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Tortola (/ t ɔːr ˈ t oʊ l ə /) is the largest and most populated island of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. [2] It has a surface area of 55.7 square kilometres (21.5 square miles) with a total population of 23,908, with 9,400 residents in Road Town .
The regional air carrier served Anegada, Antigua, La Romana, Dominican Republic, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, San Juan and Virgin Gorda besides Tortola and also operated a small hub at the airport.
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
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.
Meanwhile, over the period 1672–1733, the Danish gained control of the nearby islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John and Saint Croix (i.e. the modern US Virgin Islands). The ruins of St. Phillip's Church, Tortola, one of the most important historical ruins in the territory. The British islands were considered principally a strategic possession.
The first congregation was the St. Thomas Reformed Church, which was established in 1660 and was associated with the Dutch Reformed Church. [11] Denmark-Norway's first attempt to settle the island in 1665 failed. However, the Danes did resettle St. Thomas in 1672, under the sponsorship of the Glueckstadt Co., later the Danish West India Company ...
Beef Island is an island in the British Virgin Islands.It is located to the east of Tortola, and the two islands are connected by the Queen Elizabeth Bridge.Beef Island is the site of the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (IATA code EIS), the main commercial airport that serves Tortola and the rest of the British Virgin Islands.
Charlotte Amalie (/ ˈ ʃ ɑːr l ə t ə ˈ m ɑː l i (ə)/ SHAR-lət ə-MAH-lee(-ə)), [3] located on St. Thomas, is the capital and the largest town of the United States Virgin Islands. It is the anchor of the subdistrict (or "the City") of Charlotte Amalie that is composed of the town of Charlotte Amalie, the census-designated place (CDP ...