{"id":334492,"date":"2026-07-09T16:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/334492\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T16:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:02:09","slug":"island-hopping-with-tradewind-aviation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/334492\/","title":{"rendered":"Island Hopping with Tradewind Aviation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-44577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-courtesy-of-Tradewind-Aviation-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of Tradewind Aviation\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\"  \/>Photo courtesy of Tradewind Aviation<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Getting to the islands just got a whole lot easier with <a href=\"http:\/\/flytradewind.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tradewind Aviation<\/a>\u2019s expansion of flights from Stuart\u2019s Witham Field in Martin County to a pair of Bahamas destinations. Thursday through Monday, locals can hop a flight from Stuart to Marsh Harbour six times a day, or head for North Eleuthera twice daily. New to Tradewind\u2019s schedule are flights to Nassau which run four times a day. <\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Tradewind has carved out a niche in the industry by offering guest-centric regional flight experiences to and from destinations such as New York, Nantucket, and Martha\u2019s Vineyard; the company sees Stuart as the ideal hub for expanding its services to travelers looking for more enjoyable island flights. \u201cThe market in the Treasure Coast is uniquely connected to the Bahamas, but there has never been an easy way for the local community to reach the Bahamian destinations,\u201d says Jen Lozada, vice president of revenue. \u201cIn the last 14 months, we have seen that Stuart is also perfectly positioned for travelers throughout Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-44574 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A-Tradewind-Aviation-flight-heading-to-the-Bahamas.-Photo-courtesy-of-Tradewind-Aviation-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"A Tradewind Aviation flight heading to the Bahamas. Photo courtesy of Tradewind Aviation\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"  \/>A Tradewind Aviation flight heading to the Bahamas. Photo courtesy of Tradewind Aviation<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">For travelers new to Tradewind, Lozada says flying with the company is akin to a private flight experience. \u201cTradewind Aviation is celebrating our twenty-fifth anniversary this year. We continue to build on the founding principle that travel should be personal. You will never have to spend time passing through TSA, and can arrive just 20 to 30 minutes prior to your departure. Each aircraft is stocked with snacks and sodas, beer, wine, water, and juice. Your time is invaluable, so we ensure your experience is both enjoyable and seamless.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo courtesy of Tradewind Aviation Getting to the islands just got a whole lot easier with Tradewind Aviation\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":334493,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":["post-334492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/334493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}