Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base is a seaplane base serving Christiansted, in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SSB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SSB
- ICAO code
- VI32
- City
- Christiansted
- State or region
- Saint Croix
- Country
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Kind
- Seaplane base
- Coordinates
- 17.7479° N, 64.7079° W
- Elevation
- not listed
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,134 m (7,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SSB means Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VI32. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 17.7479° N, 64.7079° W. The nearest large city in our data is Carolina, about 150 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/St Thomas, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,134 metres (7,000 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E/W | 2,134 m 7,000 ft | 183 m | Water | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Henry E. Rohlsen AirportChristiansted | STX | 11 km |
| Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane BaseCharlotte Amalie | SPB | 70 km |
| Cyril E. King AirportCharlotte Amalie | STT | 71 km |
| Terrance B. Lettsome International AirportBeef Island, British Virgin Islands | EIS | 80 km |
| Virgin Gorda AirportSpanish Town, British Virgin Islands | VIJ | 83 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,430 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,831 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,960 km | 14 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,699 km | 8 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,690 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,600 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,557 km | 21 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,551 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,026 km | 19 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.