SkyKing Turks and Caicos Airways
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SkyKing Limited was a scheduled passenger airline
based on the Turks and Caicos Islands
.
, which eventually became the only aircraft type in the fleet.
In 2008, SkyKing was acquired by rival Air Turks and Caicos
. Since 22 October of that year, all SkyKing operations were merged into its new owner. Subsequently, the SkyKing brand was discontinued.
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Jamaica
Turks and Caicos Islands
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based on the Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands
The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union consisting of two groups of tropical islands in the Caribbean, the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands, known for tourism and as an offshore financial centre.The Turks and...
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History
In December 1994, two entrepreneurs from the Turks and Caicos Islands, Harold Charles (a native of Haiti) and John Shearer, joined forces putting together a hangar facility and 2 small piston-engine aircraft to form a small charter airline. The first revenue flight took place in January 1995. In 1996 scheduled services began using a mixed fleet of a total of eight Cessna 400 and Piper PA-23 aircraft, after which larger Short 360 aircraft were added. Over the following years, SkyKing bought some Beechcraft 1900Beechcraft 1900
The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19-passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop airplane manufactured by the Beechcraft Division of the Raytheon Company . It was designed, and is primarily used, as a regional airliner...
, which eventually became the only aircraft type in the fleet.
In 2008, SkyKing was acquired by rival Air Turks and Caicos
Air Turks and Caicos
Air Turks and Caicos is a passenger airline based on the Turks and Caicos Islands. The airline offers scheduled domestic and short-haul international services, as well as charter flights. In 2008, Air Turks and Caicos bought its direct competitor SkyKing...
. Since 22 October of that year, all SkyKing operations were merged into its new owner. Subsequently, the SkyKing brand was discontinued.
Destinations
At the time of closure, SkyKing operated scheduled flights to the following destinations:Dominican Republic
- Puerto Plata - Gregorio Luperón International AirportGregorio Luperón International Airport- Cargo carriers :- External links :*...
- Santiago de los CaballerosSantiago de los CaballerosSantiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley...
- Cibao International AirportCibao International AirportCibao International Airport also known as Santiago Airport, is located in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic's second largest city. It's the country's third busiest airport by passenger traffic and aircraft movements....
Haiti
- Cap-HaïtienCap-HaïtienCap-Haïtien is a city of about 190,000 people on the north coast of Haiti and capital of the Department of Nord...
- Cap-Haitien International AirportCap-Haitien International AirportCap-Haïtien International Airport is an airport serving Cap-Haïtien, a city in the Nord department in Haiti. It is the second largest airport in Haiti....
Jamaica
- KingstonKingston, JamaicaKingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
- Norman Manley International AirportNorman Manley International Airport-Cargo :The following Cargo/Courier serve Norman Manley International Airport:-Accidents and incidents:*On 17 July 1960, the captain of a Vickers Viscount of Cubana de Aviación hijacked the aircraft on a flight from José Martí International Airport, Havana to Miami International Airport, Florida...
Turks and Caicos Islands
- Grand TurkGrand TurkGrand Turk may refer to:* Grand Turk * Grand Turk Island* Cem, a Turkish prince made famous by his extended captivity in the West* an informal western name for the Great Sultan of the Turkish Ottoman dynasty...
- JAGS McCartney International AirportJAGS McCartney International AirportJAGS McCartney International Airport , also known as Grand Turk International Airport, is an airport located one mile south of Cockburn Town on Grand Turk Island in the Turks and Caicos Islands, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The airport named for James Alexander George Smith...
secondary hub - ProvidencialesProvidencialesProvidenciales is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The island has an area of and an approximate population of 15,542, making it the largest island in population and the third largest in area. It is served by the Providenciales International Airport...
- Providenciales International AirportProvidenciales International AirportProvidenciales International Airport on the island of Providenciales is the main international airport serving the Turks and Caicos Islands, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It is operated by Providenciales Airport Company...
hub - South CaicosSouth CaicosSouth Caicos is the seventh largest island in the Turks and Caicos islands archipelago, with a land area of . The population was estimated at 1579 in 2006. Together with uninhabited East Caicos and a number of smaller islands, it forms the South Caicos and East Caicos District, with a total area of...
- South Caicos AirportSouth Caicos AirportSouth Caicos Airport is an airport serving South Caicos, the seventh largest of the Turks and Caicos Islands.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring ....
Fleet
In October 2008, SkyKing operated the following aircraft, which were subsequently integrated into the Air Turks and Caicos fleet.- 4 Beechcraft 1900Beechcraft 1900The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19-passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop airplane manufactured by the Beechcraft Division of the Raytheon Company . It was designed, and is primarily used, as a regional airliner...