Introducing Opa Locka
Located in the northwest reaches of Miami, Florida, the surreal town of Opa Locka was founded and developed in 1926 by aviation pioneer Glenn Curtis. Curtis’s plan was to impose an urban design utopia upon Miamiās mushrooming frontier. While Art Deco became the prevailing architectural style for Miami Beach, and Coral Gables embraced a white-on-white Mediterranean Revival Style, Opa-Lockaās aesthetic was deeply influenced by Moorish Revival architecture, and quite literally, a One Thousand and One Nights theme.
Just 35 minutes from Downtown Miami, and 30 minutes from Miami Beach, Opa Locka occupies an area of just 4.2 square miles. Along streets named Sabur Lane, Sultan Avenue, Ali Baba Avenue, Perviz Avenue, and Sesame Street, you’ll find the largest collection of Moorish Revival architecture in the Western hemisphere with some 20 residential, retail and public structures historically designated in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF), home to the busiest U.S. Coast Guard Air/Sea Rescue Station, is just a 10-minute transfer from Sun Life Stadium (home of the Miami Dolphins and the Florida Marlins).
Airports within a 50-mile radius of Opa Locka:
- Opa Locka Executive AirportĀ (OPF)
- Miami International AirportĀ (MIA)
- Fort Lauderdale Executive AirportĀ (FXE)
- Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportĀ (FLL)
- Boca Raton AirportĀ (BCT)
- Palm Beach International AirportĀ (PBI)
- Pompano Beach Airpark AirportĀ (PMP)
Popular aircraft charters* in the Opa Locka area include:
- Citation Excel (super light)
- Learjet 45 XR (super light)
- Citation CJ3 (light)
- Learjet 31ER 400A (light)
- Learjet 60 XR (midsize)
- Citation III (midsize)
- Gulfstream G200 (super midsize)
- Citation Sovereign (super midsize)
*This is just a sample. Zephyr provides access to aircraft at every end of the spectrum, from luxurious VIP airliners, to ultra long range business jet, helicopters, and economical turboprops.
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