Marsh Harbour Airport

Marsh Harbour Airport
Marsh Harbour Airport
IATA: MHHICAO: MYAM
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Marsh Harbour, Abaco Islands, Bahamas
Elevation AMSL 6 ft / 2 m
Coordinates 26°30′41″N 077°05′01″W / 26.51139°N 77.08361°W / 26.51139; -77.08361Coordinates: 26°30′41″N 077°05′01″W / 26.51139°N 77.08361°W / 26.51139; -77.08361
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MYAM is located in Bahamas
MYAM
Location in The Bahamas
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,523 4,997 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Marsh Harbour Airport (IATA: MHHICAO: MYAM) is an airport serving Marsh Harbour, a town in the Abaco Islands in The Bahamas.[1]

Marsh Harbour is a major tourist attraction in the Bahamas. The airport serves Nassau and a few Florida cities. The government has been trying to expand the airport for years; groundwork has been started for a longer runway that could allow larger, regional jets to operate in and out of Marsh Harbour while the airport terminal has seen only minimal enhancements.

R&B Singer Aaliyah died in a plane crash on August 25, 2001 along with 8 others. The cause of the accident was the plane being overgrossed (overweight) making a successful takeoff impossible.

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Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 6 ft (1.8 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,523 × 30 m (4,997 × 98 ft).[1] As of December 2009, the old runway is being converted to a taxiway as the new 6,100 ft (1,859 m) runway has opened. According to the Abaconian newspaper, the government is looking at the construction of a new terminal at Marsh Harbour to replace the current terminal, which is too small for the number of operators at that facility.

Airlines and destinations

Scheduled passenger service from this airport is provided by the following airlines:

Airlines Destinations
Air Gate Charter: Daytona Beach, Melbourne, Orlando-Sanford
American Eagle Miami
Bahamasair Nassau, West Palm Beach
Bimini Island Air Ft. Lauderdale
Charter: Miami, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Melbourne
Continental Connection operated by Gulfstream International Airlines Ft Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Orlando
Craig Air Center Jacksonville, St. Augustine
Locair Ft Lauderdale, St Petersburg/Clearwater
SkyBahamas Nassau
WesternAir Nassau

References

  1. ^ a b c Airport information for MYAM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for MHH at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).

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