Canefield Airport
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| Canefield Airport | |||
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| IATA: DCF – ICAO: TDCF | |||
| Summary | |||
| 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 | ||
| Map | |||
| Location in Dominica | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 01/19 | 954 | 3,130 | Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF[1] | |||
Canefield Airport (IATA: DCF, ICAO: TDCF), is the airport serving Roseau, Dominica. It is one of only two airports in the island nation of Dominica, the other being Melville Hall Airport.
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]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
At the moment there are no airlines flying into Canefield Airport.[citation needed]
[edit] 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. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qas0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Am4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1072,269283&dq=melville-hall+dominica&hl=en. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
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