Burton–Nibbs International Airport (

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: TAPB) is an international airport in

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, one of the main islands in

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. The airport is in the central portion of Barbuda, east of Codrington village. The project cost $55 million and was handled by a company called Bahamas Hot Mix. The airport replaced Barbuda Codrington Airport, which closed in the evening of 2 October 2024. The new airport opened in the morning of 3 October 2024. On 12 September 2024, the Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda announced that the airport would be named after

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and Arthur Nibbs. The name was chosen due to Burton and Nibbs' stance in favor of a unitary Antigua and Barbuda, and due to Nibbs' stance against the

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. Burton's family has requested his name be removed from the facility.

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