Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport

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Clayton J. Lloyd
International Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesThe Valley (capital)
Location The Valley, Anguilla
Elevation  AMSL 127 ft / 39 m
Coordinates 18°12′17″N063°03′18″W / 18.20472°N 63.05500°W / 18.20472; -63.05500
Map
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AXA
Location in Anguilla
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AXA
AXA (Caribbean)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
10/281,6655,463 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF [1]

Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport( IATA : AXA, ICAO : TQPF) (formerly known as the Anguilla Wallblake Airport) is a small international airport located on the island of Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is located very close to The Valley, the island's capital. Wallblake Airport is also a featured airport in one of the demos for Microsoft Flight Simulator X . It has a small terminal with no jetways and is the only airport in Anguilla.

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The airport became known as the "Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport" on 4 July 2010. Its namesake was the first Anguillan aviator, who founded the first Anguillan air service, Air Anguilla, which was later renamed Valley Air Service. [2] The airport houses the Anguilla Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority. [3]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
American Eagle Miami
Anguilla Air Services Antigua, [4] St. Barthelemy, St. Maarten [5]
BermudAir Seasonal: Baltimore (begins 19 December 2025), [6] Boston (begins 19 December 2025), [6] Newark (begins 18 December 2025) [7]
Cape Air St. Thomas [ citation needed ]
Sky High Santo Domingo–Las Americas [8]
Tradewind Aviation Antigua, [9] St. Barthelemy [9]
Trans Anguilla Airways Nevis, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Maarten, Tortola, Virgin Gorda

New jet service

American Airlines initiated new, twice-weekly nonstop jet service between its Miami (MIA) hub and Anguilla on 11 December 2021, operated by its American Eagle affiliate with Embraer ERJ-175 regional jets. [10]

Notable flights

In recent history, a Boeing 737-300 [11] [12] [13] jetliner landed at the airport as well as an McDonnell Douglas MD-83 jetliner [14] carrying the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour.[ citation needed ]

On January 4, 2023, an Airbus A320neo from Avianca El Salvador landed for the first time in Anguilla.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ "Airport information for TQPF". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006.
  2. ↑ Board, Anguilla Tourist. "Wallblake Airport Renamed Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport" (Press release). Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Anguilla Outstation." Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 23 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Liu, Jim. "Anguilla Air Services adds Antigua route from Nov 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "St. Maarten, St Maarten (Dutch Part) SXM". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (1). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1000–1000. July 2025. ISSN   1466-8718. OCLC   41608313.
  6. 1 2 "BermudAir Launching New Brand With Service to Caribbean". Airline Geeks. 26 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "BERMUDAIR NW25 NETWORK CHANGES – 16AUG25". AeroRoutes. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Destinations – Sky High". Archived from the original on 8 April 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Tradewind Aviation 1Q24 Anguilla Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "American Airlines Launching Nonstop Flights to Anguilla and Dominica". 26 July 2021.
  11. ↑ Boeing 737 landing Anguilla. YouTube. 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  12. ↑ 737 takin off from Anguilla airport. YouTube. 19 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  13. ↑ http://theanguillian.com/2012/02/anguilla%E2%80%99s-airport-accommodated-category-6-aircraft/ operated by SAS Institute Incorporated
  14. ↑ F.I.F.A World Cup Trophy Tour: MD-83 in Anguilla (Full). YouTube. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2015.[ dead YouTube link ]
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