Coordinates: 18°20′14″N 064°58′24″W / 18.33722°N 64.97333°W
| Cyril E. King Airport | |||
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| IATA: STT – ICAO: TIST – FAA: STT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Virgin Islands Port Authority | ||
| Location | Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 23 ft / 7 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 10/28 | 7,000 | 2,134 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 84,273 | ||
| Based aircraft | 84 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Cyril E. King Airport (IATA: STT, ICAO: TIST, FAA LID: STT) is a public airport located two miles (3 km) west of the central business district of Charlotte Amalie on the island of St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.[1] It is currently the busiest airport in the United States Virgin Islands, and one of the busiest in the eastern Caribbean. The airport also serves nearby St. John and is often used by those traveling to the British Virgin Islands.
It was known as Harry S Truman Airport until 1984, when it was renamed to honor Cyril Emmanuel King, the second elected governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands. A new airport opened in November 1990 and retained the name.
The airport operates one main runway, around 7,000 ft (2,100 m) long. The terminal operates 11 gates.
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Facilities and aircraft
Cyril E. King Airport covers an area of 280 acres (113 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (10/28) measuring 7,000 x 150 ft (2,134 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending January 31, 2008, the airport had 84,273 aircraft operations, an average of 230 per day: 50% air taxi, 15% scheduled commercial, 33% general aviation and 1% military. During the same period, there were 84 aircraft based at this airport: 57% multi-engine, 37% single engine, 5% helicopters and 1% ultralight.[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Sunshine | Beef Island, San Juan, Vieques, Virgin Gorda |
| American Airlines | Boston [seasonal], Miami, New York-JFK |
| American Eagle | San Juan |
| Cape Air | St. Croix, San Juan |
| Continental Airlines | Newark |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, New York-JFK |
| LIAT | Anguilla, Antigua, St. Kitts, St. Maarten |
| Seaborne Airlines | St. Croix, San Juan-Isla Grande |
| Spirit Airlines | Fort Lauderdale |
| Sun Country Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul [seasonal], San Juan [seasonal] |
| United Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, San Juan, Washington-Dulles [seasonal] |
| US Airways | Boston [seasonal], Charlotte, Philadelphia |
| Vieques Air Link | Vieques |
Cargo
- Ameriflight (for UPS and DHL)
- Four Star Aviation
- FedEx
Accidents
On December 28, 1970, Trans Caribbean Airways Flight 505 made a hard landing and ran off the side of the runway. Two of the 48 passengers died in the subsequent fire.
On April 27, 1976, American Airlines Flight 625 ran off the end of the runway, killing 37 of the 88 on board the aircraft. Following the crash, American Airlines suspended jet service to the airport, using propliners until the runway was rebuilt to its present length.
World War II
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force 23rd Fighter Squadron (36th Fighter Group) deployed P-40 Warhawk fighters to the airport from March 1942-May 1943.
References
External links
- Virgin Islands Port Authority, Airport Facilities (official site)
- Pictures of the Cyril E. King Airport
- FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 19 Nov 2009
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for TIST
- ASN accident history for STT
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for TIST
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for TIST
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for STT
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