Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport
| Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport | |||
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| IATA: SKB – ICAO: TKPK | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | St Christopher Air & Sea Ports Authority | ||
| Location | Basseterre | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 170 ft / 52 m | ||
| Coordinates | 17°18′40″N 062°43′07″W / 17.31111°N 62.71861°WCoordinates: 17°18′40″N 062°43′07″W / 17.31111°N 62.71861°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 07/25 | 2,439 | 8,002 | Asphalt |
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Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (IATA: SKB, ICAO: TKPK) is an international airport located just northeast of Basseterre, on the island of Saint Kitts, serving the nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. It was named after the first Premier of St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla (as it then was), Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw.
A major renovation was completed in December 2006. The US$17 million project financed by loans from the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank and Taiwan, includes expansion of the parking apron to accommodate six-wide-bodied aircraft at the same time, complete resurfacing of the 2,439 m (8,002 ft) runway and construction of a new taxi-way. Construction started late 2004. Up to 6 wide bodied jets can now be accommodated on the tarmac. The airport can accommodate commercial jumbo jets and handles scheduled non-stop jet flights to Canada and the United States, as well as numerous regional commuter flights from within the Caribbean area.
The largest aircraft now operating regularly scheduled service at SKB is the Boeing 777-200 from British Airways. The airport also provides facilities for cargo and private jets. The largest aircraft ever to land here was a 747-400. A charted Sri Lankan Airlines A340-300 made aviation history when they did a charterd flight to St Kitts in 2011, a near 10 000 miles journey from Srilanka, the longest flight they ever did from home base.
As of 2008, the airport handled 299,706 passengers.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Scheduled service
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Canada | Seasonal: Toronto-Pearson |
| American Airlines | Miami, New York-JFK |
| American Eagle Airlines operated by Executive Airlines | San Juan |
| British Airways | Antigua, London-Gatwick |
| Delta Air Lines | Seasonal: Atlanta |
| LIAT | Antigua, Anguilla, Nevis, Saint Thomas, Sint Maarten, Tortola |
| REDjet | Barbados, Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan, Kingston-Norman Manley, Port of Spain [awaiting new aircraft arrival] |
| US Airways | Charlotte Seasonal: Philadelphia |
[edit] Charter
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Anguilla Air Services | Anguilla, Nevis |
| FlyMontserrat | Montserrat |
| St Barth Commuter | Saint Barthélemy |
| Trans Anguilla Airways | Anguilla |
[edit] Cargo
- Amerijet International
- Cielos Airlines
- DHL
- Four Star Aviation
- Mountain Air Cargo - Contractors for FedEx
- Roblex Aviation
[edit] Accidents and incidents
On 26 September 2009, British Airways Flight 2156 to V. C. Bird International Airport, Antigua, operated by Boeing 777-236 G-VIIR entered the runway through the wrong taxiway, prior to takeoff. This resulted in the aircraft having 695m less available for takeoff, compared to the correct taxiway entry. The takeoff was however completed normally with no injuries or other damages. The AAIB concluded in its report that the following factors contributed to the incident: "The airport authority had not installed any taxiway or holding point signs on the airfield. The crew did not brief the taxi routing. The crew misidentified Taxiway Bravo for Taxiway Alpha and departed from Intersection Bravo. The trainee ATCO did not inform the flight crew that they were at Intersection Bravo."[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Airport information for TKPK at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
