WH Bramble Airport

WH Bramble Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	TRPM
IATA code	MNI
Coordinates	16 ° 45 '32 " N , 62 ° 9' 23" W Coordinates: 16 ° 45 '32 " N , 62 ° 9' 23" W.
Height above MSL	0 m (0 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	9 km northeast of Plymouth
Basic data
Terminals	1
Start-and runway
15/33	1033 m × 25 m asphalt

The WH Bramble Airport (also Blackburne Airport ) was until 1997, the international commercial airport of the Caribbean island of Montserrat , before it was destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

history

Map of Montserrat with details of the restricted area in which the airport was located (bar: red line at the top right)

The airport was on the east side of Montserrat between Trant Bay and Farm Bay and was directly on the coast; he was about five miles from the capital, Plymouth . It was named after the first Chief Minister of Montserrat, William Henry Bramble .

Since 1995, a long-lasting series of eruptions of done on the island stratovolcano Soufrière Hills . In the course of this, the southern part of the island of Montserrat was completely destroyed and had to be evacuated. In June 1997 pyroclastic currents also reached previously unaffected areas, killing 19 people. By September 1997, all settlements on the southern half of the island and the airport were destroyed and covered with a thick layer of ash. In the 1997 eruption, the airport tower and terminal in particular were destroyed. Since the WH Bramble Airport was located in the blocked off southern part of the island, flight operations there had been suspended since the closure in 1995. The volcano's last major eruption for the time being took place on February 11, 2010, when the lava dome collapsed and an ash cloud spread over the entire island.

Flight connections and airlines

The airport was served by LIAT , Winair , Carib Aviation and the regional airline Montserrat Airways until it was closed . Occasionally it was also served by American Eagle Airlines flights.

After the closure of the WH Bramble Airport, Montserrat did not have an airport until 2005 and could only be reached by ship or helicopter. On July 11, 2005, the new airport on the northern half of the island between St. John's and Gerald's, the John A. Osborne Airport , was officially opened. The IATA code MNI has been transferred to the new airport.

Web links

Helicopter Fly By the Entire Island of Montserrat and the Soufriere Hills Volcano - 2005. With numerous pictures of the destroyed and abandoned airport. In: Montserrat-Today.com (English).
Former Airstrip at Montserrat. Video of the airport on YouTube .

Individual evidence

^ Soufrière Hills - Eruptive History in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English). Retrieved November 25, 2017
↑ Gunnar Ries: Collapse of the lava dome on the Soufrière Hills volcano, Montserrat. In: Blog: Mente et Malleo - Exploring the earth with mind and hammer. Spectrum of Science , February 16, 2010, accessed November 25, 2017 .

[1] Soufrière Hills - Eruptive History in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English). Retrieved November 25, 2017

[2] Gunnar Ries: Collapse of the lava dome on the Soufrière Hills volcano, Montserrat. In: Blog: Mente et Malleo - Exploring the earth with mind and hammer. Spectrum of Science , February 16, 2010, accessed November 25, 2017 .