Cyril E. King Airport

Cyril E King Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	TIST
IATA code	STT
Coordinates	18 ° 20 '14 " N , 64 ° 58' 24" W Coordinates: 18 ° 20 '14 " N , 64 ° 58' 24" W.
Height above MSL	7 m (23 ft )
Basic data
operator	Virgin Islands Port Authority
Start-and runway
10/28	2134 m × 46 m asphalt

Airport diagram

The Cyril E. King Airport is located on the island of Saint Thomas , US Virgin Islands , USA.

The airport operates with one runway that is relatively short at 2134 meters.

history

The airport was originally built for the United States Air Force in the 1930s and was in use until 1939. It was then a purely civil airport and was named in 1950 after the American President Harry S. Truman ; since 1984 it has been named after the former governor of the US Virgin Islands, Cyril E. King .

Destinations

There are mainly flight connections to destinations in the Caribbean and the US mainland .

Incidents

On December 28, 1970, a jumped Boeing 727-2A7 the Trans Caribbean Airways ( air vehicle registration N8790R ) during landing twice up again, came from the runway , and caught fire. All 7 crew members and 46 of the 48 passengers survived, 2 passengers were burned in the wreckage of the aircraft.
On April 27, 1976, a shot Boeing 727 to 95 of American Airlines (N1963) beyond the runway. This was preceded by a very late touchdown, the initiation of the go-around and then its termination again, all on a runway only 2134 meters long. 37 of the 88 occupants were killed (see also American Airlines flight 625 ) .