Melville Hall Airport

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Melville Hall Airport
IATA: DOM - ICAO: TDPD
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Dominica
Elevation AMSL 73 ft (22 m)
Coordinates 15°32′49.3″N, 61°18′00″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 4,777 1,456 Asphalt

Melville Hall Airport (IATA: DOM, ICAO: TDPD) is an airport located on the northeast coast of Dominica, two miles (3 km) northwest of Marigot, it is about one hour away from the second largest city Portsmouth. It is one of only two airports in the island nation of Dominica, the other being Canefield Airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of Roseau. There is no night time service, because the airports do not have night lights.

The Melville Hall area was chosen as the site for Dominica's main airport in 1944, for it was the only place on the island with extensive flat land.[1] It was only after the completion of the Transinsular Road from Belles to Marigot, in 1958, that work on the airport began.[1][2] The facility opened on November 22, 1961, and was first served by Dakotas from BWIA.[2]

[edit] Airlines

  • LIAT (San Juan, Antigua, Barbados, St. Vincent)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Honychurch, Lennox, p. 191. The Dominica Story. ISBN 0-333-62776-8. Macmillan Publishing. Accessed November 19, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Cracknell, Basil E., pp. 103-4. Dominica. ISBN 0-8117-0531-5 (US)/ISBN 0-7153-6084-1 (UK). David & Charles Ltd. Accessed November 19, 2007.

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