Originally Posted by L Dude 7
Do they need any special certification to fly to San Juan? (Some type of overwater flying cert?)
Normally planes without overwater certifications must be within 50 nautical miles (NM) from the coast; however, there is an exemption that DH has applied for with the FAA which would allow it to fly 250 NM from shore (I thought it has been posted here previously, but I couldn't find it). That exemption would make it easy to get to SJU and still be 250 NM from shore using the caribbean islands. From what I understand, there is still a tough approval process to get the exemption but it is much less intense than getting the overwater flying certificate. The exemption will also help flights to Florida, because they will have access to the routes that take them more than 50 NM offshore instead of having to stay close to land.