They fly the King Air C90. It is not capable of routine operations on a 2600 foot runway. They do have some performance mods that probably give it equivalent performance to the C402. The Cessna 402 used by most of the charter outfits needs 2400 feet to land with a 6 seat interior at 59 degrees. It’s very marginal for that runway or outright dangerous at higher temps. The owner of Bode Air is making the correct decision. He should be commended for putting safety ahead of revenue. Operators flying the C 402 into Anegada are the foolish ones as would be anyone putting their family onboard. There are charter operators using smaller aircraft into Anegada that are suitable. The Virgin Gorda airport is 3100 feet long. I would consider that about the minimum length at BVI temps for either aircraft.
G