Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base
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| Coordinates | 17°44′50″N 64°42′18″W / 17.74722°N 64.70500°W | ||||||||||
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  SSB Location in the Saint Croix  SSB SSB (the U.S. Virgin Islands) | |||||||||||
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Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (
Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. This private-use airport is owned by the Virgin Islands Port Authority.[1]
The sea base is home to Seaborne Airlines U.S. Virgin Islands, the only multi-engine sea plane airline operating in the United States.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this seaplane base had 72,632 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2004 and 68,386 enplanements in 2005.[2]
Facilities
Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area:
- Runway E/W: 7,000 ft × 600 ft (2,134 m × 183 m), surface: Water
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Seaborne Airlines | St. Thomas–Harbor |
Historically, Virgin Islands Seaplane Shuttle operated scheduled passenger service during the 1980s from the Charlotte Amalie seaplane base with
Grumman Mallard.[4]
Both Antilles Airboats and The Virgin Islands Seaplane Shuttle flew to
Fajardo.[5]
Today, Seaborne Airlines U.S. Virgin Islands operates De Havilland Twin Otter DHC-6-300s on floats for daily airline service to St Thomas.
References
- ^ PDF, retrieved 2007-03-15
- ^ FAA Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data: 2005
- ^ http://www.airliners.net, photos of Grumman Mallard aircraft operated by Virgin Islands Seaplane Shuttle in the U.S. Virgin Islands
- ^ http://www.airliners.net, photos of Antilles Air Boats aircraft in the U.S. Virgin Islands
- ^ Morris, Molly (September 4, 2001). "Seaborne to Fly to Old San Juan - And More". St. Thomas Source. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
External links
- Airport information for VI32 at AirNav
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for VI32 at SkyVector
- Accident history for SSB at Aviation Safety Network
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