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Robert L. Bradshaw Airport (IATA: SKB, ICAO: TKPK), formerly known as Golden Rock Airport, is an international airport located just northeast of Basseterre, on the island of Saint Kitts, serving the nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. It was named after the first Premier of St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla (as it then was), Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw. In 2008, the airport handled 399,706 passengers.

Robert L. Bradshaw Airport
IATA: SKB ICAO: TKPK
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	St Christopher Air & Sea Ports Authority
Location	Basseterre
Elevation AMSL	170 ft / 52 m
Coordinates	17°18′41″N 062°43′07″W
Map
SKB Location on map of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 2,439 8,000 Asphalt
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Overview

A major renovation was completed in December 2006. The US$17 million project financed by loans from the St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank and Taiwan, includes expansion of the parking apron to accommodate six-wide-bodied aircraft at the same time, complete resurfacing of the 2,439 m (8,002 ft) runway and construction of a new taxi-way. Construction started late 2004. Up to 6 wide bodied jets can now be accommodated on the tarmac. The airport can accommodate commercial jumbo jets and handles scheduled non-stop jet flights to Canada and the United States, as well as numerous regional commuter flights from within the Caribbean area.

The airport also provides facilities for cargo and private jets. The largest aircraft ever to land here was a Boeing 747-400. A chartered Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus A340-300 made aviation history when they operated a charter flight to St Kitts in 2011, a nearly 10,000-mile journey from Colombo-BIA, Sri Lanka.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Air Canada Rouge	Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson
Air Sunshine	Anguilla, Saint Croix, Saint Thomas, San Juan, Tortola
American Airlines	Miami Seasonal: Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, New York–JFK
British Airways	Antigua, London–Gatwick
Delta Air Lines	Seasonal: Atlanta, New York–JFK
Silver Airways	San Juan
Sky High	Santo Domingo–Las Americas[1]
Trans Anguilla Airways	Anguilla, Antigua, St. Eustatius
United Airlines	Seasonal: Newark

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Air Cargo Carriers	Dominica–Douglas-Charles
Amerijet International	Miami
FedEx	San Juan

Other facilities

The airport houses the St. Kitts Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority.[2]

Accidents and incidents

• On 26 September 2009, British Airways Flight 2156 to V. C. Bird International Airport, Antigua, operated by Boeing 777-236 G-VIIR entered the runway through the wrong taxiway, prior to takeoff. This resulted in the aircraft having 695m less available for takeoff, compared to the correct taxiway entry. The takeoff was however completed normally with no injuries or other damages. The AAIB concluded in its report that the following factors contributed to the incident: "The airport authority had not installed any taxiway or holding point signs on the airfield. The crew did not brief the taxi routing. The crew misidentified Taxiway Bravo for Taxiway Alpha and departed from Intersection Bravo. The trainee ATCO did not inform the flight crew that they were at Intersection Bravo."[3]

References

External links

Media related to Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport

Der Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport ist der größere der beiden internationalen Flughäfen im Staat St. Kitts und Nevis und liegt auf der Insel St. Kitts. Er ist nach Robert Bradshaw, dem ersten Premierminister des Inselstaates, benannt.

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- [en] Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport

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[fr] Aéroport international Robert L. Bradshaw

L'aéroport international Robert L. Bradshaw (code IATA : SKB • code OACI : TKPK), anciennement Golden Rock Airport, est un aéroport à Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès qui dessert l'île de Saint-Christophe.

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[it] Aeroporto Internazionale Robert L. Bradshaw

L'Aeroporto Internazionale Robert L. Bradshaw è un aeroporto situato a nord est di Basseterre nell'isola di Saint Kitts e serve tutta la nazione di Saint Kitts e Nevis.

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