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Empty leg private jets to Art Basel Miami Beach

4–6 December 2026 Early December 2027 (provisional) 9 matching legs live
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North America’s biggest contemporary-art fair and the anchor of Miami Art Week (roughly 1–7 December) — collectors, galleries and a week of A-list parties and yacht arrivals. Opa-Locka (KOPF) is South Florida’s business-aviation hub; Miami International and Fort Lauderdale Executive take the overflow.

Dates
4–6 Dec 2026Art Week 1–7
BA hub
Opa-LockaKOPF
To South Beach
~20 minfrom Opa-Locka
Legs live
matchingUS + LatAm
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Empty legs matching this route

Live empty legs into the South Florida fields across Art Week. US and Latin American legs dominate — set an alert for your origin.

DateRouteAircraftPaxPrice
2 Dec 26 KTEBKOPFTeterboro · Opa-Locka 8 US$17,400~40% off Enquire now
3 Dec 26 KVNYKOPFVan Nuys · Opa-Locka 13 POA~42% off Enquire now
4 Dec 26 MMMXKMIAMexico City · Miami 7 US$11,600~48% off Enquire now
5 Dec 26 SBSPKOPFSão Paulo · Opa-Locka 12 POA~34% off Enquire now
7 Dec 26 KOPFKTEBOpa-Locka · Teterboro 8 US$16,900~41% off Enquire now

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The route · where attendees fly from

Where most legs originate

Art Week pulls collectors from New York, the West Coast, Latin America and Europe. New York is the single densest corridor, with São Paulo and Mexico City strong on the southern side.

Getting in · the part nobody tells you

A deep bench of business fields — and all of them fill

South Florida has more business-aviation capacity than almost anywhere, but Art Week and the overlapping boat-show traffic fill every ramp. The slot, not the runway, is the constraint.

LAND HERE Where you actually land

  • KOPFOpa-Locka Executive — the primary South Florida business-jet hub, ~20 min to South Beach with multiple FBOs.
  • KMIAMiami International — for the heaviest international metal; busier handling, closest to downtown.
  • KFXEFort Lauderdale Executive — the overflow business field ~35 min north when Opa-Locka fills.

WATCH OUT What catches people out

  • RAMPS FILL EARLYArt Week plus the December boat-show season maxes parking across all South Florida fields — reserve weeks ahead or reposition.
  • SLOTS, NOT RUNWAYCapacity is huge, but arrival slots and handling are the bottleneck in the first week of December.
  • SOUTH BEACH TRAFFICThe causeways into Miami Beach clog during the fair — build transfer time, or arrive by water.
The last leg · gateway → destination

Airport to South Beach

Chauffeur from Opa-Locka~20 min US$120–240Straight to the Convention Center and the South Beach hotels.
Yacht / tendervaries by arrangementMany collectors base on a yacht in Biscayne Bay, minutes from the fair.
Helicopter~10 min US$900–1,800Over the causeway traffic on the busiest days.
Plan it like this

The collector’s run

Land Opa-Locka, clear one of the FBOs, and a chauffeur has you at the Convention Center in twenty minutes — or tender in from a yacht on the bay.

1 · Reserved slot into Opa-Locka (KOPF)
2 · FBO, then chauffeur or tender
3 · South Beach — fair, parties, bay
What it costs

Empty leg vs full charter, plus the transfer

Domestic legs into Miami price like any US charter; the value sits on the post-fair repositioning legs back to the Northeast and West Coast.

Route → gatewayEmpty legFull charterPer person ÷6
New York → MiamiKTEB → KOPF US$11,000–18,000US$22,000–32,000US$1,800–3,200
Mexico City → MiamiMMMX → KMIA US$9,000–15,000US$19,000–27,000US$1,500–2,700
Sanity-check any "deal" against the benchmark:   Super-mid US$6,000–9,000/hr · heavy US$8,000–14,000/hr · New York–Miami is about 2.5 hr.
Add the transfer:   Add a short chauffeur or tender; Opa-Locka is ~20 min from South Beach.
Live estimate

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Pre-filled for New York → Opa-Locka Executive. Change the codes for any route.

The aircraft · right metal for each leg

What actually flies this

Super-midsize

Challenger 350 / Praetor 600

The workhorse on the New York and northeastern corridors with luggage.

Challenger 350 · Praetor 600
Heavy

Gulfstream / Global

Transcontinental and Latin American arrivals; reposition after drop-off.

Gulfstream G650 · Global 6500
Light jet

Citation XLS

Shorter southern and regional hops into the South Florida fields.

Citation XLS · Phenom 300
Never miss a leg

Watch the Miami corridors

Art-Week legs into South Florida clear fast and parking fills early. Tell us your origin and we email you the moment a matching leg lists.

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Questions · Art Basel Miami Beach specifics

Good to know before you book

Which Miami airport for a private jet?
Opa-Locka Executive (KOPF) is the primary South Florida business-aviation hub, about 20 minutes from South Beach. Miami International (KMIA) takes the heaviest international metal; Fort Lauderdale Executive (KFXE) is overflow.
Why does parking fill so early?
Art Week overlaps the December boat-show season, so every South Florida ramp is in demand. Reserve weeks ahead, or plan to drop and reposition the aircraft.
Can I base on a yacht?
Many collectors do — a yacht in Biscayne Bay puts you minutes from the Convention Center by tender and sidesteps the causeway traffic entirely.
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