means typically involves a private boat or a small charter aircraft from Nassau or Florida in any case. For anglers and boaters who treat the Berry Islands as a seasonal retreat, the ability to fly directly to a desert base in Paradise Valley without routing through a larger Bahamian or Florida airport is a considerable practical advantage. Fuel and provisioning logistics on such a remote strip mean advance planning matters more here than on busier islands, something a charter operator familiar with the Berry Islands can manage far more smoothly than an ad hoc arrangement.