AirportsCyril E. King Airport is a large airport serving Charlotte Amalie, in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is STT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- STT
- ICAO code
- TIST
- City
- Charlotte Amalie
- State or region
- Saint Thomas
- Country
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 18.3371° N, 64.9773° W
- Elevation
- 7 m (23 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,134 m (7,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, STT means Cyril E. King Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: TIST. ICAO codes that begin with T belong to the Caribbean. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 18.3371° N, 64.9773° W. It stands 7 metres (23 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Carolina, about 104 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
Cyril E. King Airport 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,134 m 7,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane BaseCharlotte Amalie | SPB | 4 km |
| Benjamin Rivera Noriega AirportCulebra, Puerto Rico | CPX | 35 km |
| Terrance B. Lettsome International AirportBeef Island, British Virgin Islands | EIS | 48 km |
| Antonio Rivera Rodriguez AirportVieques, Puerto Rico | VQS | 59 km |
| Virgin Gorda AirportSpanish Town, British Virgin Islands | VIJ | 59 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,397 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,811 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,946 km | 14 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,668 km | 8 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,619 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,543 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,516 km | 21 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,479 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,039 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
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