Clayton J. Lloyd
International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesThe Valley (capital)
LocationThe Valley, Anguilla
Elevation AMSL127 ft / 39 m
Coordinates18°12′17″N 063°03′18″W / 18.20472°N 63.05500°W / 18.20472; -63.05500
Map
AXA is located in Anguilla
AXA
AXA
Location in Anguilla
AXA is located in Caribbean
AXA
AXA
AXA (Caribbean)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 1,665 5,463 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1]

Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (IATA: AXA, ICAO: TQPF) (formerly known as the Anguilla Wallblake Airport) is a small international airport located on the island of Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is located very close to The Valley, the island's capital. Wallblake Airport is also a featured airport in one of the Flight Simulator X game demos. It has a small terminal with no jetways and is the only airport in Anguilla.

The airport became known as the "Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport" on 4 July 2010. Its namesake was the first Anguillan aviator and founded the first Anguillan air service, Air Anguilla, which was later renamed Valley Air Service.[2] The airport houses the Anguilla Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Air Sunshine Dominica–Douglas-Charles, San Juan, St. Maarten, St. Thomas
Charter: St. Croix
American Eagle Miami
Anguilla Air Services Antigua,[4] St. Barthelemy, St. Maarten
Charter: Barbuda, Nevis, Saba, St. Kitts, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Dominica–Canefield
Cape Air St. Thomas[5]
Caribbean Charter Flights Charter: Antigua, Nevis, San Juan, St. Barthélemy, St. Kitts, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, Virgin Gorda
Coastal Air Charter: Dominica–Canefield, Nevis, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten
Rainbow International Airlines Charter: Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, Barbuda, Bonaire, Curaçao, Dominica–Douglas-Charles, Fort-de-France, Grenada, Kingston, Montserrat, Nassau, Nevis, Port of Spain, Pointe-à-Pitre, Providenciales, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Lucia–Vigie, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, San Juan, Tobago, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Dominica–Canefield
Silver Airways San Juan
Sky High Santo Domingo–Las Americas[6]
St Barth Commuter Charter: St. Barthélemy
Tradewind Aviation Antigua,[7] St. Barthelemy[7]
Seasonal: San Juan[8]
Trans Anguilla Airways Nevis, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Maarten, Tortola, Virgin Gorda
Charter: Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, Bequia, Canouan, Dominica-Canefield, Dominica–Douglas-Charles, Fort-de-France, Grenada, Montserrat, Mustique, Port of Spain, Pointe-à-Pitre, St. Lucia–Vigie, St. Martin, Tobago, Union Island

New jet service

American Airlines initiated new, twice weekly nonstop jet service between its Miami (MIA) hub and Anguilla on 11 December 2021 operated by its American Eagle affiliate with Embraer ERJ-175 regional jets.[9]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Air Sunshine Dominica–Douglas-Charles, Nevis, San Juan, St. Croix, St. Thomas, Tortola

Notable flights

In recent history, a Boeing 737-300[10][11][12] jetliner landed at the airport as well as an McDonnell Douglas MD-83 jetliner[13] carrying the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour.[citation needed]

On January 4, 2023, an Airbus A320neo from Avianca El Salvador landed for the first time in Anguilla.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Airport information for TQPF". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  2. ^ Board, Anguilla Tourist. "Wallblake Airport Renamed Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport" (Press release). Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Anguilla Outstation." Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 23 December 2012.
  4. ^ Liu, Jim. "Anguilla Air Services adds Antigua route from Nov 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. ^ capeair.com
  6. ^ "Destinations – Sky High". Archived from the original on 8 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Tradewind Aviation 1Q24 Anguilla Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Tradewind Aviation Is Resuming Its Anguilla Flights". 29 September 2021.
  9. ^ "American Airlines Launching Nonstop Flights to Anguilla and Dominica". 26 July 2021.
  10. ^ Boeing 737 landing Anguilla. YouTube. 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  11. ^ 737 takin off from Anguilla airport. YouTube. 19 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  12. ^ http://theanguillian.com/2012/02/anguilla%E2%80%99s-airport-accommodated-category-6-aircraft/ operated by SAS Institute Incorporated
  13. ^ F.I.F.A World Cup Trophy Tour: MD-83 in Anguilla (Full). YouTube. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2015.[dead YouTube link]

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