Virgin Gorda Airport
| Virgin Gorda Airport | |||
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|---|---|---|---|
| Code | IATA: VIJ, ICAO: TUPW | ||
| Territory | British Virgin Islands | ||
| Island | Virgin Gorda | ||
| Public | |||
| Operator | BVIAA | ||
| Location | British Virgin Islands 18°26’44"N, 64°25’41"W | ||
| Runway(s) | 3,100 feet (Unpaved: sand & gravel) | ||
| Website | |||
Virgin Gorda Airport (IATA: VIJ, ICAO: TUPW) is a public airport on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands.
The airport is owned and operated by the Government of the British Virgin Islands, which purchased the airport from Little Dix Bay Resort for $2.9 million in 2005.
Air Sunshine have served Virgin Gorda for many years, joined by Island Birds Air Charter since 2000.
The runway at the airport remains an unpaved, sand and gravel airstrip. In January 2010 the airport was closed for major construction work,[1] reopening in December of that year. It is currently restricted to a small handful of airlines that must be fully approved by the ASSI to operate at the field.
There are flights between the airport and Beef Island Airport for Road Town but also internationally to Anguilla, Nevis, St Thomas, Sint Maarten, Saint Croix, Vieques and Puerto Rico.
References
- ↑ Gay Nagle Myers (6 April 2010). "Virgin Gorda Airport could reopen in November". Travel Weekly. http://www.travelweekly.com/article3_ektid212486.aspx.
