Henry E. Rohlsen Airport
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| IATA: STX – ICAO: TISX – FAA LID: STX | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Virgin Islands Port Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 74 ft / 23 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°42′16″N 064°48′06″W / 17.70444°N 64.80167°WCoordinates: 17°42′16″N 064°48′06″W / 17.70444°N 64.80167°W | ||||||||||
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Henry E. Rohlsen Airport (IATA: STX, ICAO: TISX, FAA LID: STX) is a public airport located six miles (10 km) southwest of Christiansted on the island of St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.[1] The airport is named after Henry E. Rohlsen, a St. Croix native who was one of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II.
It is a small international airport that hosts mainly inter-Caribbean flights. The airport, which was a hub for Aero Virgin Islands in the 1970s and 1980s, has the capability to receive jets up to the size of the Boeing 747s. In 1996, Alexander Hamilton International Airport was renamed Henry E. Rohlsen Airport.
History
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force stationed the 12th Bombardment Squadron (25th Bombardment Group) at the airport for antisubmarine patrols flying B-18 Bolo aircraft from November 8, 1941 to November 10, 1942.
Historically, a number of airlines operated scheduled passenger jet service into St. Croix in the past. These air carriers included Air Florida with Douglas DC-9-10s, Caribair with McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s, Eastern Airlines with Boeing 727-100s, 727-200s and 757-200s, Midway Airlines with Boeing 737-200s, Pan Am with Boeing 727-200s as well as A300B4s [2] and Trans Caribbean Airways with Boeing 727-200s.[3] One air carrier that has served St. Croix for many years is American Airlines. In 1974, American was serving the airport with Boeing 707 and Boeing 727-100 jetliners with nonstop flights to New York City.[4] In 1994, American was operating Airbus A300-600R wide body jets into St. Croix with nonstop service to Miami.[5] A Boeing 747 carrying relief supplies during the aftermath of Hurricane Marilyn landed at the airport.
Facilities and aircraft
Henry E. Rohlsen Airport covers an area of 1,455 acres (589 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (10/28) measuring 10,004 ft × 150 ft (3,049 m × 46 m). For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2013, the airport had 36,287 aircraft operations, an average of 99 per day: 68% air taxi, 25% general aviation, 6% scheduled commercial and 1% military. In the same period, there were also 36 aircraft based at this airport, including 11 single-engine, 15 multi-engine, 5 jets, four military aircraft and one helicopter.[1]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| American Airlines | Miami Seasonal: Charlotte |
| Cape Air | St. Thomas, San Juan, Vieques |
| Coastal Air | Dominica-Canefield, Nevis, Sint Eustatius |
| Delta Air Lines | Seasonal: Atlanta |
| Hummingbird Air | Dominica–Canefield, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia-George Charles, Saint Thomas Seasonal: Sint Maarten, Tortola |
| JetBlue Airways | San Juan |
| LIAT | Antigua, Sint Maarten |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle operated by Norwegian Long Haul | Seasonal: Copenhagen |
| Seaborne Airlines | St Thomas, San Juan |
| Sea Flight Airlines | Saint Thomas |
Statistics
Top destinations
| Rank | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 | San Juan | 77,080 | American Eagle, JetBlue, Seaborne Airlines, Cape Air |
| 2 | Miami | 77,060 | American Airlines |
| 3 | St. Thomas | 35,040 | Cape Air, Seaborne Airlines, Seaflight |
| 4 | Charlotte | 2,000 | US Airways |
| 5 | Vieques | 2,000 | Seaborne Airlines, Cape Air |
Accidents and incidents
- On July 24, 1979, Prinair Flight 610 crashed shortly after takeoff from Alexander Hamilton Airport. One crew member and seven passengers were killed.[7]
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for STX (Form 5010 PDF), effective July 5, 2007
- ↑ http://www.airlinefan.com/airline-photos/3538303/Pan-Am/Airbus/A300/N211PA
- ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, Official Airline Guides (OAGs) dated Nov. 15, 1979 and July 1, 1983; http://www.airchives.net, Caribair system timetables; http://www.timetableimages.com, July 7, 1969 Trans Caribbean Airways system timetable
- ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, Dec. 1, 1974 American Airlines system timetable
- ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, Oct. 1, 1991 Official Airline Guide (OAG), St. Croix-Miami schedules
- ↑ "Data Bank 28IS – T-100 and T-100(f) International Segment Data, U.S. and Foreign Air Carriers Traffic and Capacity Data – 6-Month Restricted (U.S. Point and Foreign Point): January 2012 CD". 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ↑ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Henry E. Rohlsen Airport. |
- Virgin Islands Port Authority: Airport Facilities, official site
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective March 31, 2016
- FAA Terminal Procedures for STX, effective March 31, 2016
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for STX
- AirNav airport information for TISX
- ASN accident history for STX
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for TISX
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for STX
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