Auguste George Airport
| Auguste George Airport | |||
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | TUPA | ||
| IATA code | NGD | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Height above MSL | 9 m (30 ft ) | ||
| Transport links | |||
| Distance from the city center | 1 km northwest of The Settlement | ||
| Basic data | |||
| operator | British Virgin Islands Airports Authority | ||
| Terminals | 1 | ||
| Start-and runway | |||
| 09/27 | 820 m × 18 m asphalt | ||
The Auguste George Airport ( IATA code NGD , ICAO code TUPA ), and Captain Auguste George Airport or Anegada Airport , the airport of the British Virgin Islands , a British overseas territory , belonging Island Anegada in the Caribbean .
history
A former airfield on Anegada with a runway that consisted only of compacted soil is considered to be the beginning of aviation in the British Virgin Islands. It was on the western end of the island near Cow Wreck Beach . This airfield is now completely overgrown. Auguste George Airport opened in 1969.
After the security zones had been enlarged and the fire-fighting options improved, the airport was approved for international flights in 2009, so that connections to destinations outside the British Virgin Islands were now also possible. The British Virgin Islands government hoped that this would boost tourism on Anegada. In April 2013, the airport was closed for about a week due to problems with the fire engine and protection against stray animals. It was then reopened, but without approval for international flights. It was not until October 2013 that the airport received its approval for international flights. In February 2014 it was reported that no customs officer had been at the airport for a long time . One of the reasons given was the poor condition of the workrooms. In October 2014, the operator announced that it would extensively renovate the terminal building by November 2014 and take further measures for the security and exterior design of the airport.
Considerations of building a new, large international airport on Anegada instead of the planned expansion of the airport on Tortola have been postponed until further notice.
location
The airport is located at the highest point on the island, which is flat overall, in the middle, near The Settlement .
Facilities
The airport has an asphalt runway 820 meters long and 18 meters wide, as well as a terminal building. All flights to and from the Auguste George Airport are by visual flight rules implemented
Incidents
So far there have been no notable accidents at the airport. Only problems caused by aircraft tires bursting on landing were occasionally reported.
Airlines
VI Airlink flies to Tortola , Virgin Gorda and Saint Thomas on schedule .
Web links
- Aeronautical map for Auguste George Airport on SkyVector.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prior Permission Request (PPR). Auguste George Airport (TUPA). In: ppr.bviaaops.com. BVI Airports Authority, accessed January 5, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Auguste George Airport. In: bviaa.com. BVI Airports Authority, accessed on January 5, 2018 (English, with incorrect width information in the coordinates).
- ↑ Gerald Singer: Anegada Airports. In: St. John Beach Guide. Archived from the original on November 18, 2006 ; accessed on January 5, 2018 .
- ^ Anegada airport gets international certification. In: BVI London Office website. Government of the British Virgin Islands - London Office, October 1, 2009, accessed January 5, 2018 .
- ↑ UPDATE: Anegada airport operating as non-certified aerodrome. In: Virgin Islands News Online. Advance Marketing & Professional Services, April 25, 2013, accessed January 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Anegada airport re-opens to international flights. In: Virgin Islands News Online. Advance Marketing & Professional Services, October 4, 2013, accessed January 5, 2018 .
- ↑ UPDATE: Customs Officer falls ill hours after reporting for duty on Anegada. In: Virgin Islands News Online. Advance Marketing & Professional Services, February 13, 2014, accessed January 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Finally! Anegada Airport to get overdue facelift - says Mr. Rhodni A. Skelton. In: Virgin Islands News Online. Advance Marketing & Professional Services, September 30, 2014, accessed January 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Upgrading Anegada Airport (video) Old News Stories. (No longer available online.) In: jtvlive.net. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017 ; accessed on January 6, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Premier: “Anegada could be a good place for an international airport”. In: BVI News. Media Expressions Limited, September 16, 2014, archived from the original on January 6, 2018 ; accessed on January 20, 2019 .
- ↑ Auguste George Airport. In: ppr.bviaaops.com. BVI Airports Authority, archived from the original on January 9, 2017 ; Retrieved on January 6, 2018 (English, with serious errors in the data: on Runway 27 the information for TORA and TODA was swapped. Probably the result: incorrect length specification for the asphalt strip - can be measured with Google Earth Pro. The length for ASDA has meanwhile been reduced to 820 meters by BVIAA - see corresponding individual verification).
- ↑ Airport data Anegada Airport in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on April 21, 2020.
- ↑ Aircraft tires "blow out" on landing at Anegada airport. In: Virgin Islands News Online. Advance Marketing & Professional Services, December 22, 2012, accessed January 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Aircraft runs off airstrip at Anegada. In: Virgin Islands News Online. Advance Marketing & Professional Services, March 26, 2014, accessed January 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Auguste George Airport (NGD / TUPA) - Departures. In: Flightradar24 . Flightradar24 AB, accessed January 5, 2018 .
