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Antoine-Simon Airport

Coordinates: 18°16′16″N 73°47′18″W / 18.27111°N 73.78833°W / 18.27111; -73.78833
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Antoine Simon Airport

Ayewopò Antoine-Simon

Aéroport des Cayes
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAutorité Aéroportuaire Nationale
ServesLes Cayes, Haiti
Elevation AMSL230 ft / 70 m
Coordinates18°16′16″N 73°47′18″W / 18.27111°N 73.78833°W / 18.27111; -73.78833
Websitehttp://aan.gouv.ht/
Map
CYA is located in Haiti
CYA
CYA
Location in Haiti
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 1,910 6,266 Asphalt
Sources: WAD[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

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.

History

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The 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

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Sunrise Airways operate a regular flight three times a week and other charter services at the airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Sunrise Airways Port-au-Prince, Cap-Haitien

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Google Maps - Antoine-Simon Airport
  3. ^ Airport information for Antoine-Simon Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ^ Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale
  5. ^ AlterPresse "Haiti : Un aéroport dans la ville des Cayes"
  6. ^ Cayes NDB
  7. ^ AlterPresse "Haïti : Le Grand Sud mis en chantier"
  8. ^ Caribbean Journal "Haiti Lays First Stone on Expansion of Airport in Les Cayes"
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