Nassau Lynden Pindling Airport
| Lynden Pindling International Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | MYNN |
| IATA code | NAS |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 5 m (16 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 8 km west of Nassau |
| Basic data | |
| Terminals | 3 |
| Passengers | 3,300,000 (2016) |
| Flight movements |
83,158 (2016) |
| Runways | |
| 09/27 | 2537 m × 46 m asphalt |
| 14/32 | 3358 m × 46 m asphalt |
The Lynden Pindling International Airport (IATA: NAS , ICAO: MYNN ) is the international airport of Nassau in the Bahamas . It is also the base of Bahamasair and SkyBahamas Airlines . It is currently served by various airlines from North and Central America and from England.
Until 2006 the airport was called Nassau International Airport ; then it was renamed in honor of Lynden Pindling , the first prime minister of the Bahamas after independence in 1973.
Incidents
- On October 18, 2019, a Douglas DC-3 C of the airline Atlantic Air Cargo (N437GB) landed in the water on its way from Opa-locka airport ( Florida ) during the approach to Nassau airport 4 kilometers in advance and sank. The two pilots of the cargo flight survived the mishap with the 65-year-old aircraft.
Web links
Commons : Lynden Pindling International Airport - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Terminal Maps. NassauLPIA.com, accessed August 17, 2017 .
- ↑ a b About Us. NassauLPIA.com, accessed August 17, 2017 .
- ↑ Frauke Gewecke: The Caribbean. On the history, politics and culture of a region . Vervuert, Frankfurt am Main, 3rd expanded edition 2007. ISBN 978-3-86527-314-7 . P. 83.
- ↑ accident report DC-3 N437GB , Aviation Safety Network (English) retrieved on October 21 of 2019.