List of airports in Anguilla
Encyclopedia
This is a list of airport
s in Anguilla
.
Anguilla is a British overseas territory
in the Caribbean
, one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands
in the Lesser Antilles
. It consists of the main island of Anguilla itself, approximately 26 km (16.2 mi) long by 5 km (3.1 mi) wide at its widest point, together with a number of much smaller islands and cay
s with no permanent population. The island's capital
is The Valley
.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
s in Anguilla
Anguilla
Anguilla is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin...
.
Anguilla is a British overseas territory
British overseas territories
The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories of the United Kingdom which, although they do not form part of the United Kingdom itself, fall under its jurisdiction. They are remnants of the British Empire that have not acquired independence or have voted to remain British territories...
in the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
, one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands
Leeward Islands
The Leeward Islands are a group of islands in the West Indies. They are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. As a group they start east of Puerto Rico and reach southward to Dominica. They are situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean...
in the Lesser Antilles
Lesser Antilles
The Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Western Hemisphere. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America...
. It consists of the main island of Anguilla itself, approximately 26 km (16.2 mi) long by 5 km (3.1 mi) wide at its widest point, together with a number of much smaller islands and cay
Cay
A cay , also spelled caye or key, is a small, low-elevation, sandy island formed on the surface of coral reefs. Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans , where they provide habitable and agricultural land for hundreds of thousands of people...
s with no permanent population. The island's capital
Capital City
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is The Valley
The Valley, Anguilla
-Population:-References:...
.
Airports
Location Geography of Anguilla This article describes the geography of Anguilla.Anguilla is one of the Leeward Islands, which lie between the Caribbean Sea in the west and the open Atlantic Ocean in the east. It is a long, flat, dry/wet, scrub-covered... |
ICAO ICAO airport code The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic... |
IATA IATA airport code An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association... |
Airport name | Coordinates Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... |
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The Valley The Valley, Anguilla -Population:-References:... |
TQPF | AXA | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport |
See also
- Transport in AnguillaTransport in AnguillaOne of the British overseas territories, the Caribbean island of Anguilla measures only long by wide, so transport is simpler than in many countries. There is no public transport, such as bus or rail systems, since there isn't enough need...
- List of airports by ICAO code: T#TQ - Anguilla
- Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: North America#Anguilla (United Kingdom)