Prince Harm International Airfield
Prince Harm International Airfield Prins Harm Ynternasjonaal Fleanfjild | |||
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IATA: HIA – ICAO: none | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public / Millitary | ||
Owner | Blueacian Aviation Agency N.V. and the Blueacian Airforce | ||
Location | Labia Cue, Blueacia | ||
Hub for | |||
Elevation AMSL | 60 ft / 18 m | ||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
m | ft | ||
11/29 | 2,743 | 8,999 | Asphalt |
Prince Harm International Airfield (IATA: HIA, ICAO: TNCA) (Blueacian: Prins Harm Ynternasjonaal Fleanfjild; '), is an international airport located in Labia Cue, Blueacia. It has flight services to ... It is named after Prince Harm of Blueacia, the now passed-away Prince of Blueacia.
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Overview
The airport offers Staynish Border Pre-clearance facilities. A terminal for private aircraft opened in 2007. Since 2001 the airport is home to Blue Air, the international airline. The airline has ... aircraft in ... different classes. The main focus of Aruba Airlines is connecting the region through its hub. The airport helps much by providing Staynish Border Pre-clearance and in return the airline would yield less expenses form passengers with incomplete document due to send home.
History
In 1934, the Staynish goverment built a millitary airport in Blueacia to get the soldiers and the supplies quicker from and too the island. with A.J. Viccellio piloting Loening C-2H Air Yacht PJ-ZAA from a mud-flat runway. Commercial services were taken over by KLM from December 24, 1934, and later when transferred to a graded runway known as KLM field.
During World War II the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force defending Caribbean shipping and the Panama Canal against German submarines. The airfield was renamed Dakota Field, and the terminal facilities became Dakota Airport. Flying units assigned to the airfield were:
- 59th Bombardment Squadron (9th Bombardment Group) 14 January-24 September 1942 (A-20 Havoc)
- 12th Bombardment Squadron (25th Bombardment Group) 10 October 1942 – 23 November 1943 (B-18 Bolo)
- 22d Fighter Squadron (36th Fighter Group) 2 September 1942 – April 1943 (P-40 Warhawk)
- 32d Fighter Squadron (Antilles Air Command) 9 March 1943 – March 1944 (P-40 Warhawk)
On 22 October 1955, the airport was named after Highking Thadeus II of Staynes during a royal visit. The airfield was renames in 1970 when Blueacia broke away from Staynes, and since then its named after the first prince of Blueacia Prince Harm International Airfield.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
- Notes
- Template:Note KLM's flights operate to and from Bonaire on selected days. However, the airline does not have fifth freedom rights to transport passengers solely between Aruba and Bonaire.
- Template:Note PAWA Dominicana's flights operate to and from Curacao. However, the airline does not have fifth freedom rights to transport passengers solely between Aruba and Curacao.
- Template:Note TUI Airlines Netherlands's flights operate between Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao on selected days. However, the airline does not have fifth freedom rights to transport passengers solely between Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao.
Cargo
Statistics
Rank | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
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New York (JFK), New York | <center>237,498 | Delta Air Lines, JetBlue | |
<center>2 | Miami, Florida | <center>209,364 | American Airlines |
<center>3 | Newark, New Jersey | <center>145,448 | United Airlines |
<center>4 | Atlanta, Georgia | <center>139,547 | Delta Air Lines |
<center>5 | Charlotte, North Carolina | <center>120,362 | US Airways |
<center>6 | Boston, MA | <center>113,910 | JetBlue |
<center>7 | Philadelphia, PA | <center>67,993 | American Airlines |
<center>8 | Washington (Dulles), VA | <center>27,477 | United Airlines |
<center>9 | Chicago (O'Hare), Illinois | <center>18,362 | United Airlines |
<center>10 | Houston, TX (Bush) | <center>15,727 | Continental Airlines |
Accidents and incidents
- On January 13, 2010, an Arkefly Boeing 767-300 with the registration of PH-AHQ, was operating on flight 361 from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to Queen Beatrix International Airport declared an emergency after a man who claimed to have a bomb on board ensued a struggle with the flight crew, the aircraft made an emergency Landing at Shannon Airport. Gardaí stormed the plane and arrested the man, where he was taken to Shannon Garda station. A passenger having had surgery earlier the month before collapsed in the terminal while waiting for the continuation of the flight and had to be taken to a local hospital. The replacement aircraft PH-AHY also a Boeing 767-300 continued the flight to Aruba.