Virgin Gorda Airport
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| Virgin Gorda Airport | |||
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| IATA: VIJ – ICAO: TUPW | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | BVIAA | ||
| Serves | Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda | ||
| Location | British Virgin Islands | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 14 ft / 4 m | ||
| Coordinates | 18°26′53″N 62°25′43″W / 18.44806°N 62.42861°WCoordinates: 18°26′53″N 62°25′43″W / 18.44806°N 62.42861°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 03/21 | 945 | 3,100 | Dirt |
| Source: DAFIF[1] | |||
Virgin Gorda Airport (IATA: VIJ, ICAO: TUPW) is an airport on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The airport is owned and operated by the Government of the VI (UK). The government purchased the airport from Little Dix Bay Resort for $2.9 million in 2005. In January, 2010 the airport was closed for major construction work, it hopes to re-open in November, 2010.[2]
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Sunshine | Saint Croix, Saint Thomas, San Juan, Vieques[3] |
[edit] Charter
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Flamenco | On-Demand Charters |
| Air Sunshine | San Juan, St. Thomas, St. Croix, Vieques[3] |
| Island Birds | On-Demand Charters |
[edit] References
- ^ Airport information for Cabinda Airport at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ Gay Nagle Myers (April 6, 2010). "Virgin Gorda Airport could reopen in November". Travel Weekly. http://www.travelweekly.com/article3_ektid212486.aspx. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ^ a b [1]
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