Villa Airstrip
Former airport in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
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Villa Airstrip, now popularly referred to as the Old Runway, was an airport in Villa, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. The airstrip was the centre of aviation in Antigua and Barbuda until the opening of Coolidge International Airport (present-day V. C. Bird International Airport). Prior to the establishment of the Villa Airstrip, the only air access to Antigua was by seaplane– planes would land in St. John's Harbour and would be processed along with ship passengers. The first commercial flight landed at Villa in March 1943, the runway was unpaved. Aircraft was large as the Douglas DC-3 would land there and the airport had a small terminal marked as 'Antigua'. The airport closed around 1949.[1]
Villa Airstrip | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | St. John's | ||||||||||
| Location | Villa, St. John's | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 23 ft (7.0 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°08′19.0″N 61°50′57.4″W | ||||||||||
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  Villa Airstrip Location of Villa Airstrip in Antigua and Barbuda | |||||||||||
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| Source: Antigua Observer | |||||||||||
