VFRPLANNING FLIGHT CHART 2018-2019 GENERAL INFORMATION Flying the Islands of The Bahamas is truly simple, Nassau and Freeport are major population centers. well with the capabilities of the lightest single Nassau is our seat of government, the hub of engine aircraft. On leaving the Florida east coast commerce and airline traffic. Flight operations first landfalls occur at Grand Bahama Island (60 NM) are conducted within the equivlent of a U.S. TCA. or Bimini (50 NM). Overlapping VOR/DME of NDB Freeport, on Grand Bahama Island, tower operation signals provide course guidance from the U.S. coast Control Zone. Nassau and Freeport are both busy and throughout the most frequently traveled routes airports with FSS facilities located in their main in The Bahamas. terminal buildings. All other airports in The Bahamas are uncontrolled. The information provided in this publication is for VFR planning and enroute reference only. The Standard uncontrolled airport procedures are planning chart section shows dash lines between in effect; all pilots monitor blind transmission of flight destinations to indicate suggested VFR position advisory and intentions on 122.8, left turns, routing, using VOR radials. Solid lines indicate NDB pattern altitudes 1000 AGL. ATA operations require course lines or the necessity for dead reckoning inbound traffic to come in low, with stated intentions procedures. All depicted course lines are magnetic and pattern position reports. Outbound traffic (true course, adjusted for local magnetic variation). announces before occupying runway and departs Distance between points is shown in nautical miles. straight out or with left turns, climbing immediately above pattern altitude. Runway operation must be All locations shown with dashed course lines have “into the wind.” ground transportation and hotel accommodations available. The absence of a course line indicates VFR night flying is prohibited in The Bahamas, during that a depicted airstrip is very remote, the runway official sunset to sunrise. IFR is easily accomplished. condition is unmonitored, food and lodgings may be Controlled airspace at Nassau and Freeport requires unavailable or the airstrip may be privately owned VFR minimums of 1500, 3 miles clear of clouds. and barricaded in the owner’s absence. Uncontrolled airspace at VFR minimums differ from U.S. requirements; 1000’, one mile, clear of clouds Pilots are encouraged to examine the planning and sight of land or water. chart course lines to determine where ports of entry, maintenance, fuel and lodgings are available. The interior of this publication is called the island profile section and its purpose is to supply specific MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS airport information and to portray the actual shape and configuration of each of our most frequently You must file an e-APIS manifest and U.S. traveled islands. Pilots will find it most helpful to International Flight Plan before departing the U.S. match up the view from the cockpit to the exact and your first point of arrival must be at a Port of depiction of island shoreline, location of towns and Entry in The Bahamas. Each person aboard the settlements and their relationship to airports and aircraft must have a passport. Drivers license or runway headings. voter registration cards are not sufficient. Return to the U.S. requires an International Flight Plan filed Isogonic lines and other operational information to the most convenient U.S. Airport of Entry and changes with time. Please refer to current BAHAMAS advisign Customs of arrival ETA by incluiding the AREA WAC or IFR charts, published by US/ word “ADCUS” in the remarks section. U.S. Customs NOAA and Jeppensen Sanderson, for criticalflight requires one hour notice of arrival. Accomplish this information. AOPA can provide members with by following the procedure outlined in the Flight an excellent Bahamas pilot kit, for this purpose. Plan Procedure section of this publication. All planes Carefully note any change of information (magnetic must have transponder, survival gear and 12hhvh variation, frequency wchanges, and etc.). Any of the numbers. larger Florida Gateway FBO operators, especially at International Airports, will be able to provide current charts, rental flotation gear, Bahamas customs documents and a proper pilot briefing on international procedures. FLIGHT PLAN PROCEDURE All that is required for an aircraft to enter The and try again. Reserve course until communication Bahamas is an-APIS manifest and International is restored or land at a point where phone, ship to Flight Plan, filed to any Bahamas airport of entry. shore or HAM radio facilities are available. Failure to Flight plans are mandatory for all