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This is a list of airports in the United States Virgin Islands (a U.S. territory), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport cod
Henry E. Rohlsen Airport (IATA: STX, ICAO: TISX, FAA LID: STX) is a public airport six miles (10 km) southwest of Christiansted on the island of St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands. [1] The airport is named after Henry E. Rohlsen, a St. Croix native who was one of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. The airport, which was a hub ...
Pages in category "Airports in the United States Virgin Islands" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
United States Department of Transportation: "Top 20 U.S. Gateways for Nonstop International Air Travel: 2008 and 2009". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Top 20 U.S. Gateways for Nonstop International Air Travel: 2005 and 2006". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Top 20 U.S. Gateways for Nonstop International Air Travel: 1990, 1995, and ...
The airport serves as the gateway to just about all of the islands within the BVI. The airport is also a gateway for inter-Caribbean travelers headed to the nearby U.S. Virgin Islands. Many travellers fly into Beef Island, with the intention of taking a ferry to the other smaller British Virgin Islands.
This is a list of the busiest airports in the Caribbean region by passenger traffic. Statistics are available for almost all the airstrips taken into account. Statistics are available for almost all the airstrips taken into account.
Cyril E. King Airport covers an area of 280 acres (110 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (10/28) measuring 7,000 ft × 150 ft (2,134 m × 46 m). For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2017, the airport had 61,255 aircraft operations, an average of 167 per day: 58% air taxi, 14% scheduled commercial, 27% general aviation and 1% military.
The United States took possession of the islands on March 31, 1917, and the territory was renamed the Virgin Islands of the United States. [27] [29] Every year, Transfer Day is recognized as a holiday, to commemorate the acquisition of the islands by the United States. [30] Rear Admiral James H. Oliver was the first American governor of the ...