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'''Queen Beatrix International Airport''' {{Airport codes|AUA|TNCA}} ([[Papiamento]]: ''Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix''), in [[Oranjestad, Aruba|Oranjestad]], [[Aruba]], is an aviation facility. It has flight services to the [[United States]], most countries in the [[Caribbean]], the northern coastal countries of [[South America]], [[Canada]] and some parts of [[Europe]], notably the [[Netherlands]]. It was named after [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands]], the [[head of state]] of Aruba. |
'''Queen Beatrix International Airport''' {{Airport codes|AUA|TNCA}} ([[Papiamento]]: ''Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix''), in [[Oranjestad, Aruba|Oranjestad]], [[Aruba]], is an aviation facility. It has flight services to the [[United States]], most countries in the [[Caribbean]], the northern coastal countries of [[South America]], [[Canada]] and some parts of [[Europe]], notably the [[Netherlands]]. It was named after [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands]], the [[head of state]] of Aruba. |
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This [[airport]] used to serve as the hub for bankrupt [[airline]] [[Air Aruba]], which was for many years an international airline. Before Aruba's separation from the [[Netherlands Antilles]] in 1986 it was also one of three hubs for [[Air ALM]]. The [[airport]] has a new airline, [[Tiara Air]] . |
This [[airport]] used to serve as the hub for bankrupt [[airline]] [[Air Aruba]], which was for many years an international airline. Before Aruba's separation from the [[Netherlands Antilles]] in 1986 it was also one of three hubs for [[Air ALM]]. The [[airport]] has a new airline, [[Tiara Air]], but now with 2 new airlines [[Fly Aruba]] and Aruba airlines. |
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The airport offers [[United States border preclearance|US Border Pre-clearance facilities]]. |
The airport offers [[United States border preclearance|US Border Pre-clearance facilities]]. |
Revision as of 05:20, 8 January 2012
Queen Beatrix International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Aruba Airport Authority N.V. | ||||||||||
Location | Oranjestad, Aruba | ||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 60 ft / 18 m | ||||||||||
Website | http://www.airportaruba.com/ airportaruba.com | ||||||||||
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Queen Beatrix International Airport (IATA: AUA, ICAO: TNCA) (Papiamento: Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix), in Oranjestad, Aruba, is an aviation facility. It has flight services to the United States, most countries in the Caribbean, the northern coastal countries of South America, Canada and some parts of Europe, notably the Netherlands. It was named after Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, the head of state of Aruba.
This airport used to serve as the hub for bankrupt airline Air Aruba, which was for many years an international airline. Before Aruba's separation from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 it was also one of three hubs for Air ALM. The airport has a new airline, Tiara Air, but now with 2 new airlines Fly Aruba and Aruba airlines.
The airport offers US Border Pre-clearance facilities.
A terminal for private aircraft opened in 2007.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger airlines
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aerolíneas Mas | Santo Domingo-La Isabela |
Air Canada | Toronto-Pearson |
Air Transat | Seasonal: Toronto-Pearson |
AirTran Airways | Atlanta, Baltimore, Orlando |
American Airlines | Miami, New York-JFK |
Arkefly | Amsterdam, Curaçao |
Aserca Airlines operated by PAWA Dominicana | Santo Domingo, Caracas |
Avianca | Bogotá |
Avianca operated by SAM Colombia | Bogotá |
Avior Airlines | Caracas, Maracaibo, Valencia |
Blue Panorama Airlines | Milan-Malpensa |
CanJet | Toronto-Pearson |
Copa Airlines | Panama City |
Copa Airlines Colombia | Seasonal: Bogotá |
Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, New York-JFK Seasonal: New York-LaGuardia |
Dutch Antilles Express | Bonaire, Caracas, Curaçao |
Gol Transportes Aéreos | Brasília, Caracas, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
Insel Air | Bogotá, Curaçao |
JetBlue Airways | Boston, New York–JFK |
KLM | Amsterdam |
LASER Airlines | Caracas |
PAWA Dominicana | Seasonal: Santo Domingo-Las Americas |
Spirit Airlines | Fort Lauderdale |
Sunwing Airlines | Toronto-Pearson |
Surinam Airways | Miami, Paramaribo |
TAME | Quito |
Tiara Air | Bonaire, Curaçao, Maracaibo, Punto Fijo, Riohacha |
Thomas Cook Canada operated by Jazz Air | Seasonal: Toronto-Pearson |
Thomson Airways | Seasonal: London-Gatwick, Manchester |
United Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark, Washington-Dulles Seasonal: New York-LaGuardia |
US Airways | Charlotte, Philadelphia |
Venezolana | Caracas, Maracaibo |
VolAir | Santo Domingo-Las Americas |
[[Gol] ] | São Paulo/Caracas
Cargo airlines
Airlines | Destinations |
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Ameriflight | San Juan |
Amerijet International | Miami, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo |
DHL Aero Expreso | Panama City |
Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas | Bogotá |
Merlin Express | Aguadilla |
Charter & seasonal airlines
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Pullmantur | Madrid |
Blue Panorama Airlines | Milan-Malpensa |
Conviasa | Caracas |
Miami Air International | Miami |
Rico Linhas Aéreas | Manaus |
RUTACA Airlines | Caracas |
Sol America | Coro, Las Piedras |
TAM Linhas Aéreas | São Paulo |
Westjet | Toronto-Pearson |
World War IIDuring World War II the airport was used by the United States Army Air Force Sixth Air Force defending Caribbean shipping and the Panama Canal against German submarines. Flying units assigned to the airfield were:
Incidents and accidents
World's Top 10 Airport ApproachesIn 2011, the airport was voted fourth in a list of the world's top 10 airport approaches in a survey conducted by PrivateFly.com.[2] ReferencesThis article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
External links |