Nevis Airport Gets Runway Upgrade

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - November 6th, 2016

Nevis’ Vance W. Amory International Airport has unveiled a newly renovated runway.

The small regional airport has received funding from St. Kitts and Nevis’ SIDF fund that also supported the addition of a new telecommunications system at the airport’s air traffic control tower.

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Nevis received flights from a number of hubs around the Caribbean region, including San Juan and Antigua.

Carriers that service Nevis include Air Sunshine, LIAT, Tradewind Aviation, Trans Anguilla Airways and Winair year round.

— Caribbean Journal Staff

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