operations at close a flight plan is a serious matter and will result in Nassau and Freeport, because of the density of an extensive effort to locate the aircraft or prompt traffic and the presence of FSS facilities at both an air/sea rescue mission. Leaving The Bahamas locations. Operations between uncontrolled requires an e-APIS manifest and International airports elsewhere in The Bahamas do not require Flight Plan and a departure from a Port Of Entry a flight plan, however this protection is highly to comply with Customs departure procedures. recommended when flying any appreciable distance U.S. Customs/Immigration requires filing to a U.S. over open water. Port of Entry and notification of arrival, at least one hour in advance. Include in the remarks section of Freeport FSS traffic uses Freeport Radio 122.3. the flight plan word “ADCUS” as soon as possible, Operations within 5ONM radius of Nassau use during flight, contact U.S. FSS and give them your Nassau Radio 128.0. All other areas of The Bahamas time of activation with Bahamiam FSS, the number are served by remoted transceivers of Nassau Radio of passengers aboard, their country of nationality 124.2. Remote sites are located at South Bimini; and your proposed ETA at U.S. Customs. FSS will Marsh Harbour, Treasure Cay; Governors Harbour, assign you a VFR Customs ‘‘SQUAW’’ code. Make Eleuthera; Georgetown, Exuma and Great Inagua. note of this code since ATC may assign you another Nassau Radio is listening to six remote receivers for flight operations. U.S. FSS is remoted on 118.4. at simultaneously. Be patient, even though your Nassau, 126.9 East of Freeport and 126.7 at Bimini. receiver is silent. Always identify your location so that they know which remote is active. A good rule of The General Aviation Community is reminded that thumb is to use 1000 MSL as a base communication the U.S. Customs Private Flyer’s Guide states ‘‘it is altitude and add 80 feet to that base for each NM the ultimate responsibility of the pilot to ensure that distant from the nearest remote site of 124.2. Customs is properly notified of intended arrival’’, one hour before departure. It is the pilots responsibility to cancel a flight plan, once initiated. If communication is lost, listen for another pilot using the frequency and ask for a relay. If all efforts fail, climb to the highest altitude possible U.S. COASTAL AIRPORTS OF ENTRY AIRPORTS OF ENTRY LEGEND Identifier GPS “C” COORDINATES FT. LAUDERDALE - HOLLYWOOD INTL. FLL The Islands of The Bahamas VOR CLNC DEL 128.4 Major Frequency INDENT AIRPORT LATITUDE – LONGITUDE TWR Airport of NORTH (09U27R, 13) 119.3 Entry-Fuel MYAF Andros Town 240 42’N - 770 48’W SOUHTH (09R/27L,31) 120.2 Maint. MYBS Bimini 250 42’N - 790 16’W GND 121.4/121/7 MYBC Chub Cay 250 25’N - 770 53’W CUSTOMS 954-356-7411 Paved Unpaved MYAK Congo Town 240 09’N - 770 35’W SUN-SAT 8 AM – 12AM VFRPLANNING FLIGHT CHART Airport MYGF Freeport Int’l 260 33’N - 780 42’W Of Entry-Fuel KFXE Ft. Lauderdale Executive 260 12’N - 800 09’W FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE FXE Paved KFLL Ft. Lauderdale Int’l 260 04’N - 800 09’W KFPR Ft. Pierce (St. Lucie Co.) 270 30’N - 800 22’W ATIS 119.85 Paved MYBG Great Harbour Cay 250 45’N - 770 51’W TWR 120.9 Airport U.S. Military MYIG Great Inagua 200 59’N - 730 40’W GND 121.75 Of Entry Base-Prior MYEM Governors Harbour 250 17’N - 760 20’W 954-828-4999 No Fuel CUSTOMS Approval MYAM Marsh Harbour Int’l 260 31’N - 770 05’W THU –TUE 8AM – 12AM Required KMIA Miami Int’l 250 48’N - 800 17’W Paved MYEF Exuma Int’l 230 34’N - 750 52’W Airport MYNN Nassau Int’l 250 02’N - 770 26’W FT. PIERCE (ST. LUCIE) FPR Airport Jet Fuel MYEH North Eleuthera 250 29’N - 760 41’W ATIS 134.825 Closed Only KOPF Opa Locka 250 54’N - 800 17’W 128.2 TWR KPBI Palm Beach Int’l 260 41’N - 800 06’W GND 119.55 MYER Rock Sound 240 54’N - 760 10’W CTAF 122.7 All Distances Nautical Miles MYAN San Andros 250 03’N - 780 02’W MIAMI FSS 122.6/122.55 MYSM San Salvador 240 04’N - 740 31’W VOR/DME APP MIA CTR 132.25 Notice......Dash Lines Indicates VOR radials MYLS Stella Maris 230 25’N - 750 16’W CUSTOMS 772-461-1773 Suggested VFR routing KTMB Tamiami 230 59’N - 800 26’W 10 AM – 6 PM All course headings are magnetic...apply MYAT Treasure Cay Int’l 260 44’N - 770 23’W wind face computer computations to find MYAW Walker’s Cay 270 16’N - 780 24’W compass heading. MYCB New Bight 240 19’N - 750 27’W KEY WEST INTL EYW MYAS Sandy Point 260 00’N - 770 24’W CTAF 118.2 APP/DEP MIA CTR (0500-1300Z) 132.2 NOTAM INFORMATION NAVY APP (1300-0500z) 118.7 TWR 118.2 There is a continuous program of runway improvement, new GND 121.9 construction, repair and installation of NAVICOM facilities throughout CUSTOMS 305-296-5411 24 HOURS The Bahamas.