| Airline: | Florida Coastal Airlines |
| Iata: | PA |
| Icao: | FCL |
| Callsign: | FLORIDA COASTAL |
| Hubs: | Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport |
| Fleet Size: | 5 |
| Destinations: | 8 |
| Headquarters: | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
Florida Coastal Airlines (FCA) was an airline based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. It operated services between Florida and the Bahamas, Cuba, and Haiti.
The airline was formed in 1995, operating with Cessna 402C aircraft.[1] The small charter airline flew mostly fisherman & boaters to the Abacos and Walker's Cay, both located in the Bahamas; and workers to the tiny island of Salt Cay, just south of Bimini. Once the airline went scheduled, FCA initially flew from the Florida Keys to Ft Lauderdale, augmenting their flights to Marsh Harbour & Treasure Cay, Abaco from Ft. Pierce. The airline eventually tried Sarasota & Stuart, FL - only to have the airport authority in Stuart kick them out.
In 2006, operations ceased, but quickly resumed under new ownership. After flights restarted, the airline dropped their service to destinations within Florida, and operated exclusively to the Bahamas. It has subsequently expanded to serve Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, as well as five destinations in the Bahamas.[2]
Florida Coastal Airlines served the following destinations:[2]
Florida Coastal Airline's fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of May 2010):[2]