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Cyril E. King Airport

Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands

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ICAO

TIST

Elevation

23 ft

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The Essence of Cyril E. King Airport

STT

Location

Charlotte Amalie · ST · U.S. Virgin Islands

Connectivity

34 routes · 18 destinations

Position

18.337°, -64.977° · 23 ft elev.

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Gateway to the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea.

Opened

1964

Location

Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands

Cyril E. King Airport (IATA: STT, ICAO: TIST) is the primary commercial airport serving St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, located near Charlotte Amalie. It is the busiest airport in the U.S. Virgin Islands and serves as an important hub for travel throughout the Caribbean region. The airport is named after Cyril E. King, the first elected governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands. It handles a significant volume of tourist traffic, connecting the island to major cities on the U.S. mainland and other Caribbean destinations. The airport is operated by the Virgin Islands Port Authority and has undergone various infrastructure improvements over the years to accommodate growing passenger demand. Its single runway and proximity to the water make approaches visually striking.

Terminals

The airport has a single terminal building handling both domestic and international arrivals and departures.

Getting to & from

Ground transportation options from the airport include taxis, rental cars, and ferry services connecting to downtown Charlotte Amalie and other island destinations.

Airlines here

Major airlines serving STT include American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, JetBlue, and Spirit Airlines, with connections primarily to U.S. mainland hubs.

Notable facts

›Named after Cyril E. King, the first elected governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
›Operated by the Virgin Islands Port Authority.
›The airport sustained significant damage from Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017.
›It has a single runway (10/28) approximately 7,000 feet long.
›The airport serves as the main gateway for the multi-billion dollar tourism industry of St. Thomas.

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Airlines serving this airport

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Leeward Islands Air Transport

Spirit Airlines

Transportes Aéreos Nacionales de Selva

T.J. Air

United Airlines

US Airways

TUR Avrupa Hava YollarÄ±

Routes

STT → EIS9K · CNA

STT → SJU9K · CNA

STT → STX9K · CNA

STT → CLTAA · 757 767

STT → JFKAA · 757

STT → MIAAA · 757

STT → PHLAA · 757

STT → ATLAF · 757

STT → JFKAZ · 757

STT → SJUB6 · E90

STT → MIABA · 757

STT → SJUBB · SF3 DHT

STT → STXBB · DHT

STT → ATLDL · 757

STT → JFKDL · 757

STT → ATLKL · 757

STT → AXALI · DH3

STT → SXMLI · AT7 AT4

STT → FLLNK · 319

STT → SBHTJ · CNC PL2

STT → EWRUA · 73G

STT → IADUA · 73G

STT → ORDUA · 73G

STT → SJUUA · CNA

STT → CLTUS · 752 762

STT → JFKUS · 757

STT → MIAUS · 757

STT → PHLUS · 752

STT → DOMYI · CNT

STT → EISYI · CNT

STT → NEVYI · CNT

STT → SJUYI · CNT

STT → SXMYI · CNT

STT → VIJYI · CNT

Aircraft operating here

Boeing 75712 routes CNT6 routes CNA4 routes Boeing 737-7003 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter2 routes Boeing 757-2002 routes Boeing 7671 routes Embraer 1901 routes Saab SF340A/B1 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 81 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 721 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-3001 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Cyril E. King Airport is a public airport located two miles (3 km) west of the central business district in the town of Charlotte Amalie on the island of St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. It is currently the busiest airport in the United States Virgin Islands, and one of the busiest in the eastern Caribbean, servicing 1,403,000 passengers from July 2015 through June 2016. The airport also serves the island of St. John and is additionally often used by those travelling to the nearby British Virgin Islands.

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