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V. C. Bird International Airport (IATA: ANU, ICAO: TAPA) is an international airport located on the island of Antigua, 8 km (5.0 mi) northeast of St. John's, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda.

V. C. Bird International Airport
IATA: ANU ICAO: TAPA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority
Serves	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Location	Osbourn, Antigua and Barbuda
Hub for	ABM Air FlyMontserrat LIAT
Elevation AMSL	62 ft / 19 m
Coordinates	17°08′12″N 061°47′35″W
Website	http://vcbia.com
Map
ANU Location in Antigua
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 3,038 9,967 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 981,159 Passenger change 17-18 NA Aircraft movements 38,305 Movements change 17-18 NA
Source: DAFIF,[1][2] 2009 World Airport Traffic Report.[3]

History

The airport originally was operated by the United States Army Air Forces.

The airport was built as a United States Army Air Forces base around 1941 and named Coolidge Airfield after Capt. Hamilton Coolidge (1895–1918), a United States Army Air Service pilot killed in World War I.

Flying units assigned to the airfield were:

• 35th Bombardment Squadron (25th Bombardment Group) 11 November 1941 until November 1942
• 12th Bombardment Squadron (25th Bombardment Group) 23 November 1943 until 24 March 1944
• 4th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (Antilles Air Command) 21 May until 5 October 1945

Renamed Coolidge Air Force Base in 1948, it was closed as a result of budgetary cutbacks in 1949, with the right of re-entry retained by the United States. Agreements were subsequently reached with the United Kingdom and, later, the Antigua government upon independence, for the establishment and maintenance of missile tracking facilities. Antigua Air Station was established on a portion of the former Coolidge AFB. As of 2011^[update], NASA continues to utilize the Antigua facility for launch tracking services on an as-needed basis; and did so for the launch of the Mars Science Laboratory on 26 November 2011.[4]

Upon the closure of the base in 1949, it became a civil airport. It was known as Coolidge International Airport until 1985 when it was named in honour of Sir Vere Cornwall Bird (1910–1999), the first prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda.

In December 2005, the Antigua and Barbuda Millennium Airport Corporation announced it would invite tenders to construct the first phase of a new passenger terminal designed to serve the airport for 30 years. In 2012, they announced the construction of its second terminal.

The new terminal became operational on 26 August 2015. All flights operate from the new facility. The terminal covers 23,000 square meters (247,570 square feet), with four jet bridges, modern security screening facilities, up-to-date passenger processing and monitoring facilities, and a CCTV security system. It contains 46 check-in counters, 15 self-check-in kiosks, 5 baggage carousels, a mini food court, multiple VIP lounges, a bank, retail stores, first-class lounges, restaurants, and other facilities. Other improvements included a newly constructed car park; parallel to the old terminal, along with other airport offices.[5]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
ABM Air	Barbuda, Montserrat
Air Antilles	Barbados, Pointe-à-Pitre, Sint Maarten
Air Canada Rouge	Toronto–Pearson Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau (begins December 23, 2022)[6]
American Airlines	Miami, New York–JFK Seasonal: Charlotte
Anguilla Air Services	Anguilla[7]
Antigua Airways	Lagos, Toronto–Pearson, Accra[8]
British Airways	Aruba (begins 26 March 2023),[9] London–Gatwick, Saint Kitts, Tobago (ends 24 March 2023)[10] Seasonal: Grenada[11]
Caribbean Airlines	Barbados, Kingston–Norman Manley, Port of Spain
CalvinAir Helicopters	Barbuda, Dominica–Canefield, Montserrat, Nevis, Saint Kitts
Delta Air Lines	Seasonal: Atlanta
FlyMontserrat	Barbuda, Montserrat, Nevis
Frontier Airlines	Orlando
InterCaribbean Airways	Barbados, Providenciales, Tortola
JetBlue	New York–JFK
LIAT	Barbados, Castries, Dominica–Douglas-Charles, Grenada, Sint Maarten, St. Kitts, St. Vincent–Argyle, St. Thomas, Tortola
Sky High Aviation Services	Santo Domingo
St Barth Commuter	Saint Barthelemy
Sunwing Airlines	Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Tradewind Aviation	Saint Barthelemy
United Airlines	Newark
VI Airlink	Tortola
Virgin Atlantic	London–Heathrow
WestJet	Toronto–Pearson
Winair	Saint Barthelemy, Sint Maarten

