List of airports in Saint Barthélemy
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A list of airport
s in Saint Barthélemy
, sorted by location.
Saint Barthélemy is an island
in the eastern Caribbean Sea
. Also known as Saint Barts, Saint Barths, or Saint Barth, it is one of four Leeward Islands
that comprise the French West Indies
. It became an overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer or COM) of France
on February 22, 2007. Previously it was a French commune of Guadeloupe
, which is an overseas region (région d'outre-mer) and overseas department (département d'outre-mer or DOM) of France.
ICAO location identifiers are linked to the airport's Aeronautical Information Publication
(AIP), which is available online in Portable Document Format
(PDF) from the French Service d'information aéronautique (SIA).
} Aeronautical Information Publications (AIP) Union des Aéroports Français
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
s in Saint Barthélemy
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Barthélemy , officially the Territorial collectivity of Saint Barthélemy , is an overseas collectivity of France. Often abbreviated to Saint-Barth in French, or St. Barts in English, the indigenous people called the island Ouanalao...
, sorted by location.
Saint Barthélemy is an island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in the eastern Caribbean Sea
Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
. Also known as Saint Barts, Saint Barths, or Saint Barth, it is one of four Leeward Islands
Leeward Islands
The Leeward Islands are a group of islands in the West Indies. They are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. As a group they start east of Puerto Rico and reach southward to Dominica. They are situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean...
that comprise the French West Indies
French West Indies
The term French West Indies or French Antilles refers to the seven territories currently under French sovereignty in the Antilles islands of the Caribbean: the two overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique, the two overseas collectivities of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy, plus...
. It became an overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer or COM) of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
on February 22, 2007. Previously it was a French commune of Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...
, which is an overseas region (région d'outre-mer) and overseas department (département d'outre-mer or DOM) of France.
ICAO location identifiers are linked to the airport's Aeronautical Information Publication
Aeronautical Information Publication
In aviation, an Aeronautical Information Publication is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization as a publication issued by or with the authority of a state and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation...
(AIP), which is available online in Portable Document Format
Portable Document Format
Portable Document Format is an open standard for document exchange. This file format, created by Adobe Systems in 1993, is used for representing documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems....
(PDF) from the French Service d'information aéronautique (SIA).
List
| LOCATION | ICAO ICAO airport code The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic... |
IATA IATA airport code An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association... |
AIRPORT NAME | USAGE | COORDINATES |
| St. Jean, Saint Barthélemy Saint Barthélemy Saint Barthélemy , officially the Territorial collectivity of Saint Barthélemy , is an overseas collectivity of France. Often abbreviated to Saint-Barth in French, or St. Barts in English, the indigenous people called the island Ouanalao... |
SBH | Gustaf III Airport Gustaf III Airport -Charter:-Incidents and accidents:*A Piper PA-23 Aztec attempted the tricky runway 10 landing on May 23, 2009, eventually touching down from the departure end of the runway. Amateur video of the crash sequence shows the plane approaching higher and faster than usual before making the dive for the... (or Saint Barthélemy Airport) |
Restricted | 17°54′16"N 062°50′38"W |
See also
- List of airports by ICAO code: T#Saint Barthélemy
- List of airports in France
- Wikipedia: Airline destination lists: North America#Saint Barthélemy (France)
External links
French Civil Aviation sites: Aeronautical Information Service / Service d'information aéronautique (SIA)} Aeronautical Information Publications (AIP) Union des Aéroports Français