USVI-On-Line

From Travel Weekly:
Seaborne Airlines, based in St. Croix with scheduled seaplane services within the U.S. Virgin Islands and to San Juan, will launch weekend seaplane flights to North Sound on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands on July 6. The schedule calls for one roundtrip flight Fridays through Sundays from San Juan to Virgin Gorda via St. Thomas and a second roundtrip from St. Thomas to Virgin Gorda. The carrier launched five new seaplane/ferry connections June 1 within the USVI and between St. Croix and West End and Road Town, Tortola. For schedules, visit www.seaborneairlines.com .

Is it scary to fly on these seaplanes? It sure sounds like an interesting option.....mia

I want Anegada!!

Cheers, RickG

After flying on a puddle jumper from St. Martin to St. Barths & thinking we were going to crash land because "oh by the way its the shortest runway in the Caribbean" says the pilot ... its terrifying only if you think about it too much.

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We took the ferry from St. Martin to St. Barth because of the shortest runway thing. They were in the process of putting in a new runway while we were there.....I wonder if it's still as scary to land on St. Barth?......mia

We were there in 2002, so not sure if that has been improved since. It was exhilerating I will say!

I've always wanted to fly in a seaplane! It looks like the landing would be smoother than a regular plan landing on tarmac, and wouldn't it be cool to just land and then putter up to a dock? (Or do you get off the seaplane into a boat? Not sure, but I'm willing to find out!)

Although, I suppose you're at the mercy of the waves, aren't you? Hmmm... I always envisioned a glass-smooth landing, but I suppose it could be pretty wavy!

When does service to St. John start???

I've flown Seabourne from STT to St Croix & back to STT.
You board & disembark at a dock. The bays they land in are very well protected & are rarely rough.

They fly lower than most small props, take off & landing in my experience has been very smooth!

JW

I flew it round trip STX-STT and it was an absolute gas - like driving into the islands. Very smooth landing, birds-eye view - highly recommend it!

It's got ot be better then the bush planes in the artic

Scary is landing in Shemya in the Aleutians. The runway is on the longest axis of the island. If you miss your landing you would have been in the Soviet Union. The wind sock was a 40 pound block of wood on a big eye bolt.

Hairy.

Cheers, RickG