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Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport

Robert L. Bradshaw Airport (IATA: SKB, ICAO: TKPK), formerly known as Golden Rock Airport, is an international airport located just northeast of Basseterre, on the island of Saint Kitts, serving the nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. It was named after the first Premier of St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla (as it then was), Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw. In 2008, the airport handled 399,706 passengers.

Overview A major renovation was completed in December 2006. The US $17 mi ll i o n p ro j ec t f inan ce d b y l o an s f ro m t h e St K i tt s - N e v i s - A n gu i ll a N a t i o na lB ankan d T ai w an, in c l u d ese x p an s i o n o f t h e p a r kin g a p ro n t o a cco mm o d a t es i x w i d e - b o d i e d ai rcr a f t a tt h es am e t im e, co m pl e t eres u r f a c in g o f t h e 2, 439 m (8, 002 f t) r u n w a y an d co n s t r u c t i o n o f an e wt a x i w a y . C o n s t r u c t i o n s t a r t e d l a t e 2004. U pt o 6 w i d e - b o d i e d j e t sc ann o w b e a cco mm o d a t e d o n t h e t a r ma c . T h e ai r p or t c ana cco mm o d a t eco mm erc ia l j u mb o j e t s an d han d l essc h e d u l e d n o n - s t o p j e t f l i g h t s t o C ana d aan d t h e U ni t e d St a t es, a s w e ll a s n u m ero u sre g i o na l co mm u t er f l i g h t s f ro m w i t hin t h e C a r ibb e ana re a . T h e ai r p or t a l so p ro v i d es f a c i l i t i es f orc a r g o an d p r i v a t e j e t s . T h e l a r g es t ai rcr a f t e v er t o l an d h ere w a s a B oe in g 747 - 400. A c ha r t ere d S r i L ankan A i r l in es A i r b u s A 340 - 300 ma d e a v ia t i o nhi s t ory w h e n t h eyo p er a t e d a c ha r t er f l i g h tt o St K i tt s in 2011, an e a r l y 10, 000 - mi l e j o u r n ey f ro m C o l o mb o - B I A, S r i L anka . I n 2013, t h ro ug haj o in t v e n t u re b e tw ee n T ai w anan d St . K i tt s, w h ere T ai w an d o na t e d$ 1 million for the project, a 1MW solar farm was constructed on the airport premises. The solar panels display the text: “Welcome to SKB”.

Airlines and destinations Passenger Cargo Other facilities The airport houses the St. Kitts Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority.

Accidents and incidents On 26 September 2009, British Airways Flight 2156 to V. C. Bird International Airport, Antigua, operated by Boeing 777-236 G-VIIR entered the runway through the wrong taxiway, prior to takeoff. This resulted in the aircraft having 695m less available for takeoff, compared to the correct taxiway entry. The takeoff was however completed normally without incident or injuries. The AAIB report concluded the following factors contributed to the incident: “The airport authority had not installed any taxiway or holding point signs on the airfield. The crew did not brief the taxi routing. The crew misidentified Taxiway Bravo for Taxiway Alpha and departed from Intersection Bravo. The trainee ATCO did not inform the flight crew that they were at Intersection Bravo.”

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