Jacmel Airport
Jacmel Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Autorité Aeroportuaire Nationale | ||||||||||
Serves | Jacmel, Haiti | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 167 ft / 51 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 18°14′28″N 072°31′07″W / 18.24111°N 72.51861°W | ||||||||||
Website | http://www.aanhaiti.com/aan/ | ||||||||||
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Jacmel Airport (IATA: JAK, ICAO: MTJA) is the sixth airport in Haiti in passenger traffic is located near the city with the same name, Jacmel, on Haiti's south coast. The airport runs on timezone GMT+5.0 and is located in World Area Code (WAC)#238.
This airport is served by scheduled and charter airlines from Port-au-Prince. The airport was opened in 2006 and allows travel from there to Port-au-Prince and to other destinations across the continent.
The airport is currently under the control of the Canadian Forces in the aftermath of the 2010 Haitian Earthquake.[1]
Facilities
The airport is able to handle smaller commercial aircraft, but not large aircraft.[2]. However, a C-130 Hercules aircraft can land with utmost difficulty. Prior to the 12 January 2010 quake, there was no control tower at the airstrip, and its ramp area could only accommodate five aircraft at a time, [3] the runway also did not have lights,[4] and with no control tower, no radar to go with it. As such, it can only support good weather daylight operation.[5]
Airlines and Destinations
- Air D'Ayiti (Miami)
- Haiti Ambassador Airlines (New York)
- Caribintair (Port-au-Prince)
- Tortug' Air (Port-au-Prince)
- Tropical Airways
Name | IATA code | ICAO code | Location | Distance | Direction |
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Toussaint Louverture International Airport | PAP | MTPP | Haiti | 28 miles (45 km) | NE (32°) |
Cabo Rojo Airport | CBJ | MDCR | Dominican Republic | 61 miles (98 km) | E (111°) |
Cayes Airport | CYA | MTCA | Haiti | 83 miles (134 km) | W (271°) |
Maria Montez International Airport | BRX | MDBH | Dominican Republic | 92 miles (148 km) | E (90°) |
San Juan De La Maguana Airport | SJM | MDSA | Dominican Republic | 93 miles (150 km) | NE (64°) |
San Juan Airport | SJM | MDSJ | Dominican Republic | 94 miles (151 km) | NE (64°) |
Jeremie Airport | JEE | MTJE | Haiti | 112 miles (180 km) | W (285°) |
Azua Airport | MDAD | Dominican Republic | 118 miles (190 km) | E (84°) | |
Dajabon Airport | MDDJ | Dominican Republic | 107 miles (172 km) | NE (31°) |
History
2010 7.0 earthquake
The airport was first used by Canadian CH-146 Griffon helicopters, on 14 January 2010, in scouting the area for relief efforts, prior to the arrival of the force to be deployed in Jacmel.[3] It became a focus for relief flights by the Canadian military utilizing CC-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, in lieu of the larger CC-177 Globemaster III that cannot operate here, due to its large size.[2] Canadian soldiers started arriving on flights on Tuesday 19 January 2010 at the airport.[6]
Canadian forces at the airport are fitting a lighting system to allow day and night operations, to decongest Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, by taking some flights. Radar control of the area will be staged off HMCS Halifax, anchored off the coast, near Jacmel's port.[7]
References
- ^ Globe and Mail, "Ottawa expedites Haitian adoptions as troops assess damage in Jacmel", Jane Taber, 20 January 2010
- ^ a b CBC News, "Canadian Forces head to port town of Jacmel", 18 January 2010 (accessed 19 January 2010)
- ^ a b Globe and Mail, "Canada's big task in Haiti starts on small airstrip", Gloria Galloway, 19 January 2010 (Accessed 19 January 2010)
- ^ Journal Star, "Group of local aid workers arrives in Haiti", Ryan Ori, 19 January 2010 (accessed 20 January 2010)
- ^ Template:Fr icon La Presse (Montreal), "Le Canada coordonne les opérations à l'aérodrome de Jacmel", Malorie Beauchemin, 20 January 2010 (accessed 21 January 2010)
- ^ The Gazette (Montreal), "Canada sending money, troops to assist in Haiti", Juliet O'Neill, 19 January 2010 (accessed 19 January 2010)
- ^ Template:Fr icon Romandie, "Haïti : le Canada va rouvrir l'aéroport de Jacmel", AFP, 20 January 2010 (accessed 21 January 2010)
External links
- Template:WAD
- AirportFact.com JAK
See also
- Toussaint Louverture International Airport, airport also related to the 7.0 Haitian earthquake relief
- Operation Hestia, Canadian military relief effort for the 12 January 2010 Haitian earthquake