The Miami-based FBO operator broke ground on its new campus at Miami Executive Airport, a $67 million investment.
Private jet flyers visiting or living in fast-growing areas south of Miami will have a new option.
Ocean Aviation FBO broke ground on a new campus at the Miami Executive Airport yesterday.
The 40-acre campus will have an FBO, a terminal, communal and private hangar space, a dedicated fuel farm, new space for the Wings Over Miami Air Museum, and a 32,000 sq. ft. common-use taxi ramp serving U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
“40 acres, this land,” said Miami-Dade Mayor Danielle Levine-Cava at the groundbreaking event. “It will be transformed into a cutting-edge aviation campus that will welcome even more visitors to this community.”
She continued:
‘It will be a new private jet facility. It will have the new Wings Over Miami Museum. Expanded aircraft parking, always critical. And the (Eig-)Watson School of Aviation, of Miami-Dade College.’
Officials expect the construction to generate 2,900 jobs and 250 permanent positions.
The county expects to receive $41 million in land and improvement taxes over the next 40 years.
Based out of Miami, Ocean Aviation was founded in 2024 and is backed by Kennedy Lewis Investment Management.
Ocean Aviation also operates an FBO at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, after acquiring National Jets.
“Breaking ground at Miami Executive Airport is a defining milestone for our company,” said Romain Grosjean, executive chairman of Ocean Aviation, in a press release. “It allows us to create a flagship aviation campus built around the needs of aircraft owners, operators and flight departments, and to set a new standard for the FBO experience in South Florida.“
Miami Executive Airport is located about 17 miles southwest of Miami International Airport.
However, American Airlines’ hub is congested, with over 1,000 daily flights.
Some jet card and charter programs have a high-density airport surcharge for MIA flights.
Of the 25 busiest private jet airports in the U.S., Florida has the most of any state, with five.
All five are in South Florida, spread across Palm Beach, Miami, Opa Locka, Naples, and Fort Lauderdale.
Opa Locka, 30 miles north, ranks 7th busiest.
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