Canouan Airport is the airport located on the island of

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. The airport serves the surrounding tourist areas and environs of the Grenadines and is a major destination during the Caribbean winter leisure season. Aside from facilitating regular passenger flights, the airport is also open for international corporate jet operations and charter flights. Canouan Airport was the main

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airport in St. Vincent and the Grenadines before the opening of

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. The terminal has a CIP (Commercially Important People) lounge and other facilities for international passengers and a domestic hub for St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It is the second largest airport in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, after Argyle International Airport. The airport often served as the alternate airport for E.T. Joshua Airport, now a decommissioned airport in

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and other Grenadines airports. Since the longest runway in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, at , was located at Canouan Airport, it was the airport used to receive illegal immigrants deported from the United States by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Air Operations-detainee removal flights, prior to the opening of

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. The airport is built in traditional Grenadines style with an open-air terminal with roof covered in cane palm fronds, its wooden walls and columns made of

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logs. The terminal architecture is based on the Native indigenous people of the Caribbean Tainos and

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structures, giving passengers a paradise feeling. The terminal has no airbridges, walk-boarding is used on all stands and mobile stairways or the aircraft's own

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s are used for embarking and disembarking passengers. In the 2000s, an extensive modernization of the airport began. A

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project and runway extension were completed at the end of March 2008. Overall runway length increased from 3,455 to 5,875 ft (1,053 to 1,791 m). This extension of the runway makes the airport accessible by a larger number of aircraft and can now accommodate jets such as the

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and

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carrying over one hundred and twenty passengers from Europe, North and South America. Before the runway extension, the

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(

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) was the largest aircraft to serve the airport. In 2010 American Eagle ended daily flights from

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to Canouan. In addition to the runway extension, the control tower was raised some and the arrivals terminal was also extended to accommodate the increasing aviation services and visitors to the island.

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expansion and the further development of air navigational systems were completed in 2011. It is one of only two airports in St. Vincent and the Grenadines large enough to handle large

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s. This airport was developed to meet international standards. Canouan Airport is a small but bustling one that plays an important role in the growing economy of Canouan. Luxury tourism and real-estate contribute significantly to the island's economy and Canouan is popular with private jet travelers around the world. It is the home of some smaller general aviation businesses, including Canouan Aviation Services which operates from the general aviation area on the south-western side of the runway. Connection is maintained from the airport for several smaller airports in the Grenadines. Its size and location makes it the most important airport in the Grenadines. It is one of five airports in the multi-island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the others being

, J. F. Mitchell Airport in

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, is a national airline of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, along with

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. SVG Air and Mustique Airways have combined to form a SVG Air/Grenadine Air Alliance, operating 17 Aircraft, with bases in

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and

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. Offering visitors and residents a wider choice of International Gateways in and out of St. Vincent & the Grenadines.

History

Canouan Airport original terminal building

The history of the Airport extends back to the early 1980s, when the runway at the airport was an unpaved, sand and gravel airstrip. The current airport opened in May 2008 and replaced the earlier Canouan airport with the same name and

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. Canouan airport was initially constructed some 20 years ago to a standard of an earth runway strip. In 1987/88 the airport was upgraded by construction of a

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surface dressing with a length of 1,800 ft (548 m) and a width of 60 ft (18 m). In the following years serious deterioration caused a reduction of aircraft movements from 8,000 in 1988 to 2,000 in 1991. Since the bulk of passenger transport to and from the island is channeled through the airport, the unsatisfactory conditions on the runway and in the terminal jeopardized the economic development of Canouan. In the early 90s programs have been launched to attract tourism and to improve the island's facilities. It goes without saying that the rehabilitation and upgrading of the island's airport is an investment of first priority to the

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to the future welfare of Canouan and the neighboring islands in the southern part of the country. Based on the positive development of tourism, it was recognized in 2003 that upgrading of the runways for jet operations was essential. It was determined that land had to be reclaimed and the runway extended. In a first phase KOCKS CONSULT GMBH provided services for: *Comprehensive field investigation and laboratory testing to determine existing pavement and subsoil condition. *Inventories of the ecological situation. *Topographical survey *Collection of data and information on previous and present air traffic. *Determination of a reference aircraft. *Determination of the essential length of runways. *Environmental assessment study. *Study on economic feasibility. *An estimation of costs. All data and findings were compiled in the "Assessment of Principal Solutions" report. The new airport comprises an asphalt concrete runway of 1,790 m x 30 m with lighting and

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(PAPI), a taxiway and apron as well as a terminal, fire station and service buildings. In 2011, Sewells Paving completed the paving of an eight and a half acre addition to the Canouan International Airport. The expansion to the airport apron was for additional airplane parking. The apron was built and paved to stand the load of a

jet. In January 2019, the Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines invited tenders for consulting services. The objective of the consulting services is to prepare a

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and vulnerability assessment, feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed designs, cost estimates and tender documents for the rehabilitation and upgrading of the runway and other pavements at Canouan Airport, together with drainage, fencing and any other infrastructural, institutional or other improvements required to ensure the sustainable operation of Canouan Airport. Canouan Island has positioned itself at the epicenter of a new tourism attraction for the entire region and is now a popular private jet destination for those transferring to yachts.

