Private Jet Simpson Bay to Cavallo

Simpson Bay to Cavallo spans approximately 3,911 nautical miles, a transatlantic sector suited to a heavy business jet such as the Gulfstream G550 or Bombardier Global 6000, both able to fly non-stop while cruising near 45,000 feet above much of the weather that can affect the Atlantic crossing and the approach into southern Europe. Princess Juliana International Airport, serving St Maarten, is the point of departure, with the routing tracking broadly north-east across the ocean before descending towards Corsica’s southern coast. Cavallo, the destination, forms part of the Lavezzi archipelago, a scatter of granite islets between Corsica and Sardinia divided by the Bonifacio Strait, and has no runway of its own, so arrival is completed by helicopter from Figari-Sud Corse to the island’s private helistrip. St Maarten’s famously lively dual-nationality character sits at the opposite end of the spectrum from Cavallo’s studied quiet, an island that has built its following on the near-total absence of the kind of activity that defines much of the Caribbean’s more visible resort scene. For those departing Simpson Bay, the roughly six-and-a-half-hour flight is a comfortable transatlantic journey in a heavy jet cabin, with dedicated rest space and connectivity making the crossing a productive one before arrival at one of the Mediterranean’s most private islands. The contrast between St Maarten’s dual airports and beach bars and Cavallo’s single helistrip and handful of coves is, for many travellers making this journey, precisely the point of choosing such a deliberately quiet Mediterranean destination. Travellers seeking a genuine change of pace from St Maarten’s dual-airport bustle tend to find exactly that on Cavallo, where the loudest sound most days is likely to be the wind moving across the granite headlands.