North America · United States

Handling at Miami Opa-locka (KOPF)

We handle overflight permits, slots, flight plans, fuel, customs and the turnaround at Miami Opa-locka Executive. One coordinator owns the stop at Miami Opa-locka, from the first filing to wheels up.

AERODROME

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ICAO: KOPF
IATA: OPF
Elevation: 8 ft
Position: 25.907, -80.278

RUNWAYS

09L/27R2,439 m / 8,002 ftAsphalt
12/302,073 m / 6,800 ftAsphalt
09R/27L1,313 m / 4,309 ftAsphalt

Reference only, not for flight planning. Lengths are full declared runway length rather than declared distances, and this page is not amended on the AIRAC cycle. Check the current AIP and NOTAMs, or ask the desk and we will check them for you.

The field

What KOPF is actually like

Opa-locka is Miami's dedicated business aviation airport and the busiest private gateway between North America and Latin America. It handles no scheduled traffic and is built around international private movements.

Operating brief

What we handle before you file

Permits

A domestic leg needs nothing. The permit work on an Opa-locka trip almost always belongs to the leg south of it, into the Caribbean, Central or South America, and that is the half worth starting early.

Slots and parking

No slot control and generally good availability. Parking tightens around the major Miami events but rarely to the point of refusal.

Customs and border

Full customs facilities and one of the most experienced international clearance operations in United States general aviation. This is the field to use for a first point of entry from the south.

When it gets tight

Art Basel Miami Beach in early December is the sharpest week. The Miami boat show in February and the Formula One weekend in May are the other two.

On the ground

Off the aircraft and into the car

Built for international private arrivals and it shows in how quickly a Caribbean stop turns around. Miami Beach is twenty to thirty minutes; downtown is similar. This is the easiest major US border crossing on the network for a private trip.

Alternates

Where we go when KOPF will not take the trip

Every one of these is a field we would put to you with the reason attached, not a list of nearby runways.

KFXE
Fort Lauderdale Executive
Twenty minutes north, business aviation focused, with its own customs facility.
KTMB
Miami Executive
South west of the city, quieter, and closer to the Keys.
KMIA
Miami International
Rarely the right answer for a private trip, but it has the capacity and the customs capability at any hour.

What we handle here