Canefield Airport

Canefield Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Dominica
Operator Dominica Air & Sea Ports Authority
Serves Roseau
Location Dominica
Elevation AMSL 13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates 15°20′12″N 61°23′32″W / 15.33667°N 61.39222°W / 15.33667; -61.39222Coordinates: 15°20′12″N 61°23′32″W / 15.33667°N 61.39222°W / 15.33667; -61.39222
Map
DCF
Location in Dominica
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 954 3,130 Asphalt
Source: GCM[1] SkyVector[2] Bing Maps[3]

Canefield Airport (IATA: DCF, ICAO: TDCF) is an airport on the west coast of the island nation of Dominica. It is three miles (5 km) north of Roseau, the capital. Construction began in early 1979 with British funding, shortly after Dominica's independence.[4]

Hurricane Maria damaged the tower & terminal of the airport. Construction has already begun to fix the damages

Runway

The Canefield Airport has one runway 01/19, which measures 3130 feet (954 metres). Runway 01 has a 500-foot displaced threshold. There is mountainous terrain to the east, and rising terrain north and south, with the Caribbean to the west.

The Canfield non-directional beacon (Ident: DCF) is located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) north of the airport. The Douglas Charles NDB-DME (Ident: DOM) is located 14.0 nautical miles (25.9 km) north-northeast of the airport.

Traffic

Most of these flights operate with turboprop and piston aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, Beechcraft King Air and the Aero Commander 500, Cessna aircraft, Cargo airlines and private aircraft.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate passenger flights to the Canefield Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Airawak Fort-de-France
Air Paradise Puerto Rico
Air Sunshine Seasonal: Saint Kitts, Anguilla, St. Lucia-Vigie, St. Thomas, Beef Island, Puerto Rico
Anguilla Air Services Anguilla, Saint Kitts
Charter: St. Maarten
Cape Air Seasonal: Puerto Rico
Coastal Air Saint Croix,
Charter: Nevis, Anguilla, St. Eustatius
Executive Air Saint Croix, Fort-de-France, Barbados, St. Lucia-Vigie, St. Vincent-Argyle, Anguilla, Antigua, Saint Kitts, Beef Island
Express Carrier LLC St. Thomas, Saint Croix, Anguilla, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Beef Island, Antigua
Northern Air Transport Saint Croix, St. Thomas
SXM Airways St. Maarten, Beef Island, Puerto Rico, Antigua, Saint Kitts, St. Vincent-Argyle, Port of Spain, Nevis, Providenciales, Anegada, Punta Cana, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo–Las Américas
Tradewind Aviation Seasonal: Puerto Rico
VI Airlink Seasonal:Beef Island, Puerto Rico, Antigua, Saint Kitts, St. Vincent-Argyle, Port of Spain, Nevis, St. Maarten, Providenciales, Anegada, Punta Cana, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo–Las Américas
Winair St. Maarten(route paused), Antigua(route paused)

Charter

The following airlines operate chartered flights into the Canefield Airport

AirlinesDestinations
Capitol Air Anegada, Beef Island, Puerto Rico, Punta Cana, Providenciales, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo–Las Américas
Charter Flights Caribbean Puerto Rico
Caribe Air Charters Anguilla, Saint Kitts
Fly BVI Ltd Beef Island, Puerto Rico
Island Birds Beef Island, Puerto Rico, Antigua, Saint Kitts, St. Vincent-Argyle, Port of Spain, Nevis, St. Maarten, Providenciales
St Barth Commuter Saint Barthélemy, Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre, Saint Martin
Trans Anguilla Airways Anguilla
Caribbean HelicoptersAntigua

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Ameriflight Puerto Rico
Coastal Air St. Croix
DHL Aviation Antigua, Pointe-à-Pitre, Fort-de-France, Saint Barthélemy, St. Lucia-Vigie, Grenada
Executive Cargo Barbados
FedEx Express Antigua, Puerto Rico

Helicopter

AirlinesDestinations
St. Lucia Helicopters Charter: St. Lucia-Vigie
Bristow Helicopters Port-of-Spain(emergency flights only)

Statistics

The busiest routes year round to the Canefield Airport.

RankCityTop Carriers
1Charlotte Amalie, St. ThomasBevin Air
2Christiansted, St. CroixCoastal Air
3Phillipsburg, St. MaartenWinair, Anguilla Air Services
4The Valley, AnguillaAir Anguilla Services, Trans Anguilla Airways, Bevin Air
5San Juan, Puerto RicoVI Airlink, Island Birds, Air America, Tradewind Aviation

Incidents and accidents

  • On Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Bevin Air services a Rockwell Shrike Commander aircraft right main gear blew and the aircraft veered off the runway to the right. There were no injuries and this mishap is still unexplainable.
  • On Thursday, February 16, 2012 an Anguilla Air Services Cessna 402 made an emergency landing due to a loose bolt. It arrived safely, was checked and departed.
  • On Thursday, February 27, 2014 a Coastal Air Cessna 404 aircraft ran off the runway. Officials are still uncertain why and the plane suffered extensive damage to the left wing.
  • On Sunday, February 8, 2016 a private Cessna 404 from Venezuela run off the runway. It was written off due to damages beyond repair. There were no injuries.
  • On Wednesday, February 7, 2018 a Bevin Air Services a Rockwell Shrike Commander aircraft upon landing had a hose gear failure. It dragged down the runway a few feet before coming to a halt. There were no injuries. Investigations are still ongoing.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for Canefield Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ "Canfield Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Canefield Airport". Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  4. ↑ United Press International (UPI) (January 3, 1979). "New Dominica airport". The Hour. Norwalk, Connecticut. p. 18. Retrieved December 2, 2010.


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