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The Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation and Investment is a Cabinet-level governmental agency in Antigua and Barbuda responsible for investment and the country's tourism industry. Responsibilities
Antigua Air Station was established on a portion of the former Coolidge AFB. As of 2011, NASA continues to utilize the Antigua facility for launch tracking services on an as-needed basis; and did so for the launch of the Mars Science Laboratory on 26 November 2011. [4] Upon the closure of the base in 1949, it became a civil airport.
Map of Antigua and Barbuda. There are three airports operating in Antigua and Barbuda, a nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Antigua and Barbuda consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands (including Great Bird, Green, Guinea, Long, Maiden and York Islands).
All boats are required to enter in Antigua before continuing to Barbuda, and they must obtain a permit from the Port Authority to do so. Fees apply both for entering and docking in the country. The main port is at St. John's, receiving cruise ships and the Barbuda Express. The Barbuda Express travels between St. John's and Barbuda five days a week.
Nelson's Dockyard is a cultural heritage site and marina in English Harbour, located in Saint Paul Parish on the Caribbean island of Antigua, in Antigua and Barbuda. It is the only continuously working Georgian era dockyard in the world. [1] It was built in the early 18th century and abandoned by the British Royal Navy in 1889.
All public airports in Antigua and Barbuda are operated by the Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority. [8] [9] These airports are also used by the defence force's Air Wing at specialized hangars. [10] In the 2024 government budget, $7.5 million went to the civil aviation ministry and $83.5 million went to V. C. Bird International Airport. [11]
[6] [7] [8] On 12 September 2024, the Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda announced that the airport would be named after Eric Burton and Arthur Nibbs. [9] The name was chosen due to Burton and Nibbs' stance in favor of a unitary Antigua and Barbuda, and due to Nibbs' stance against the Barbuda Land Acts. [10]
Antigua and Barbuda Parliament Building. St John's is the home of the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda. St John's is the capital of the Parish of Saint John. The Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority has its headquarters on Factory Road in St. John's. [27] St John's is twinned with Waltham Forest borough in London, England.