Canefield Airport
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Canefield Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Dominica | ||||||||||
| Operator | Dominica Air & Sea Ports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Roseau, Dominica | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 13 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°20′12″N 61°23′32″W / 15.33667°N 61.39222°WCoordinates: 15°20′12″N 61°23′32″W / 15.33667°N 61.39222°W | ||||||||||
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  DCF Location in Dominica | |||||||||||
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The Canefield Airport (IATA: DCF, ICAO: TDCF) is an airport on the west coast of the island nation of Dominica. It is 3 miles (5 km) north of Roseau, the capital. Construction began in early 1979 with British funding, shortly after Dominica's independence.[4] It is about one hour away from the second largest city Portsmouth. It is one of only two airports in the island nation of Dominica, the other being Douglas-Charles Airport.
Runways & Taxiways[]
It has one runway 01/19, which measures 3130 feet (954 meters) by 75 feet. Runway 01 has a 500-foot displaced threshold. There is mountainous terrain to the east, and rising terrain north and south, with the Caribbean sea to the west. Commercial operators require proficiency checks for their crews to be able to operate at the airport.
The airport features one three-thousand-one-hundred-and-thirty-foot runway.
| Number | Length | Width | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,130 feet (954 m) | 75 feet (23 m) |
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, Freighters, and private aircraft.
Airlines and destinations[]
Passenger[]
The following airlines operate passenger flights to the Canefield Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Antilles | Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre (suspended)[5] |
| Castries, Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre | |
| [6] | Seasonal: Anguilla, Antigua, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts, St. Maarten |
| Coastal Air | Saint Croix, St. Maarten Seasonal: Anguilla, Nevis, St. Eustatius |
| Anguilla, Saint Croix, St. Thomas Seasonal: Antigua, Nevis, Saint Kitts, Tortola | |
| Fly Montserrat | Seasonal: Montserrat |
Charter[]
The following airlines operate charter flights into the Canefield Airport.
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Fly BVI Ltd | Beef Island |
| Caribbean Helicopters | Antigua |
| Island Birds | San Juan, Antigua |
| St Barth Commuter | Saint Barthélemy, Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre, Saint Martin |
| St Barth Executive | Pointe-à-Pitre, Port of Spain |
| SXM Airways | St. Maarten |
| Trans Anguilla Airways | Anguilla |
Cargo[]
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Coastal Air | St. Croix |
| Express Carrier LLC | St. Thomas |
| DHL | Antigua |
Statistics[]
The busiest routes year round to the Canefield Airport.
| Rank | City | Top Carriers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christiansted, St. Croix | Coastal Air, |
| 2 | Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas | |
| 3 | Phillipsburg, St. Maarten | , Coastal Air |
Incidents and accidents[]
- On Tuesday, March 1, 2011 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 unexplained.[7]
- On Thursday, February 16, 2012 a Cessna 402 made an emergency landing. It landed without further incident.[8]
- On Thursday, February 27, 2014 a Cessna 404 aircraft ran off the runway, suffered damage to the left wing.[9]
- On Sunday, February 8, 2015 a private Cessna 404 aircraft coming from Venezuela ran off the runway, suffered extensive damage.[10]
- On Wednesday, February 7, 2018 a Rockwell Shrike Commander aircraft upon landing suffered nose gear failure.[11]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Airport information for Canefield Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Canfield Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Canefield Airport". Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ United Press International (UPI) (January 3, 1979). "New Dominica airport". The Hour. Norwalk, Connecticut. p. 18. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "Air Antilles schedules new sectors in W19". Routesonline. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ http://www.anguillaairservices.com
- ^ "Plane accident at Canefield Airport". 27 February 2011.
- ^ "UPDATE: Plane mishap at Canefield Airport - Dominica News Online". Dominica News Online. 16 February 2012.
- ^ https://www.dominicavibes.dm/news-122909/
- ^ "UPDATE: Plane mishap at Canefield". 8 February 2015.
- ^ "UPDATE: ECCAA to investigate Canefield Airport plane accident". 7 February 2018.
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