Cargo

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

Airlines	Destinations
Air Cargo Carriers	Dominica–Douglas-Charles
Ameriflight	Dominica–Douglas-Charles, San Juan
Amerijet International	Miami
DHL Aviation	Dominica–Douglas-Charles, San Juan, St. Maarten
FedEx Feeder	Dominica–Douglas-Charles, San Juan

Ground transportation

Taxis and rental cars are available at the airport, although there is no public bus service.

Other facilities

• The Antigua Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority is on the airport property.[12]
• The airport includes a mural by Heather Doram, designer of Antigua and Barbuda's national costume.[13]

Statistics

The airport was opened on August 20th, 2015, and has a processing capacity of 1,700 passengers. The airport is open 24 hours a day and is serviced by more than 17 airlines.[14]

Accidents and incidents

• On 10 May 2004, a LIAT de Havilland Canada DHC-8-311 flight made an emergency landing after one of its wheels fell off shortly after takeoff. The flight operated by the Antigua-based airline had departed from St. Maarten en route to St. Kitts when one of its wheels reportedly fell off. The Dash 8-311 turboprop was diverted to Antigua and was able to land safely on its three remaining wheels, without causing damage to the aircraft. None of the 24 passengers and three crew members were injured. The airline has launched an investigation into the incident.
• On 12 November 2008, a LIAT de Havilland Canada DHC-8-311 circled V. C. Bird International Airport in Antigua following reports of landing gear malfunction. The de Haviland Dash 8 -311 aircraft should have landed at the Robert Bradshaw International Airport in St Kitts but was diverted to Antigua because of the problem. It turned out that the landing gear was in order, but the indicators in the cockpit gave a reading that there was a fault. Firefighters, medical personnel and police were on alert but, after clearance, the aircraft landed safely with its 42 passengers and three crew members.
• On 7 October 2012, FlyMontserrat Flight 107, a FlyMontserrat Britten-Norman Islander took off and later crashed a few feet off the runway, killing the pilot and 2 of the 3 passengers on board.[15] due to significant contamination of the aircraft's fuel by water.[16]

References

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

External links

Media related to V. C. Bird International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Current weather for TAPA at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for ANU / TAPA at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen V.C. Bird International

Der V.C Bird International Airport ist der internationale Flughafen des Inselstaates Antigua und Barbuda. Er liegt bei Osbourne auf der Insel Antigua, etwa acht Kilometer nordöstlich von Saint John’s.

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- [en] V. C. Bird International Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto Internacional V. C. Bird

El Aeropuerto Internacional V. C. Bird (IATA: ANU, OACI: TAPA) se encuentra en la isla de Antigua, 8 km (kilómetros) al noreste de Saint John, la capital de Antigua y Barbuda.

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[fr] Aéroport international V. C. Bird

V. C. Bird International Airport (code IATA : ANU • code OACI : TAPA) est situé sur l'île d'Antigua à 8 kilomètres au nord-est de Saint John's, la capitale d'Antigua-et-Barbuda. Il a été nommé ainsi en 1985 en l'honneur de Vere Bird.

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[ru] Международный аэропорт имени В. К. Бёрда

Международный аэропорт имени В. К. Бёрда (ИАТА: ANU, ИКАО: TAPA) англ. V. C. Bird International Airport), ранее Международный аэропорт Кулидж — международный аэропорт, расположенный на острове Антигуа, в 8 километрах северо-восточнее Сент-Джонса, столицы Антигуа и Барбуды.

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