Cyril E. King Airport – STT Charlotte Amalie
Cyril E. King Airport is public airport with an airport code of STT is located two miles west of Charlotte Amalie’s central business district in US Virgin Island. The airport owned by Virgin Islands Port Authority and is currently the busiest airport in the region and in eastern Caribbean, handling more than 1.4 million of domestic and international passengers from July 2015 to June 2016. Travelers from United States and Puerto Rico do not need passport when visiting U.S. Virgin Island but need to pass trough US Customs and Border Protection before boarding their plane.
Best Time to Visit
Cyril E. King Airport has a total area of 280 acres with one asphalt run and one terminal with 11 gates in two departure area. The terminals feature restaurants, duty-free store and gift shop. As of September 2017, the airport has 61,255 recorded aircraft operations or an average of 167 daily consisting mainly of air taxi and scheduled commercial flights. It is also the base of 98 aircrafts with multi-engine, single-engine, helicopter and jet engine. Cyril E. King Airport air service is being handled by 14 airline companies to nearly 30 destinations in South America and four cargo freight services. Some of the best places to travel from Cyril E. King Airport are Culebra, Fulladoza Bay and Playa Sardinas I at Puerto Rico.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Lindbergh Bay Hotel and Villas offers the best hillside relaxation when visiting Charlotte Amalie. The hotel is just a few minutes’ walk from Cyril E. King Airport and 12 minutes stroll to Lindbergh Bay Beach.
St. Thomas Seaplane Base is another airport that caters the aviation requirements of US Virgin Islands.