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Stella Maris Airport is an airport located near Stella Maris on
Long Island Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United Sta ...
in The Bahamas.


Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring . The airport was designed and built by Jack Henry Cordery who was engaged by Stella Maris Estate Company in 1967 when he emigrated from England to take the job of Estate Development Manager. He died on Long Island in 1968 and is buried there.


Airlines and destinations


Historical airline service

Stella Maris Airport was served in the past by
Bahamasair Bahamasair Holdings Limited is an airline headquartered in Nassau. It is the national airline I888-393-I394 of The Bahamas and operates scheduled services to 32 domestic and regional destinations in the Caribbean and the United States from its b ...
which operated regional turboprop airliners on nonstop flights primarily to
Nassau Nassau may refer to: Places Bahamas *Nassau, Bahamas, capital city of the Bahamas, on the island of New Providence Canada *Nassau District, renamed Home District, regional division in Upper Canada from 1788 to 1792 *Nassau Street (Winnipeg), ...
. According to the Official Airline Guide (OAG), in 1975 Bahamasair was serving the airport with Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft which were then replaced with new Hawker Siddeley HS 748 aircraft in 1979. By 1999, Bahamasair was operating de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 series 300 aircraft into the airport according to the OAG. Bahamasair no longer serves the airport but does currently serve the island's the other airfield,
Deadman's Cay Airport Deadman's Cay Airport is an airport located near Deadman's Cay on Long Island in The Bahamas. The airport serves Clarence Town on the island. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designate ...
near Clarence Town.


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