Vance W. Amory International Airport

Vance W. Amory International Airport
Vance W. Amory International Airport
	IATA: NEV; ICAO: TKPN;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Nevis Air and Sea Ports Authority
Location	Newcastle, Nevis
Elevation AMSL	14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates	17°12′20″N 62°35′24″W
Map
	NEV Location on map of Saint Kitts and Nevis NEV NEV (Caribbean)
Runways
	Source: DAFIF[1]

Vance W. Amory International Airport (IATA: NEV, ICAO: TKPN) serves the island of Nevis in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. The airport has a single runway, which is approximately 1,220 meters (4,000 feet) long. The airport is located just west of the village Newcastle, Nevis, in Saint James Windward Parish.

The airport was previously known as Bambooshay Airport, then Newcastle Airport. It was renamed in 2002 after the Premier of Nevis, Vance Amory, following the completion of a new, more modern terminal, a new control tower, and an extension to the runway. The airport is available to most aircraft, being an international airport.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Sunshine	Saint Croix, Saint Kitts, Saint Thomas, San Juan, Tortola
Anguilla Air Services	Charter: Anguilla, Saint Kitts
Cape Air	San Juan
Coastal Air	Dominica–Canefield, Saint Croix
St Barth Commuter	Charter: Saint Barthélemy
Trans Anguilla Airways	Anguilla

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Air Sunshine	Anguilla, Dominica - Douglas-Charles, Saint Thomas, San Juan, Sint Maarten, Tortola, Virgin Gorda

References

Airport information for TKPN at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.

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[1] Airport information for TKPN at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.