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Cap-Haitien International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAutorité Aeroportuaire Nationale
ServesCap-Haïtien
Elevation AMSL10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates19°43′59″N 072°11′41″W / 19.73306°N 72.19472°W / 19.73306; -72.19472
Websitewww.aanhaiti.com/aan
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 1,489 4,886 Asphalt

Cap-Haïtien International Airport (IATA: CAP, ICAO: MTCH) is the second largest airport in Haiti and is located in the city with the same name, Cap-Haïtien, in northern Haiti.

This airport connects Haitians to airports like Miami International Airport, Providenciales International Airport, Cibao International Airport and others in the Caribbean.

The Haitian government recently signed a deal with Venezuela for the airport to be renovated. As of September 13th, 2010, a 1300-meter concrete runway was being built by Haitian firms and personnel working under the supervision of a Cuban-Venezuelan firm.[1]

The last airport for refueling for General Aviation coming from the Bahamas into Haiti is Great Inagua, the airport is in Matthew Town (IATA: IGA, ICAO: MYIG).

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Turks and Caicos Providenciales
Caribbean Express Fort Lauderdale [1]
Florida Coastal Airlines Fort Lauderdale
Sunrise Airways Port-au-Prince, Port-de-Paix
Tortug' Air Port-au-Prince
VolAir Santiago, Santo Domingo, Samana

Cargo Carriers

  • SALSA d'Haiti Scheduled domestic Haiti and passenger and cargo services. Charters
  • Sunrise Airways to anywhere in Haiti up to 4000lbs
  • Caribbean American Shipping Express, LLC (CAS Xpress) (Hollywood, Florida) [2]
  • Contract Air Cargo (Providenciales, Miami-Opa Loka)
  • IBC Airways (Miami)
  • Missionary Flights and Services Inc. (Santiago, Exuma, St. Lucie)
  • Corporate Aircraft Responding in Emergencies (CARE) banner. Among the most striking examples of CARE relief missions are the flights flown by Tradewinds Aviation in its Cessna Grand Caravans [3]

References

  1. ^ "Haïti: Le foncier retarde la construction des aéroports". Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 2010-10-07.