Vance W. Amory International Airport

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Vance W. Amory Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorNevis Air and Sea Ports Authority
Location Newcastle, Nevis
Elevation  AMSL 14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates 17°12′20″N62°35′24″W / 17.20556°N 62.59000°W / 17.20556; -62.59000
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Vance W. Amory International Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
10/281,2183,996 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF [1]

Vance W. Amory International Airport( IATA : NEV, ICAO : TKPN) serves the island of Nevis in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. The airport has a single runway, which is approximately 1,220 meters (4,000 feet) long. The airport is located just west of the village Newcastle, Nevis, in Saint James Windward Parish.

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The airport was previously known as Bambooshay Airport, then Newcastle Airport. It was renamed in 2002 after the Premier of Nevis, Vance Amory, following the completion of a new, more modern terminal, a new control tower, and an extension to the runway. The airport is available to many aircraft, it being an international airport.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Sunshine Saint Croix, Saint Kitts, Saint Thomas, San Juan, Tortola
Anguilla Air Services Charter: Anguilla, Saint Kitts
Cape Air Saint Croix, Saint Kitts, [2] Saint Thomas [3]
Coastal Air Dominica–Canefield, Saint Croix
St Barth Commuter Charter: Saint Barthélemy
Trans Anguilla Airways Anguilla

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Air Sunshine Anguilla, Dominica–Douglas-Charles, Saint Thomas, San Juan, Sint Maarten, Tortola, Virgin Gorda

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References

  1. "Airport information for TKPN". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. "Cape Air Dec 2024 Caribbean Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  3. "Flight Schedule". Nevis Air and Sea Port Authority . Retrieved 19 November 2024.