Airline Information

There are a number of International Carriers serving our island, making it relatively easy to get here. There is one-stop service (via Houston, Newark, Atlanta, Aruba, or Curaçao) from numerous points in the United States and non-stop service from Europe (Amsterdam) as well as from Ecuador.

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From North America

Delta Airlines offers a weekly non-stop flight from Atlanta to Bonaire and return. Delta is utilizing a Boeing 737-800 jet with seating capacity for 160 passengers for this flight.

Continental Airlines offers two to three non-stop weekly flights. The first is a round-trip flight between Newark and Bonaire which operates during periods of high demand, utilizing a Boeing 737 with 124 seats.

Continental Airlines also flies weekly non-stop flight from its Houston hub. During the eight busiest months of the year, Continental also operates a second rotation from Houston each Saturday evening, arriving on Bonaire on Sunday morning. For more information about when the second rotation operates, visit the Continental web site. 

Insel Air operates a weekly rotation from Miami to Bonaire. The flights take place every Saturday throughout the year. Insel Air utilizes an MD 82 aircraft configured with 152 economy seats. For reservations on Insel Air, travelers from the United States should call toll free 1-877-546-7352, or consult their professional travel counselor. More information on Insel Air can be obtained at http://www.fly-inselair.com or by contacting the Insel Air call center on Curacao at + 5999-737-0444.

Please note that U.S. carriers may seasonalize the flights noted above, which means they may postpone flights during periods of low demand. It is always recommended to contact the airline or your travel professional to check on flight departures.

American Airlines and Insel Air fly non-stop daily to Curaçao from Miami and Continental Airlines flies non-stop on Wednesdays and Saturdays to Curacao from Newark. Passengers then may use Dutch Antilles Express to connect to Bonaire. Flying time between Curaçao and Bonaire is approximately 15-30 minutes. Or, Divi Divi, which flies between Bonaire and Curaçao numerous times on a daily basis, can be reached at: +599-9-839-1515 or fax +599-9-868 1949. Currently, Insel Air flies between Curaçao and Bonaire seven times daily and offers a weekend jet service on Friday nights, Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons to accommodate more passengers and luggage. Their offices can be reached in Curaçao at phone: +599-9-733-1521 or +599-9-733-1522, or at the airport at +599-9-868-4400 or 868-6600. And finally, Easy Air offers five roundtrip flights per day between Curaçao and Bonaire. They can be reached via email at flyeasyair@gmail.com, or by phone locally at 796-3939 or cellular 515-3939, fax is 869-3999.

Another routing option is to fly on any of a number of major U.S. and South American carriers to Aruba and then take Dutch Antilles Express or Tiara Air from there to Bonaire.

Contact Dutch Antilles Express at their call center, which can be reached at +599-717-0808, and which is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Payment can be made with debit or credit card, with an e-ticket sent by email or fax.  Reservations on DAE can also be made by emailing reservations@flydae.com or faxing +599-717-0880. They fly several times daily to Bonaire from both Curaçao and Aruba. Tiara Air flies non-stop flights six times each week from Aruba to Bonaire and back.

From Europe
KLM flies direct from Amsterdam to Bonaire several times each week; most of these flights then continue on to Quito, Ecuador.

Arkefly provides weekly service from Amsterdam via Curacao to Bonaire during the high season. Starting in summer of 2011 they will be adding a new flight in combination with Curacao. It will fly Tuesdays from Amsterdam, Curacao Bonaire, Amsterdam and Thursdays from Amsterdam, Bonaire, Curacao, Amsterdam. They utilize aircraft that can accommodate 200-plus passengers.

From South America

From Ecuador, the same KLM flight returns to Bonaire with non-stop flights.

From Venezuela, Dutch Antilles Express (DAE) has two daily flights from either Caracas or Valencia via Curacao to Bonaire. Their reservation office can be reached by calling +(599) 717-0808 or +(599-9) 461-3009, or via fax at +(599) 717-0880. They can accept reservations via email. Charters can be also arranged.

From Brazil, there are daily flights with Avianca via Aruba, from Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro via (Bogotá), which then connect with Dutch Antilles Express (DAE) or Insel Air to Bonaire. Additionally, there are five flights each week on Avianca via Curacao, which connect with DAE and Insel Air to Bonaire. Tam or Varig have flights from Caracas which connect with DAE and Insel Air Bonaire.

From Colombia, Avianca has daily flights from Bogotá to Aruba and 5 flights to Curacao, which connect with Dutch Antilles Express (DAE) or Insel Air to Bonaire. DAE also provides service on Tuesdays and Fridays from Bogotá via Curacao, with a connection to Bonaire the same day.