Argyle International Airport | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-17

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Argyle International Airport


00:04:49 1 History
00:07:57 1.1 Aviation timeline
00:10:22 2 Costs
00:12:12 3 Overview
00:16:55 4 Choice of location
00:19:41 5 Opening
00:23:02 5.1 1st Anniversary
00:23:38 6 Aircraft spotting
00:24:55 7 Traffic
00:26:47 8 Facilities
00:26:56 8.1 Infrastructure
00:28:03 8.2 Runway and aprons
00:31:01 8.3 Terminals
00:34:07 8.3.1 International Terminal
00:35:19 8.3.2 Domestic Terminal
00:36:24 8.3.3 Cargo Terminal
00:37:26 8.4 Air traffic control tower
00:38:36 8.5 Navigation
00:39:21 8.6 Fire and rescue
00:41:02 9 Ground transportation
00:41:53 10 Passenger services
00:43:46 11 Airlines and destinations
00:44:22 11.1 Passenger
00:44:30 11.2 Cargo
00:44:39 12 Notable flights
00:45:41 13 Other facilities
00:47:17 14 Fixed-base operations
00:47:41 15 Incidents and accidents
00:49:22 16 In popular culture
00:51:15 17 Controversy
00:53:51 18 See also



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Argyle International Airport  (IATA: SVD, ICAO: TVSA) (often referred to as Argyle Airport or simply AIA) is a newly constructed international airport in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, about 5.17 miles (8.32 km) from Kingstown. The airport is one of St Vincent and the Grenadines most important infrastructure assets and the country's first international airport. This airport connects St. Vincent and the Grenadines to airports like Miami International Airport, John F Kennedy International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport and others in the Caribbean. It is the largest of five airports in the multi-island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the largest international gateway into the country, the others being J. F. Mitchell Airport in Bequia, Canouan Airport, Mustique Airport and Union Island Airport all in the Grenadines. Argyle International Airport serves as a major gateway to the Grenadines, with several airlines operating an extensive network of direct domestic flights from AIA to all destinations in the Grenadines. The airport is the second solar-powered airport in the Caribbean, following V. C. Bird International Airport in Antigua.
The approach and landing, from a southwesterly direction, offer the flying passengers a spectacular aerial view of the hills of Brighton, Diamond and Stubbs as well as Milligan Cay, as the flight path to the runway used for landing is actually a few hundred meters away from these landmarks. A reconstructed Carib Cayo Village (designated a National Historical Site) and Rawacou Recreation Park, which features two beaches separated by a rocky headland with a man-made pool, are located near the airport.
The project broke ground on August 13, 2008, with a work team of Vincentians and Cubans ("Chatoyer-Che Contingent") and the airport officially opened on February 14, 2017 when a Dynamic Airways charter flight became the first international aircraft to touch down at Argyle. The Argyle International Airport replaced the much smaller E.T. Joshua Airport as St. Vincent and the Grenadines principal airport. During the construction of the new airport, the International Airport Development Company (IADC) faced numerous challenges and controversies, causing major delays in the construction process. This resulted in the airport being completed 5 years after the originally forecasted completion date.Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conducts the International Aviation Safety Assessment Program (IASA), assessing the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of each country that has carriers operating to the United States and has classified Argyle International Airport, which operates under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA), a USFAA category 1 (highest status) civil aviation jurisdiction. The airport is rated at FAA Group V or ICAO Code E and can handle aircraft up to the size and weight of B747-400 model.
The airport is a primary hub for SVG Air, a national airline of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, along with Mustique Airways. SV ...