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The Canefield Airport (IATA: DCF, ICAO: TDCF) is an airport on the west coast of the island nation of Dominica. It is 3 miles (5 km) north of Roseau, the capital. Construction began in early 1979 with British funding, shortly after Dominica's independence.[4] The airport was officially opened in 1982.[5] It is one of only two airports in the island nation of Dominica, the other being Douglas-Charles Airport.

Canefield Airport
View of the Canefield Airport
IATA: DCF ICAO: TDCF
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Dominica
Operator	Dominica Air & Sea Ports Authority
Serves	Roseau, Dominica
Elevation AMSL	13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates	15°20′12″N 61°23′32″W
Website	discoverdominica.com/en/places/109/canefield-airport
Map
DCF Location in Dominica
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 954 3,130 Asphalt
Source: GCM[1] SkyVector[2] Bing Maps[3]

Runways and taxiways

It has one runway 01/19, which measures 3130 feet (954 meters) by 75 feet. Runway 01 has a 500-foot displaced threshold. There is mountainous terrain to the east, and rising terrain north and south, with the Caribbean sea to the west. Commercial operators require proficiency checks for their crews to be able to operate at the airport.

The airport features one three-thousand-one-hundred-and-thirty-foot runway.

Number	Length	Width	Notes
01/19	3,130 feet (954 m)	75 feet (23 m)	Operations between Sunrise and Sunset

Traffic

Most of these flights operate with turboprop and piston aircraft such as the DHC-6 Twin Otter, Beechcraft King Air, Freighters, and private aircraft.

Though not common, the airport has handled light business jets such as the Cessna Citation Mustang, and the Cessna Citation II on occasions. One of the largest aircraft to ever land at the airport was a Samaritan's Purse operated Basler BT-67.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate passenger flights to the Canefield Airport:

Airlines	Destinations	Refs
Air Antilles	Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre (suspended)[6]	[7]
Airawak	Castries, Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre	[8]
Anguilla Air Services	Seasonal: Anguilla, Antigua, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts, St. Maarten	[9]
Caribbean Helicopters	Antigua
Coastal Air	Saint Croix, St. Maarten Seasonal: Anguilla, Nevis, St. Eustatius
Executive Air	Seasonal: Antigua, Barbados, Castries, Grenada, St. Kitts	[10]
Express Carrier LLC	Anguilla, Saint Croix, St. Thomas Seasonal: Antigua, Nevis, Saint Kitts, Tortola
Fly Montserrat	Seasonal: Antigua, Montserrat	[11]
Island Birds	Seasonal: Antigua, San Juan	[12]
St Barth Executive	Charter: Pointe-à-Pitre, Port of Spain	[13]
Trans Anguilla Airways	Charter: Anguilla	[14]

Charter

The following airlines operate charter flights into the Canefield Airport.

Airlines	Destinations	Refs
Fly BVI Ltd	Beef Island	[15]
St Barth Commuter	Saint Barthélemy, Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre, Saint Martin	[16]
SXM Airways	St. Maarten	[17]

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations	Refs
Coastal Air	St. Croix
Executive Air	Antigua, Barbados, Castries, Grenada, St. Kitts	[18]
Express Carrier LLC	St. Thomas
DHL	Antigua

Statistics

This section does not cite any sources. (April 2022)

The busiest routes year round to the Canefield Airport.

Rank	City	Top Carriers
1	Christiansted, St. Croix	Coastal Air, Express Carrier LLC
2	Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas	Express Carrier LLC
3	Phillipsburg, St. Maarten	Anguilla Air Services, Coastal Air

Temperature Record

On 3 October 2015, the weather station at Canefield Airport recorded a temperature of 35.5 °C (95.9 °F). This is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Dominica.[19]

Incidents and accidents

• On Tuesday, March 1, 2011 a Rockwell Shrike Commander aircraft right main gear blew and the aircraft veered off the runway to the right. There were no injuries and this mishap is still unexplained.[20]
• On Thursday, February 16, 2012 a Cessna 402 made an emergency landing. It landed without further incident.[21]
• On Thursday, February 27, 2014 a Cessna 404 aircraft ran off the runway, suffered damage to the left wing.[22]
• On Sunday, February 8, 2015 a private Cessna 404 aircraft coming from Venezuela ran off the runway, suffered extensive damage.[23]
• On Wednesday, February 7, 2018 a Rockwell Shrike Commander aircraft upon landing suffered nose gear failure.[24]

See also

• Transport in Dominica
• List of airports in Dominica

References

External links

• Accident history for Canefield Airport at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

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[de] Canefield Airport

Der Canefield Airport (IATA-Code DCF, ICAO-Code TDCF) ist einer der beiden Flughäfen des karibischen Inselstaats Dominica. Er liegt etwa 2 km nördlich von Roseau.

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- [en] Canefield Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto de Canefield

El Aeropuerto de Canefield[3] (en inglés: Canefield Airport)[4] (IATA: DCF, ICAO: TDCF) es un aeropuerto en la costa oeste de la isla y nación caribeña[5] de Dominica.[6] Se encuentra a tres millas (5 km) al noreste de Roseau, la capital nacional. Es el menor de los dos aeropuertos en la isla. El más grande Aeropuerto Douglas-Charles, anteriormente conocido como Aeropuerto Melville Hall, está ubicado en la costa este.

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[fr] Aéroport de Canefield

L'Aéroport de Canefield est l'un des deux aéroports de la Dominique, dont il dessert la capitale, Roseau.

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[ru] Кейнфилд (аэропорт)

Аэропорт Кейнфилд (англ. Canefield Airport; ИАТА: DCF, ИКАО: TDCF) — международный аэропорт, расположенный на западном побережье Доминики. Он находится в Кейнфилде, в 5 км к северу от Розо, столицы страны, и в часе езды от второго по размерам города страны, Портсмута. Из-за близкого расположения к Розо, аэропорт также зовётся Кейнфилд-Розо.

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