Southern Air Charter
Bahamian airline
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Southern Air Charter is an airline and air charter company, operating in the Bahamas. They mainly fly air charters, but the airline does offer some scheduled inter-island services between destinations in the Bahamas.
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| Founded | April 15, 1998 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | late 1998 | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | (scheduled) 5 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Lynden Pindling International Airport | ||||||
| Key people | Captain Nathaniel Gibbs (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Fleet
- As of April 2025 Southern Air Charter fleet consists of the following aircraft.[1]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Jetstream 32 | 2 (as of August 2025)[2] | 3 | 19 | Replacing Beech 1900D & 1900C |
| Super King Air 200 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Total | 3 |
Historic Fleet
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired |
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| Beechcraft 1900D | 2 | 1998 | 2024 |
| Beechcraft 1900C | 2 | 1998 | 2024 |
Services
In addition to charter services, Southern Air Charter flies scheduled flights between Nassau, Bahamas and the following destinations:
- Stella Maris Long Island, Bahamas
- Deadman's Cay, Long Island; Bahamas
- North Eleuthera, Eleuthera, Bahamas.
- Governor's Harbor, Eleuthera, Bahamas.
- Arthur's Town, Cat Island; Bahamas[3][4]
Charter services to the following international destinations are also flown:
- Cuba (Ciego de Avila, Havana, Varadero)
- Haiti (Cap-Haïtien, Port-au-Prince)
- Dominican Republic (La Romana, Puerto Plata)
- Turks & Caicos (Grand Turk, Providenciales, North Caicos & South Caicos)[citation needed]
Livery
White fuselage overall and the company logo on the tail.
In 2013 Southern Air rolled out a new White livery with a gold dove on its tail, on the 2 Beech 1900C aircraft.
Accidents
On October 22, 2004, a Southern Air Charter Beechcraft 1900C ran out of fuel and crash-landed in the water off South Beach, New Providence on its way to Nassau. No one was hurt.[5]
On September 30, 2016, a Southern Air Charter Beechcraft 1900C N376SA crashed at Deadman's Cay Airport. The aircraft attempted a landing with gear up.[6]
