Private jet charter from New York to Miami takes about two hours fifty minutes, and from Los Angeles about four and three quarter hours, usually into Opa-Locka Executive (KOPF).
Miami is the densest private aviation market in the United States. Opa-Locka Executive is the working answer for most trips, with Fort Lauderdale Executive and Palm Beach as overflow when handling is saturated.
- From Los Angeles
- 5h 01m
- Distance
- 2,034 nm
Quick answers
- Which airport should I use for private flights to Miami?
- Opa-Locka Executive (KOPF) is the default: multiple FBOs, jet-capable runways and about twenty-five minutes to South Beach. Fort Lauderdale Executive is the overflow choice during peak weeks.
- How long is New York to Miami by private jet?
- Around two hours and fifty minutes from Teterboro in a midsize or super-midsize jet.
Why fly private
Miami, without the connection
- 01
Peak-week ramp space is finite; a broker holds the slot and the parking, not just the aircraft.
- 02
Caribbean onward legs to Nassau, St. Barths and San Juan connect the same day.
- 03
Art Basel, Formula 1 and boat show weeks make scheduled travel unreliable.
Where you land
- KOPFMiami-Opa Locka Executive
The default private field. Multiple FBOs, twenty-five minutes to South Beach.
- KFXEFort Lauderdale Executive
Excellent handling, less congestion, forty minutes to Miami Beach.
- KMIAMiami International
Used for international arrivals needing full customs facilities.
When to book
Art Basel week is the single busiest private aviation period in the country. Book three weeks out.
High season. Consistent demand, firm pricing and heavy northbound repositioning — good empty-leg territory.
Quiet and well priced, with afternoon convective weather that shifts departure windows.
On the ground
Lyfe Concierge in Miami
The flight is half the trip. Your advisor arranges the rest before you land.
Explore concierge- Chauffeur and security details
- Waterfront residences on the islands
- Yacht charter from Miami Beach Marina
- Table and club access across South Beach and Brickell