Aviation
Facilities
The
Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) owns and manages the two
airports in the United States Virgin Islands: the Cyril E. King
Airport (CEKA) on St. Thomas and the Henry E. Rohlsen International
Airport (HERA) on St. Croix.
Cyril E.
King Airport
St. Thomas
The Cyril E. King Airport (CEKA) is
located on the southwestern side of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
It operates 24 hours. The airport terminal is open from 6 a.m.
to 11 p.m. Aircraft, rescue and firefighting services are
available during that time. The Air Traffic Control Tower
operates from 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
The
length of the runway is 7,000 feet. The terminal has 11 gates and is
host to several
major airlines. There are also commuter flights between St.
Thomas, St. Croix, Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands. Non-stop
jet service is available from Miami, Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago,
Boston, Newark and New York, and from London, England via Air 2000.
Note that there are no airports on
St. John or Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands. To get to St.
John or Water Island, travelers need to fly to St. Thomas and
connect via inter-island ferries at the
Wilmoth E. Blyden Marine Facility or the
Red Hook
Marine Facility.
Henry E.
Rohlsen Airport
St. Croix
The Henry E. Rohlsen
Airport (HERA) is located on the southwestern side of St. Croix.
The airport terminal is open from 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Aircraft, rescue and firefighting services are available during that
time. The Air Traffic Control Tower operates from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The runway is open 24 hours.
The
airport is served by
several major
airlines and commuter flights between St. Thomas, St. Croix,
Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands. Non-stop jet service is
available from the continental U.S. from Miami and Philadelphia.
The Port Authority
completed a $42 million renovation and expansion of HERA.
The terminal was expanded from 76,000 to 181,000 square feet.
The runway was also extended from 7,600 to 10,000 feet.
