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Encyclopedia > Crown Point International Airport
Crown Point Airport
IATA: TAB - ICAO: TTCP
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
Serves Scarborough, Tobago
Elevation AMSL 38 ft (12 m)
Coordinates 11°08′58″N, 60°49′56″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 9,002 2,744 Asphalt

Crown Point Airport (IATA: TABICAO: TTCP) is the main air link for the island of Tobago. It is sited at the southwesternmost part of the island, near the town of Canaan, and 11 km from the capital, Scarborough. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Scarborough, Tobago is the largest town on Tobago, one of the two islands of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and contains more than half of the population of the island. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C. Aerial picture of a runway of Chennai International Airport, Tamil Nadu A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Castara village beach looking south, Tobago Tobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. ... Canaan is a small town in southwestern Tobago, close to Crown Point Airport. ... Scarborough, Tobago is the largest town on Tobago, one of the two islands of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and contains more than half of the population of the island. ...


Most flights are the BWIA, Tobago Express and Caribbean Star Airlines shuttles to Port of Spain (Piarco), Trinidad, just 83 km away, but there is also regional service to Barbados and Grenada provided by Caribbean Star Airlines. Long-haul flights include British Airways and Virgin Atlantic service to London Gatwick, BWIA to Heathrow, and Condor to Frankfurt. Seasonal service is provided by American Eagle and Aerotuy. BWIA West Indies Airways, called Bwee by locals, is the national airline of Trinidad and Tobago. ... Tobago Express is a scheduled passenger airline based in Trinidad and Tobago. ... Caribbean Star Airlines is an airline based in Antigua and Barbuda operating regional services. ... Port of Spain, population 49,000 (2000), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the countrys second largest city by population, after San Fernando. ... Piarco, a town in northern Trinidad is the site of Piarco International Airport (IATA Airport Code: POS). ... Trinidad (Spanish, Trinity) is the largest and most populous of the 23 islands which make up the country of Trinidad and Tobago. ... Caribbean Star Airlines is an airline based in Antigua and Barbuda operating regional services. ... British Airways (LSE: BAY, NYSE: BAB) is the largest airline of the United Kingdom. ... Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. ... Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is Londons second largest airport and the second busiest airport in the UK after Heathrow, busiest single runway airport and sixth busiest airport in the world in terms of passengers per year. ... London Heathrow Airport (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL), often referred to as Heathrow, is the third busiest airport in the world, after Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Chicago OHare. ... Condor Boeing 757, new colours Condor Flugdienst is an airline based in Germany. ... Main Station Frankfurt Frankfurt International Airport For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... American Eagle Airlines is an airline based in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. It is a regional airline partner of American Airlines (both wholly owned by AMR Corporation), operating over 1,600 flights a day, serving 140 cities across the USA, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. ...


Crown Point was opened in 1940 and is a small, informal airport. Tourism is the main employment sector on Tobago, and Crown Point flights therefore carry many tourists in addition to the inter-island traffic. 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...


External link

  • World Aero Data airport information for TTCP

  Results from FactBites:
 
Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT): Piarco International, Crown Point International (812 words)
Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT): Piarco International, Crown Point International
Piarco International Airport, located 25 kilometres east of the capital, Port of Spain, is the largest and most modern airport in the Caribbean.
Piarco International Airports’ positioning as a regional hub is strengthened with the possible location of the headquarters of the Free Trade Areas of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago.
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