Cyril E. King Airport

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Cyril E King Airport
IATA: STT - ICAO: TIST
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Virgin Islands Port Authority
Serves Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Elevation AMSL 23 ft (7 m)
Coordinates 18°20′14″N, 064°58′24″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 7,000 2,134 Asphalt
"STT" redirects here. For other uses, see STT (disambiguation).

Cyril E. King Airport (IATA: STT, ICAO: TIST) is on the island of St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands. The airport was formerly named after U.S. President Harry S. Truman.

The Airport operates one main runway, around 7,000 ft long. Although considered by some to be a relatively short runway, La Guardia Airport has the same length, and has frequent visits by widebody aircraft.

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[edit] Disasters

On December 28, 1970, Trans Caribbean Airways Flight 505 made a hard landing and ran off the side of the runway. Two of the 48 passengers died in the subsequent fire.

On April 27, 1976, American Airlines Flight 625 ran off the end of the runway, killing 37 of the 88 on board the aircraft. Following the crash, American Airlines suspended jet service to the airport, using propliners until the runway was rebuilt to its present length.

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