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Queen Beatrix International Airport (Dutch: Internationale luchthaven Koningin Beatrix; Papiamento: Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix), colloquially known as Aruba Airport (IATA: AUA, ICAO: TNCA), is an international airport located in Oranjestad, Aruba. It has flight services to the United States, several countries in the Caribbean, the northern coastal countries of South America, Canada, as well as some parts of Europe, notably the Netherlands. It is named after Beatrix of the Netherlands, who was Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 to 2013.

Queen Beatrix International Airport Internationale luchthaven Koningin Beatrix Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix
IATA: AUA ICAO: TNCA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Aruba Airport Authority N.V.
Location	Oranjestad, Aruba
Hub for	Aruba Airlines
Focus city for	Aerosucre
Elevation AMSL	60 ft / 18 m
Coordinates	12°30′05″N 70°00′55″W
Website	airportaruba.com
Map
AUA  Location in Aruba
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 2,743 8,999 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1]

Overview

The airport offers United States border preclearance facilities. A terminal for private aircraft opened in 2007. The 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 ALM Antillean Airlines as well as a home base for Tiara Air until 2016.

Since 2013 the airport is home to Aruba Airlines, a local airline. The airline has three Airbus A320 family aircraft and two Bombardier CRJ200. The main focus of Aruba Airlines is connecting the region through its hub.

History

In 1934, Manuel Viana launched a weekly mail and passenger service between Aruba and Curacao, with A.J. Viccellio piloting Loening C-2H Air Yacht PJ-ZAA from a mud-flat runway. Commercial services were taken over by KLM from 24 December 1934. Later^[when?] they were transferred to a graded runway known as the KLM field.[2]

During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force defending Caribbean shipping and the Panama Canal against German submarines.^{[citation needed]} The airfield was renamed Dakota Field; the terminal facilities became Dakota Airport.[2] Flying units assigned to the airfield were:

• 59th Bombardment Squadron (9th Bombardment Group) 14 January-24 September 1942 (A-20 Havoc)
• 12th Bombardment Squadron (25th Bombardment Group) 10 October 1942 – 23 November 1943 (B-18 Bolo)
• 22d Fighter Squadron (36th Fighter Group) 2 September 1942 – April 1943 (P-40 Warhawk)
• 32d Fighter Squadron (Antilles Air Command) 9 March 1943 – March 1944 (P-40 Warhawk)

On 22 October 1955, the airport was named after Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands during a royal visit. It was renamed in 1980 after her accession to the throne.[2]

On 3 March 2021, American Airlines celebrated its 50 years flying to and from Aruba.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Air Canada Rouge	Toronto–Pearson
Air Century	Santo Domingo–La Isabela
Albatros Airlines	Las Piedras
American Airlines	Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, New York–LaGuardia, Philadelphia Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare
Arajet	Santo Domingo–Las Américas
Aruba Airlines	Barranquilla, Bonaire, Curaçao, Medellin–JMC, Riohacha
Avianca	Bogotá
British Airways	Antigua, London–Gatwick (both begin 26 March 2023)[4]
Copa Airlines	Panama City–Tocumen
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta, New York–JFK Seasonal: Boston
Divi Divi Air	Curaçao Charter: Bonaire
EZAir	Bonaire, Curaçao
JetBlue	Boston, New York–JFK Seasonal: Newark
KLM	Amsterdam1
SARPA	Barranquilla, Medellin–JMC
Sky High Aviation Services	Santo Domingo–Las Américas
Southwest Airlines	Baltimore, Orlando
Spirit Airlines	Fort Lauderdale
Sun Country Airlines	Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul
Sunwing Airlines	Toronto–Pearson
Surinam Airways	Miami, Paramaribo
TUI fly Belgium	Seasonal: Brussels
TUI fly Netherlands	Amsterdam3
United Airlines	Chicago–O'Hare, Houston–Intercontinental, Newark Seasonal: Washington–Dulles
WestJet	Toronto–Pearson
Winair	Curaçao, St. Maarten4
Wingo	Bogotá, Medellín

Notes

• ^1 KLM's flights operate to and from Bonaire on selected days.
• ^2 TUI fly Belgium's flights operate from Brussels to Aruba via Santo Domingo. However, the airline does not have cabotage rights to transport passengers solely between Aruba and Santo Domingo.
• ^3 TUI Airlines Netherlands's flights operate between Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao on selected days. However, the airline does not have fifth freedom rights to transport passengers solely between Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao.
• ^4 Winair's flights operate between Aruba and Sint Maarten via Curacao on selected days.

