JF Mitchell Airport
| JF Mitchell Airport | |||
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | TVSB | ||
| IATA code | BQU | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Height above MSL | 5 m (16 ft ) | ||
| Transport links | |||
| Distance from the city center | 4 km southwest of Port Elizabeth | ||
| Basic data | |||
| opening | 1992 | ||
| operator | Ministry of Transport, Works, Urban Development & Local Government Government of St. Vincent & The Grenadines |
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| surface | 15 ha | ||
| Terminals | 1 | ||
| Start-and runway | |||
| 12/30 | 1100 m × 30 m asphalt | ||
The JF Mitchell Airport ( IATA code BQU , ICAO code TVSB ) is the airport of the Caribbean island of Bequia ( Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ).
The airport is located around four kilometers southwest of the capital Port Elizabeth on the south coast of the island. It was built on raised land about five meters above sea level. The airport has an asphalt runway 1,100 meters long and 30 meters wide with turning areas at both ends of the runway . On the north side of the airfield there is a 100 meter by 70 meter asphalt apron with a reception building. The airport only allows flights according to visual flight rules . A left-hand precision gliding angle light serves as an optical landing aid in the landing direction 12 .
Mustique Airways operates flights to Grantley Adams International Airport on the neighboring island of Barbados . SVG Air also flies to Barbados and Argyle International Airport on St. Vincent .
Web links
- Aeronautical chart for JF Mitchell Airport on SkyVector.com
- Airport data at World Aero Data