Overview

Since Canouan Airport is accessible for virtually all private jets without

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restrictions, it is now the jetport of the Grenadines. The airport has frequent business aviation,

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and charter operations. It is a frequent stopping point for private pilots. During peak season sometimes 18 private jets could be seen on the apron on a given day, some arriving from as far afield as

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on direct flights. There is virtually no private jet that can't land here now. The airport handles

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s and

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jet aircraft movements and is equipped with the necessary lights to have night air traffic. Air traffic peaks during the winter season, between November and April. Canouan Airport is well equipped to handle private jets with minimum departure and arrival delays, while hosting over 123 private jets at the airport in December. The airport is moderately busy with mostly private jet traffic. However, the airport does offer scheduled passenger service. While Canouan Airport's main activity is

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, it is still a commercial airport, handling domestic and international commercial flights. Two locally owned

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s based at the jetport facilities, Canouan Aviation Services and Vincy Aviation Services, supply fuel, hangar space and other services to inbound and outbound passengers and operators. For those arriving with their own private jet and wishing to stay at the exclusive resorts on

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, Palm Island or Petit St. Vincent (PSV), their respective staff will make arrangements for your jet to be accommodated at Canouan Island Airport along with a Twin Otter Aircraft exclusive

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transfer or private boat transfer from Canouan to your respective exclusive hideaway. With the new 120-berth luxury super-yach
Glossy Bay Marina
(the island's

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marina, owned by Sandy Lane's Irish billionaire owner,

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), which boundaries with the Canouan Airport; the ultra 5 star luxuriou
Pink Sands Club
(formerly the Grenadines Estate Golf Club and previously Raffles Resort with Trump International Golf Club and Casino), championship 18-hole, par 72, Jim Fazio-designed golf course set in 300 acres of a 1,200-acre estate, which forms the focal point of th
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
on the island
Tamarind Beach Hotel & Yacht Club
and th
Grenadines Estate
private villas. Pink Sands Club, Canouan, was rebranded

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, Canouan on July 3, 2018, and they have launched two luxury packages: "Land & Sea in Luxury" and "Jet Away & Play." This is Mandarin Oriental's first Caribbean resort. This 3.5 square mile island positions itself as “the ultimate luxury destination of the Caribbean.” Canouan was one of the locations of the ''

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'' 2009 Swimsuit Edition. Achievements of this magnitude would have been impossible to imagine twenty years ago. As recently as 1960, Canouan Island had zero infrastructures. The population was enduring blatantly impoverished conditions. They did not have a single jetty, airport or road and the only car belonged to the one policeman. There was no power source, clean drinking water, telephones, in-door plumbing, schools or doctor and only a primitive ferry system. Their sole source of income was from the sea.

Facilities

Canouan Airport features one single small passenger terminal building with basic facilities such as check-in-facilities as well as some shops and a restaurant and a covered observation deck. The airport terminal has immigration facilities for international flights but no international transfer area. The airport resides at an

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of above

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. It has one

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designated 13/31 with an

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surface measuring . Only Runway 13 offers PAPI. Runway 31 is usable under

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only. The runway is on the southwestern end of Canouan and parallels the south shoreline. Approaches and departures are over the water. The length of the main runway dictates that the airport cannot handle large

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. The airport has also just commissioned NDB/ DME navigation equipment to complement the runway extension and has equipment to support

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es for all-weather operation and illumination in both directions. Navaids, Meteorological System (

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) and Runway Lighting designed and installed b
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All systems were commissioned in compliance with

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and

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recommendations. A strong crosswind from the northeast sector is common especially between December and March. The airport is in operation at day and night. Canouan Airport falls under category six (6) of the Aerodrome Category (ICAO Index). The airport has its own

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, equipped with a

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suited to the present operations.

Airlines and destinations

Notable flights

In October 2013, a McDonnell Douglas

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landed at the airport carrying the

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Tour. In March 2022, an Airbus A-320 landed at the airport after a non-stop flight from

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becoming the largest aircraft ever to use the airport as part of a private tour to visit the

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on the Island.

Other facilities

aircraft maintenance

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s are on the airport property, for personal private jets and charter aircraft, along with passenger facilities and maintenance services for them.
Canouan Aviation Services
own and operate the Fuel Farm in Canouan Airport, providing

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. Ground power is also available. *

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Services

Incidents and accidents

*19 November 2006 – SVG Air Aero Commander 500S, on a flight from

to Saint Vincent, was over the western end of

on its final approach to Saint Vincent when it vanished. There was no distress call. Wreckage was found in the sea. The pilot and single passenger are presumed dead. *5 August 2010 – SVG Aircraft on a flight from Saint Vincent to

crashed off Canouan with only the pilot on board - not found. * 5 March 2011 – Beechcraft 200 Super King Air aircraft operated by Wyngs Aviation landed with a tailwind and overran the runway. The aircraft had a collapsed nose wheel and badly damaged propeller blades. No reports of injuries. The plane was heading to

from Porlamar Airport,

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, when the pilot mistook

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for the neighboring island.Aviation Safety Network
5 March 2011

References

External links

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