W H Bramble Airport

From Wikishire
Revision as of 18:13, 1 April 2018 by RB (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox airport |name=W.H. Bramble (Blackburne) Airport |territory=Montserrat |picture=HWBramble_Airport_Montserrat_Runway15.jpg |picture caption=H W Bramble Airport when in...")
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
W.H. Bramble (Blackburne) Airport
H W Bramble Airport when in operation
H W Bramble Airport when in operation
Code
Territory Montserrat
public
Location 16°45’32"N, 62°9’23"W
Runway 3,380 feet (Asphalt)
Website

W.H. Bramble Airport, also known as Blackburne Airport, was a small international airport on Montserrat. It was built at Trants, on the east coast of the island.

The airport was named after William Henry Bramble, Montserrat's Chief Minister from 1960 to 1970.

The abandoned, destroyed airport

The airport was destroyed in 1997 by an eruption of the nearby Soufrière Hills volcano, which obliterated much of the southern part of the island. For several years after the disaster, Montserrat was only accessible by helicopters or boats, until July 2005, when the new Gerald's Airport (now John A. Osborne Airport) was completed at the north end of the island (north of Saint John's and south of Gerald's). Bramble Airport had used the IATA airport code MNI, but this has now been transferred to the new airport.

Operation

W. H. Bramble Airport was served by the following airlines:

  • LIAT
  • Winair
  • Montserrat Airways
  • Carib Aviation
  • sometimes American Eagle Airlines

Outside links

Retrieved from "https://wikishire.co.uk/w/index.php?title=W_H_Bramble_Airport&oldid=56558"