Only an hour flight away from Florida, Abaco is quickly accessible by commercial flights, private planes, and light jets.
Location
ABACO BAHAMAS
Easily accessible yet it feels a world away.
BY PLANE
ARRIVING BY AIR
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The new international terminal at Marsh Harbour International Airport (MHH) welcomes regional and domestic flights from Nassau and Florida on a daily basis. Carriers include American Airlines, Silver Airways, Bahamas Air, Sky Bahamas and Western Air Bahamas. Flights from Florida originate from Ft. Lauderdale, Miami or West Palm Beach. Future plans include direct flights from Ontario. The private Marsh Harbour FBO offers convenient Customs and Immigration service as well as easy access to local transportation or rental car services. Schooner Bay is a short 30-minute ride from the airport. For Bahamian domestic flights, the Sandy Point Airstrip (MYAS) is just 20 minutes from Schooner Bay and is accessible by private planes and light jets.
BY BOAT
ARRIVING BY SEA
Abaco is a short boat ride away from Nassau and the other neighboring islands, providing a perfect location to start and end excursions at sea.
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The Schooner Bay Harbour Marina is ideally located as the closest marina to the famed Hole in the Wall sport fishing grounds. The protected harbour basin offers dockage for vessels up to 70 feet with an 8-foot draft at mean low water and is centrally located along the cruising route from the Abaco Cays to southern destinations including Nassau. The marina offers fuel, power, Internet access, showers and laundry facilities, provisions, overnight accommodations, bait and tackle, and golf cart rentals. For detailed information on the maritime approach, please view the Schooner Bay Nautical Chart below. The Harbour Master at Schooner Bay monitors Channel 16.
NAVIGATION
MAPS
The Abaco Cays are a string of islands on the Atlantic Ocean side of the Bahamas. Great Abaco Island, the hub of transportation and tourism, is situated just 30 minutes northeast of Nassau and only an hour from Miami by plane. Marsh Harbour, the largest population center on the island and the third largest town in the Bahamas has a new international terminal that offers daily direct flights to and from major U.S cities so accessibility to Abaco is better than ever.
IMPORTANT INSIGHTS
THINGS TO KNOW
The Abacos stretch 120 miles long and consist of seven Cays – three of which are uninhabited. The Abacos offer world-class fishing and attract boating and sailing aficionados from around the world. The sky and surf all cooperate in unison to bring out the magnificent color of the ocean and glow of the white sandy beaches. Fishing, in all variations, snorkeling/diving, beach-combing and shell-collecting are some of the main attractions that you will find all over Great Abaco Island. The beaches are abundant and picturesque with soft, white sand on the Oceanside of the island and on the Sea of Abaco side of the Abaco Cays.
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Here you will find snorkeling and scuba diving right off the beach. If you choose to rent a boat, which many visitors do, keep in mind that rental boats are used primarily to explore and travel between the seven Cays of Abaco and are not permitted in the Ocean. Exploring the uninhabited island beaches by boat is a treat for both families and couples and a local boat captain will be able to help you find the best spots based on your interests and time. For those land lovers, championship golf courses are available as well as tennis courts and luxurious spas at numerous resorts.
THE SMALL THINGS
ARRIVAL SERVICES
Getting to the Abacos by air has never been easier with two airports at Great Abaco Island – Treasure Cay International Airport (TCB) and Marsh Harbour International Airport (MHH). Marsh Harbour International is the newest addition with 8 daily direct flights to MHH from four Florida gateway cities as well as domestic inter-island travel to and from Nassau. For international travelers coming from Canada or Europe, there are numerous daily non-stop flights from Toronto Pearson International (YYZ) and London Heathrow Airport (LHR) into Nassau, Bahamas (NAS).
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For private pilots, there are airstrips at Moore’s Island, Sandy Point, Scotland’s Cay and Spanish Cay. The Abaco Cays offer over 50 plus airstrips so flying your own aircraft over the beautiful water and island scenery is easy to navigate. MMH offers a Fixed-Based Operator (FBO) that provides fueling and other support services.
Bahamas Ferry Services offers a fully air-conditioned vessel from Nassau and Pinder’s Ferry operates twice daily from Grand Bahama Island.