Canefield Airport
| Canefield Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: DCF – ICAO: TDCF | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Roseau | ||||||||||
| Location | Dominica | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 13 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°20′12″N 061°23′32″W / 15.33667°N 61.39222°WCoordinates: 15°20′12″N 061°23′32″W / 15.33667°N 61.39222°W | ||||||||||
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  DCF Location in Dominica | |||||||||||
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Canefield Airport (IATA: DCF, ICAO: TDCF), is an airport on the west coast of the island nation of Dominica. It is located three miles (5 km) northeast of Roseau, the capital. It is the smaller of the two airports on the island. The larger being Douglas–Charles Airport, formerly known as Melville Hall Airport, located on the east coast.
The airport is served by Dominica Air Taxi which is operated by Carib Aviation using Twin Otters.
Take Air operates a Czech built Let 410 from Martinique to Canefield.
Construction began in early 1979 with British funding, shortly after Dominica's independence.[2]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Coastal Air | St. Croix |
| Hummingbird Air | St. Croix, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, Tortola (all suspended) |
| Winair | St. Maarten |
References
- ↑ Airport information for TDCF at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ United Press International (UPI) (January 3, 1979). "New Dominica airport". The Hour (Norwalk, Connecticut). p. 18. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
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