Douglas–Charles Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Dominica | ||||||||||
| Operator | Dominica Air & Sea Ports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Marigot and Roseau. | ||||||||||
| Location | Dominica | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 73 ft / 22 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°32′49″N 061°18′00″W / 15.54694°N 61.30000°W | ||||||||||
| Website | douglascharlesairport | ||||||||||
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Douglas–Charles Airport (IATA: DOM, ICAO: TDPD), formerly known as Melville Hall Airport, is an airport located on the northeast coast of Dominica, 2 mi (3.2 km) northwest of Marigot. It is about one hour away from the second largest city Portsmouth. It is one of only two airports in the island nation of Dominica, the other being Canefield Airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of Roseau.
History
The Melville Hall area was chosen as the site for Dominica's main airport in 1944, for it was the only place on the island with extensive flat land.[4] It was only after the completion of the Transinsular Road from Belles to Marigot, in 1958, that work on the airport began.[4][5] The facility opened on 22 November 1961, and was first served by Dakotas from BWIA.[5]
In 2006 an airport expansion and upgrade program began which entailed the expansion of the terminal building to include a new departure lounge, customs and immigration section and check in area. The runway and apron were also extended and new night landing and navigational aids were installed. These enhancements had an extended completion date of mid-2010.[needs update]
The first-ever night landing was conducted on 9 August 2010 by Winair.[6] Regular night landings at the airport began on 20 September 2010; the first flight, from LIAT, flew from V.C. Bird International Airport in Antigua.
The airport was renamed from Melville Hall Airport to Douglas–Charles Airport on 27 October 2014 in honour of Prime Ministers Rosie Douglas and Pierre Charles.[7]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Antilles | Barbados, Castries, Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre, Sint Maarten |
| Air Sunshine | Anguilla, Castries, Nevis, Saint Croix, Saint Kitts, Saint Thomas, San Juan, Sint Maarten, Tortola |
| Caribbean Airlines | Barbados |
| Fly Montserrat | Charter: Montserrat |
| InterCaribbean Airways | Barbados, Castries, Tortola, Saint Vincent. |
| LIAT | Antigua, Barbados, Saint Kitts |
| Silver Airways | San Juan |
| St Barth Commuter | Charter: Saint Barthélemy |
| Trans Anguilla Airways | Charter: Anguilla |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| DHL Aviation | San Juan |
Incidents and accidents
- On Tuesday 4 December 2012 an Amerijet Boeing 727 overran the runway, no reported damage or injuries.[8]
- A Learjet 35 ran off the runway suffering extensive damage.[when?].
- An Air Anguilla Cessna 402 impacted terrain west of the airport, killing all 11 on board, on 23 August 1998.[9]
Other facilities
The airport houses the Dominica Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority.[10]
See also
References
- ^ Template:WAD
- ^ "Douglas-Charles Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Douglas Charles - International Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ a b Honychurch, Lennox (2005). "Development and Welfare". The Dominica Story (3rd ed.). Macmillan Publishing. p. 191. ISBN 0-333-62776-8.
- ^ a b Cracknell, Basil E. (1973). Dominica. David & Charles Ltd. pp. 103–4. ISBN 0-8117-0531-5.
- ^ Staff (11 August 2010). "First Ever Night Landing Conducted at Melville Hall Airport". Dominica Central Newspaper. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "It is now Douglas-Charles Airport". Dominica News Online. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Aircraft stuck at Melville Hall". Dominica News Online. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "NTSB Identification: ATL98RA119". NTSB.
- ^ "Dominica Outstation." Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 23 December 2012.
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Douglas-Charles International Airport
- Melville Hall Airport Expansion Project Continues, 15 Feb 2006
- Accident history for Dominica-Melville Hall Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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