Antoine Simon Airport is the fourth airport in
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
in passenger traffic and is north of
Les Cayes
Les Cayes ( , ), often referred to as Aux Cayes (; ht, Okay), is a commune and seaport in the Les Cayes Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti, with a population of 71,236. Due to its isolation from the political turmoil of the capital, ...
, a
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
coastal city in Haiti's Southern peninsula.
History
The airport is named after
François C. Antoine Simon
François C. Antoine Simon (a.k.a. Antoine Simon) (October 10, 1843 – March 10, 1923) was President of Haiti from 6 December 1908 to 3 August 1911.John Carlos Rowe, ''Literary culture and U.S. imperialism: from the Revolution to World War II'' ...
, 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
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...
Gérard Latortue
Gérard Latortue (born 19 June 1934 in Gonaïves) is a Haitian politician and diplomat who served as the prime minister of Haiti from 12 March 2004 to 9 June 2006. He was an official in the United Nations for many years, and briefly served as for ...
.
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
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
The Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale (AAN) is a government agency responsible for operating Haitian commercial airports. AAN ensures the creation, extension, management, operation and installation of airport facilities and civil aerodromes throu ...
plans to make it an international airport by extending the runway to and adding a terminal with customs and other services. Both runway ends have
displaced threshold A displaced threshold or DTHR is a runway threshold located at a point other than the physical beginning or end of the runway.
The portion of the runway behind a displaced threshold may be used for takeoff in either direction and landings from the ...
s. The Cayes
non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are ...
(Ident: CAY) is located southeast of the runway.
The project is part of broader efforts to ramp up infrastructure development in Haiti's South department.
[AlterPress]
"Haïti : Le Grand Sud mis en chantier"
/ref> Haiti officials (Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe
Laurent Salvador Lamothe (born 14 August 1972) is a Haitian businessman, technology entrepreneur, and political figure who has served in the government of Haiti as Foreign Minister since October 2011, then appointed as Prime Minister on 4 May 20 ...
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.[Caribbean Journa]
"Haiti Lays First Stone on Expansion of Airport in Les Cayes"
/ref>
Another airport is being built on the neighboring island of ÃŽle-Ã -Vache
ÃŽle-Ã -Vache, ( French, also expressed ÃŽle-Ã -Vaches, former Spanish name Isla Vaca; all translate to Cow Island) is a Caribbean island, one of Haiti's satellite islands. It lies in the Baie de Cayes about off the coast of the country's south ...
.
Airlines and destinations
Sunrise Airways
Sunrise Airways S.A. is a Haitian airline that provides scheduled passenger and charter flights.
History
Sunrise Airways was founded in 2010 and commenced flights on a charter basis on January 1, 2011. In February 2011, the carrier began schedul ...
operate a regular flight three times a week and other charter services at the airport:
See also
*Transport in Haiti All of the major transportation systems in Haiti are located near or run through the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Roads
Haiti's network of roads consists of National Roads, Department Roads, and county roads. The hub of the road network is located ...
*List of airports in Haiti
This is a list of airports in Haiti, grouped by type and sorted by location.
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Domini ...
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Les Cayes
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Airports in Haiti
Les Cayes