Cap-Haïtien International Airport Ayewopò Entènasyonal Kap Ayisyen Aéroport Internationale de Cap-Haïtien | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Office National de l'Aviation Civile | ||||||||||
| Operator | Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale | ||||||||||
| Serves | Cap-Haïtien,Haiti | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°43′59″N72°11′41″W / 19.73306°N 72.19472°W /19.73306; -72.19472 | ||||||||||
| Website | cap.aan-haiti.com | ||||||||||
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| Sources:DAFIF[1][2] | |||||||||||
Cap-Haïtien International Airport (IATA:CAP,ICAO:MTCH) (Haitian Creole:Ayewopò Entènasyonal Kap Ayisyen,French:Aéroport International de Cap-Haïtien) is a minorinternational airport servingCap-Haïtien, a city inNord,Haiti.[1] It is the second largest airport in Haiti. This airport connects Haiti to airports likeMiami International Airport,Providenciales International Airport,Cibao International Airport, and among others in theCaribbean region. The last airport for refueling for general aviation coming from theBahamas into Haiti isInagua Airport, located inGreat Inagua, located atMatthew Town (IATA: IGA, ICAO: MYIG).
The Haitian government signed a deal withVenezuela for the airport to be renovated. On September 13, 2010, a 1,300 m (4,265 ft) concrete runway was being built by Haitian firms and personnel working under the supervision of aCuban-Venezuelan firm.[3] The extended 7,500 ft runway was completely repaved in October 2012, with the rest of the reconstruction finished by February 2013. Part of the work consisted of rerouting a road around the airstrip that had previously bisected it.[4]
On 18 April 2013, a spokesman forHaitian Prime MinisterLaurent Lamothe announced that the airport will be renamed to "Hugo Chávez International Airport" in honour of thelate Venezuelan President, a day beforeHaitian PresidentMichel Martelly was scheduled to attendNicolás Maduro's inauguration ceremony inCaracas. A statement by the Prime Minister's spokesman Gary Bodeau said "President Chávez has done his best to help Haiti in the most difficult times. He has contributed over $1 billion to assist Haiti and is beloved by the Haitian people. As a tribute to him, and for his work to Haiti, we have decided to name the airport in Cap-Haïtien in his honor."[5]
In 2019,Spirit Airlines cancelled its scheduled service between Cap-Haïtien andFort Lauderdale. In 2020,American Airlines terminated its service toMiami, leaving Cap-Haïtien with no scheduled commercial passenger service to the United States.[6] On 1 October 2020,Spirit Airlines announced it would resume nonstop service toFort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport beginning 3 December 2020.[7]
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The airport resides at anelevation of 10 ft (3 m) abovemean sea level. It had previously onerunway designated 05/23 with anasphalt surface measuring 1,489 m × 40 m (4,885 ft × 131 ft).[1] The runway was extended to 2,286 m (7,500 ft) and completely repaved in a two-year reconstruction that finished in February 2013, with the actual runway opening in October 2012, although the change was not immediately made on theDAFIF database.
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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services at the airport:[7][8]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| IBC Airways | Miami[citation needed] |
