AirportsHenry E. Rohlsen Airport is a medium-sized airport 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 STX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- STX
- ICAO code
- TISX
- City
- Christiansted
- State or region
- Saint Croix
- Country
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 17.7014° N, 64.8026° W
- Elevation
- 23 m (74 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,049 m (10,002 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, STX means Henry E. Rohlsen Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: TISX. ICAO codes that begin with T belong to the Caribbean. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 17.7014° N, 64.8026° W. It stands 23 metres (74 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Carolina, about 144 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
Henry E. Rohlsen Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,049 metres (10,002 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,049 m 10,002 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Christiansted Harbor Seaplane BaseChristiansted | SSB | 11 km |
| Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane BaseCharlotte Amalie | SPB | 72 km |
| Cyril E. King AirportCharlotte Amalie | STT | 73 km |
| Benjamin Rivera Noriega AirportCulebra, Puerto Rico | CPX | 86 km |
| Terrance B. Lettsome International AirportBeef Island, British Virgin Islands | EIS | 87 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,440 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,842 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,971 km | 14 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,710 km | 8 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,692 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,594 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,567 km | 21 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,552 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,015 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.