ANR Robinson International Airport
| ANR Robinson International Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | TTCP |
| IATA code | TAB |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 12 m (39 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 11 km southwest of Scarborough |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1940 |
| operator | Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Passengers | 1,015,233 (2017) |
| Air freight | 204 t (2006) |
| Flight movements |
17,588 (2006) |
| Start-and runway | |
| 11/29 | 2744 m × 48 m asphalt |
The ANR Robinson International Airport is the airport of the Caribbean island of Tobago and an international two airports in the country Trinidad and Tobago .
Structure and facilities
The airport is located south of Crown Point , southwest of Canaan , and is only 14 km from Tobago's capital, Scarborough . It opened in December 1940.
Mainly domestic flights are operated from the airport. A flight to Piarco airport in Trinidad takes about 25 minutes. The operating airline is Caribbean Airlines . The airport is suitable for larger aircraft and is served by British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways . The German airline Condor flies to the airport weekly with a Boeing 767 from Frankfurt.
history
The airport was opened in December 1940 by the British colonial administration under the name Crown Point International Airport; the runway initially measured 670 meters. After the facilities were expanded, the runway was expanded to 2,744 meters in 1992. In 2011 the airport was renamed in honor of the former Prime Minister and President of Trinidad and Tobago, Arthur NR Robinson . The airline Tobago Express had its headquarters in Crown Point until its dissolution.
aims
| Country / Territory | city | Airport | airline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Frankfurt | Frankfurt am Main airport | Condor flight service |
| Canada | Toronto | Toronto Pearson Airport (Seasonal) | Sunwing Airlines |
| Trinidad | Port of Spain | Piarco airport | Caribbean Airlines |
| United States | new York | John F. Kennedy International Airport | Caribbean Airlines |
| United Kingdom | London | Gatwick Airport (via Antigua ) | British Airways |
| United Kingdom | London | Gatwick Airport | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
Status: January 2020 [out of date]
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ TnTAirports.com: The airport. Retrieved October 13, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Worldwide Airport Traffic Statistics 2006 - Airports Council International ( Memento of October 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Crown Point airport to be renamed after Robinson. Trinidad Express, May 8, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2018 .