Antoine Simon Airport (IATA: CYA, ICAO: MTCA) is a commercial airport in Haiti. It is the fourth largest airport in Haiti for passenger traffic[4] and is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of Les Cayes, a Caribbean coastal city in Haiti's Southern peninsula.
Antoine Simon Airport Ayewopò Antoine-Simon Aéroport des Cayes | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale | ||||||||||
| Serves | Les Cayes, Haiti | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 230 ft / 70 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°16′16″N 73°47′18″W / 18.27111°N 73.78833°W | ||||||||||
| Website | http://aan.gouv.ht/ | ||||||||||
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History
editThe airport is named after François C. Antoine Simon, the 18th President of Haiti (1908–1911). It was financed and built by the Haitian government and inaugurated on 7 May 2005 by then Prime Minister Gérard Latortue.[5] Taiwan financed the construction of the access road to the airport.
On February 1, 2013, Haiti laid the first stone on the expansion of the Antoine-Simon Airport. The Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale plans to make it an international airport by extending the runway to 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) and adding a terminal with customs and other services. Both runway ends have displaced thresholds. The Cayes non-directional beacon (Ident: CAY) is located 0.4 nautical miles (0.7 km) southeast of the runway.[6]
The project is part of broader efforts to ramp up infrastructure development in Haiti's South department.[7] Haiti officials (Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin) suggested that the airport would open up completely the southern region as the country sees tourism as a promising sector capable of creating thousands of jobs in the region.[8]
Another airport is being built on the neighboring island of Île-à-Vache.
Airlines and destinations
editThis section needs to be updated. (January 2022) |
Sunrise Airways operate a regular flight three times a week and other charter services at the airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Sunrise Airways | Port-au-Prince, Cap-Haitien |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Airport information for Les Cayes". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. - ^ Google Maps - Antoine-Simon Airport
- ^ Airport information for Antoine-Simon Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale
- ^ AlterPresse "Haiti : Un aéroport dans la ville des Cayes"
- ^ Cayes NDB
- ^ AlterPresse "Haïti : Le Grand Sud mis en chantier"
- ^ Caribbean Journal "Haiti Lays First Stone on Expansion of Airport in Les Cayes"
