Marsh Harbour Airport

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Marsh Harbour Airport
IATA: MHH - ICAO: MYAM
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		N/A
Serves		Marsh Harbour
Elevation AMSL		6 ft (2 m)
Coordinates		26°30′41″N, 077°05′01″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
09/27	4,998	1,523	Asphalt

Marsh Harbour International Airport (IATA: MHH, ICAO: MYAM) is an airport located on the Abaco Island in The Bahamas.

Marsh Harbour is a major tourist attraction in the Bahamas, it is home to just propeller aircraft and regional airliners. It serves Nassau and a few Florida cities. The government has been trying to expand the airport for years; groundwork has been started for a longer runway that could allow larger, regional jets to operate in and out of Marsh Harbour while the airport terminal has seen only minimal enhancements.

R&B Singer Aaliyah died in a plane crash on this airport on August 25, 2001 along with 8 others. The cause of the accident was the plane being overgrossed (overweight) making a successful takeoff from the short runway impossible.

[edit] Airlines

• American Airlines operated by American Eagle (Miami)
• Bahamasair (West Palm Beach, Nassau)
• Continental Airlines
  • Continental Connection operated by Gulfstream International Airlines (Fort Lauderdale, Miami, West Palm Beach)
• Island Express Airlines (Fort Lauderdale)
• Twin Air/Calypso (Fort Lauderdale)
• Vintage Props and Jets (Daytona Beach, Melbourne, Fort Lauderdale)
• Yellow Air Taxi also operates charter flights to the airport.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] External links

• Airport information for MYAM at World Aero Data