Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport

Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (IATA: AXA, ICAO: TQPF) (formerly known as the Anguilla Wallblake Airport) is a small international airport located on the island of Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is located very close to The Valley, the island's capital. Wallblake Airport is also a featured airport in one of the Flight Simulator X game demos. It has a small terminal with no jetways and is the only airport in Anguilla.

Clayton J. Lloyd
International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesThe Valley (capital)
LocationThe Valley, Anguilla
Elevation AMSL127 ft / 39 m
Coordinates18°12′17″N 063°03′18″W
Map
AXA
Location in Anguilla
AXA
AXA (Caribbean)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 1,665 5,463 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1]

The airport became known as the "Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport" on 4 July 2010. Its namesake was the first Anguillan aviator and founded the first Anguillan air service, Air Anguilla, which was later renamed Valley Air Service.[2] The airport houses the Anguilla Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Air Sunshine Dominica–Douglas-Charles, San Juan, St. Maarten, St. Thomas
Charter: St. Croix
Anguilla Air Services St. Barthelemy, St. Maarten
Charter: Antigua, Barbuda, Nevis, Saba, St. Kitts, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Dominica–Canefield
Caribbean Charter Flights Charter: Antigua, Nevis, San Juan, St. Barthélemy, St. Kitts, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, Virgin Gorda
Coastal Air Dominica–Canefield, Nevis, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten
Rainbow International Airlines Charter: Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, Barbuda, Bonaire, Curaçao, Dominica–Douglas-Charles, Fort-de-France, Grenada, Kingston, Montserrat, Nassau, Nevis, Port of Spain, Pointe-à-Pitre, Providenciales, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Lucia–Vigie, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, San Juan, Tobago, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Dominica–Canefield
Seaborne Airlines San Juan
Sky High Santo Domingo–Las Americas[4]
St Barth Commuter Charter: St. Barthélemy
Tradewind Aviation San Juan
Trans Anguilla Airways Nevis, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Maarten, Tortola, Virgin Gorda
Charter: Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, Bequia, Canouan, Dominica-Canefield, Dominica–Douglas-Charles, Fort-de-France, Grenada, Montserrat, Mustique, Port of Spain, Pointe-à-Pitre, St. Lucia–Vigie, St. Martin, Tobago, Union Island

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Air Sunshine Dominica–Douglas-Charles, Nevis, San Juan, St. Croix, St. Thomas, Tortola

Notable flights

In recent history, a Boeing 737[5][6][7] landed at the airport as well as an MD-83[8] carrying the F.I.F.A World Cup Trophy Tour.

References
  1. Airport information for TQPF at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  2. Board, Anguilla Tourist. "Wallblake Airport Renamed Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport". Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. "Anguilla Outstation." Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 23 December 2012.
  4. https://skyhighdominicana.com/destinations/
  5. Boeing 737 landing Anguilla. YouTube. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  6. 737 takin off from Anguilla airport. YouTube. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  7. http://theanguillian.com/2012/02/anguilla%E2%80%99s-airport-accommodated-category-6-aircraft/ operated by SAS Institute Incorporated
  8. F.I.F.A World Cup Trophy Tour: MD-83 in Anguilla (Full). YouTube. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
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