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
AerCaribe	Bogotá
Aerosucre	Bogotá
Ameriflight	Aguadilla, San Juan
Amerijet International	Miami, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo–Las Américas
DHL Aero Expreso	Panama City
Liñeas Aereas Suramericanas	Bogota
Vensecar Internacional	Curacao, Panama City, Santo Domingo–Las Américas

Statistics

Busiest US routes from Aruba (2009–2010)^{[citation needed]}

Rank	Airport	Passengers	Carriers
1	New York–JFK, New York	237,498	Delta, JetBlue
2	Miami, Florida	209,364	American
3	Newark, New Jersey	145,448	JetBlue, Continental/United
4	Atlanta, Georgia	139,547	Delta
5	Charlotte, North Carolina	120,362	US Airways/American
6	Boston, MA	113,910	JetBlue, American
7	Philadelphia, PA	67,993	US Airways/American
8	Washington–Dulles, VA	27,477	United
9	Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois	18,362	United, US Airways/American
10	Houston–Intercontinental, TX	15,727	Continental/United

Accidents and incidents

• On January 13, 2010, an Arkefly Boeing 767-300 (registration PH-AHQ), operating Flight 361 from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to Queen Beatrix International Airport, declared an emergency after a man claimed to have a bomb on board. There ensued a struggle with the flight crew, and the aircraft made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland. Gardaí stormed the plane and arrested the man; he was taken to Shannon Garda station. A passenger who had recently had surgery collapsed in the terminal while waiting for the continuation of the flight, and had to be taken to a local hospital. The replacement aircraft, PH-AHY, also a Boeing 767-300, continued the flight to Aruba. ^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Trams in Oranjestad

References

Citations

Bibliography

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• Maurer Maurer (1 January 1982). Air Force Combat Units of World War II: History and Insignia. Zenger Publishing Company, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-89201-092-9.
• Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.

External links

Media related to Queen Beatrix International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Website
• Current weather for TNCA at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for AUA at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

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[de] Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix

Der Internationale Flughafen „Königin Beatrix“ (IATA: AUA, ICAO: TNCA; offiziell Papiamentu: Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix, niederländ. Internationale luchthaven Koningin Beatrix, engl. Queen Beatrix International Airport) ist ein internationaler Verkehrsflughafen bei Oranjestad auf Aruba in der südlichen Karibik. Er wurde nach Königin Beatrix der Niederlande benannt und ist neben regionalen Verbindungen auch an internationale Destinationen vor allem in Nord- und Südamerika angebunden. KLM und TUI Airlines Nederland fliegen Oranjestad darüber hinaus auch von Amsterdam aus an, da Aruba Teil des Königreichs der Niederlande ist. Von 1986 bis 2000 war hier die inzwischen insolvente Air Aruba beheimatet.

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- [en] Queen Beatrix International Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix

El Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix (IATA: AUA, OACI: TNCA) se ubica al este de la isla de Aruba en el mar Caribe a tan solo 4 km de la capital Oranjestad. Ofrece vuelos en mayor parte hacia los Estados Unidos, más que la mayoría de los países en el mar Caribe, a algunos países costeros de América del Sur y algunas partes de Europa, en particular los Países Bajos. Es llamado Reina Beatriz de los Países Bajos, en honor a la ex jefa de Estado de Aruba.

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[fr] Aéroport international Reine-Beatrix

L'aéroport international Reine-Beatrix (code IATA : AUA • code OACI : TNCA), en néerlandais Internationale luchthaven Koningin Beatrix, en papiamento Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix, est un aéroport international situé dans le sud-est d'Oranjestad, capitale de l'île néerlandaise d'Aruba, aux Caraïbes. Inauguré en 1934, il est nommé en hommage à Beatrix, reine des Pays-Bas de 1980 à 2013.

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[it] Aeroporto Internazionale Regina Beatrice

L'Aeroporto Internazionale Regina Beatrice si trova nell'isola di Aruba, nei dintorni della capitale Oranjestad. Racchiude i voli della Air Canada, Aires, American Airlines, Avianca, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, Insel Air, JetBlue e la United Airlines.

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[ru] Международный аэропорт имени королевы Беатрикс

Междунаро́дный аэропо́рт Аруба и́мени короле́вы Беатри́кс (папьям. Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix, нидерл. Koningin Beatrix International Airport; (ИАТА: AUA, ИКАО: TNCA), расположенный в Ораньестаде (Аруба), осуществляет рейсы в США, многие страны Карибского региона, страны северного побережья Южной Америки и некоторые страны Европы (в основном в Нидерланды). Назван в честь нидерландской королевы Беатрикс.

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