Flight Operations to Palm Beach Florida: Heading to the NBAA Regional Forum in Palm Beach? Or to the greater Miami area for business or pleasure? Here’s what you need to know.
The National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) first event of 2017 gets underway in West Palm Beach on Thursday, January 26. The regional forum will see current and prospective industry stakeholders congregate in Florida for the one-day event that will include exhibits, static displays, education sessions and discussions, and will give current and prospective business aircraft owners, operators, manufacturers, and other industry stakeholders the opportunity to meet, discuss the market, and do business. So, here’s the operational info you need to plan a trip to Palm Beach.
Palm Beach International Airport
ICAO code: KPBI
IATA code: PBI
Latitude/ longitude: N26-41.0/W080-05.7
Elevation: 20 ft.
Magnetic variation: 06W
Fuel types: Jet / Avgas
Operational Information for Flight Operations to Palm Beach Florida
Overflight and landing permits for both private and non-scheduled flights are generally not required at this airport
There are no parking restrictions at this time
There are no significant NOTAMs
Immigration
Passengers
A passport and visa are required and all visitors must hold return/onward tickets
All visitors are required to hold proof of sufficient funds to cover their stay
All visitors must produce any documents required for their next destination
The following applies to those traveling under the U.S. Visa Waiver Program:
Each passenger must hold a passport (including biometric Emergency/Temporary passport) and be traveling as a tourist, on business or in transit. Passengers can make side trips to Canada, Mexico or Caribbean countries/islands, provided first entering the U.S. on a carrier participating in the Visa Waiver program (VWP). There will be no time extension given based on any of these departures.
Crew
The same regulations apply for crew member as for regular passengers.
Visa regulations for Airline Crews:
A D-Visa is valid for entry of aircrew members arriving in the USA on a flight operated by their own company
Such crew members must be listed as “crew” on the arrival manifesto
If an aircrew arrives on a flight of another carrier for the purpose of boarding a flight as a member of crew, they must have a valid C-1 visa
A Form I-95 must be filled out on arrival
Customs
Note: making false statements to U.S. Customs officers is punishable by law.
Information regarding regulations for the movement of fish, animals, and foodstuffs, periods of quarantine, etc. should be obtained from the following:
U.S. Bureau of Sport, Fisheries, and Wildlife, Washington, D.C. 20240
U.S. Embassies or Consulates overseas
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), National Center for Import and Export, 4700 River Road, Unit 39; Riverdale, MD 20737
For full details, please see http://www.aphis.usda.gov/
Accommodation
Embassy Suites by Hilton West Palm Beach Central
Hilton Palm Beach Airport
Holiday Inn Palm Beach Airport
Hampton Inn West Palm Beach Central
DoubleTree by Hilton West Palm Beach Airport
West Palm Beach Marriott
Transport
All major car rental companies are available at/near the airport
Cars with a driver can be arranged through your trip support provider
The airport is served by a public bus service that connects to the West Palm Beach bus and rail stations
For support with your Flight Operations to Palm Beach Florida, contact hou@uas.aero
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Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
Director Of Operations, Americas, UAS International Trip Support
Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
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Global Medical Director, Aviation Health, Medaire
Paulo has extensive experience in medical advisory in the aviation industry. As a cardiologist, he provides technical guidance and analysis for MedAire’s MedLink medical advisory service and is MedAire’s liaison with civil aviation regulators and industry associations. Paulo worked with Varig Brazilian Airlines for 23 years, 10 of which were spent as General Medical Manager. A member of the MedAire Medical Advisory Board, Paulo is also President of the Ibero-American Aerospace Medical Association, a member of the International Academy of Aerospace Medicine, a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee, a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), and a Fellow of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. Throughout his illustrious career, Paulo has held industry leadership roles including Chairperson of the AsMA’s Air Transport Medicine Committee, President of the Airlines Medical Directors Association, President of the Brazilian Society of Aerospace Medicine and was a member of the IATA Medical Advisory Group from 2002 to 2006.
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