Saint Helena Airport

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airport international airport

Saint Helena Airport is a remote international airport on the South Atlantic island of Saint Helena, providing the island’s primary air link to the outside world.

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf airport →
international airport →
builtOn Prosperous Bay Plain plateau →
constructionStartDate 2012 →
country United Kingdom →
designedFor narrow-body jet aircraft →
distanceFromJamestown about 14 km →
elevation 1017 ft →
310 m →
firstCommercialFlightDate 2017-10-14 →
fundedBy Department for International Development →
UK government →
surface form: "Government of the United Kingdom"
hasApron yes →
hasControlTower yes →
hasCustomsAndImmigration yes →
hasFireAndRescueService yes →
hasIssue turbulence →
wind shear →
hasNavigationAid NDB →
VOR/DME →
instrument landing system →
hasPassengerTerminal yes →
IATAcode HLE →
ICAOcode FHSH →
initialAirlineOperator Airlink →
initialScheduledRoute Johannesburg–Windhoek–Saint Helena →
isPrimaryAirLinkFor Saint Helena →
isRemote true →
locatedIn Saint Helena →
South Atlantic →
surface form: "South Atlantic Ocean"
locatedNear Prosperous Bay Plain →
notableFor one of the world’s most remote airports →
remote location →
openingDate 2016-06-21 →
operator Government of Saint Helena →
surface form: "St Helena Government"
projectCost approximately £285 million →
regionServed British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha →
replaced Royal Mail Ship St Helena as main access route →
runwayCount 1 →
runwayDesignation 02/20 →
runwayLength 1950 m →
6398 ft →
runwaySurface asphalt →
serves Saint Helena →
surface form: "Jamestown, Saint Helena"

Saint Helena →
servesAs primary gateway to Saint Helena →
timezone UTC+0 →
Referenced by (2)

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Saint Helena → transportInfrastructure → Saint Helena Airport →
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