E. T. Joshua Airport

E.T. Joshua Airport (decommissioned)
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Arnos Vale
Location Kingstown
Elevation AMSL 66 ft / 20 m
Coordinates 13°08′40″N 061°12′39″W / 13.14444°N 61.21083°W / 13.14444; -61.21083Coordinates: 13°08′40″N 061°12′39″W / 13.14444°N 61.21083°W / 13.14444; -61.21083
Map
TVSV

Location in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 1,401 4,596 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1]

E.T. Joshua Airport (ICAO: TVSV), formerly known as Arnos Vale Airport, is a decommissioned airport located in Arnos Vale, near Kingstown, on Saint Vincent island. The airport was named for Ebenezer Theodore Joshua, the first chief minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The Airport was a hub for Grenadine Airways, Mustique Airways and S.V.G. Air.

The airport formerly housed the St. Vincent Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority.[2]

Saint Vincent's Argyle International Airport opened on 14 February 2017,[3] and replaced [4] the E.T. Joshua Airport.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger Airlines

All flights transfer to Argyle International Airport

Cargo Airlines

All flights transfer to Argyle International Airport

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for TVSV at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. ↑ "St. Vincent Outstation." Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 23 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Argyle International Airport to open February 14". Antigua Observer Newspaper. 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  4. ↑ Group, Travelweek (24 January 2017). "Feb. 14 designated as opening day of SVG’s long-awaited airport - Travelweek". Retrieved 29 July 2017.


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