Canefield Airport


Canefield Airport is an airport on the west coast of the island nation of Dominica. It is north of Roseau, the capital. Construction began in early 1979 with British funding, shortly after Dominica's independence. 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 Douglas-Charles Airport.

Runway

The Canefield Airport has one runway 01/19, which measures 3130 feet. Runway 01 has a 500-foot displaced threshold. There is mountainous terrain to the east, and rising terrain north and south, with the Caribbean sea to the west.
This is without a doubt one of the more challenging airfields to land at in the Caribbean with strong crosswinds often present off the mountains and limited stopping distance available. Commercial operations required a specific pilot check to be able to fly in and out with often only the more experienced pilots at the controls for take off and landing.

Traffic

Most of these flights operate with turboprop and piston aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, Beechcraft King Air and the Aero Commander 500, Cessna aircraft, s, and private aircraft.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate passenger flights to the Canefield Airport:

Charter

The following airlines operate chartered flights into the Canefield Airport

Cargo

Statistics

The busiest routes year round to the Canefield Airport.
RankCityTop Carriers
1Christiansted, St. CroixCoastal Air, Express Carrier LLC
2Charlotte Amalie, St. ThomasExpress Carrier LLC
3Phillipsburg, St. MaartenAnguilla Air Services, Coastal Air

Incidents and accidents