VC Bird International Airport, Saint John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda

Location & QuickFacts

Airport Codes	TAPA (ICAO) ANU (IATA)
Location	Saint John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
Airport Type	A
Longitude/Latitude	N 17° 08' 12.30" / W 061° 47' 33.60" 17.136749, -61.792667
Elevation	62 feet (19 meters)
Magnetic Variation	W014286 0408

Communications

Type	Name	Freq 1	Freq 2	Freq 3	Freq 4	Freq 5
Approach Control	APP	119.1
Automatic Terminal Information Service	ATIS	114.5
Ground Control	GND	121.9
Radio	ANTIQUA RDO	264.8	10780K	20390K
Tower	TWR	118.2

Communication Remarks

• TWR combined with APP ON 119.1 MHz 2200-1000Z

Runway Information

Runway 07/25

Dimensions	9,003 x 148 ft (2744 x 45 m)
Surface	Asphalt, asphaltic concrete, tar macadam, or bitumen bound macadam.

	07	25
Heading (Mag/True)	073.0° / 058.4°	253.0° / 238.4°
Latitude	N 17° 07' 48.86"	N 17° 08' 35.65"
Longitude	W 061° 48' 13.20"	W 061° 46' 53.97"
Elevation / TDZE	54 ft / 62.0 ft	20 ft / 20.0 ft
Displaced Threshold	656 ft	0 ft
Slope	-0.4°	0.4°
Declared Distances	Takeoff: 9003 ft Landing: 8347 ft	Takeoff: 9168 ft Landing: 9003 ft
Lighting System 1	High Intensity Runway Lights	High Intensity Runway Lights
Lighting System 2	Type 23	Type 50
Lighting System 3	Type 50	None

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Freq	Ch	Var
ANU	4	V C BIRD	114500M	092X	W014283 0408
ANU	5	V C BIRD	351000K		W014282 0408
ZDX	5	V C BIRD	369000K		W014286 0408

Remarks

• [CAUTION]
  Numerous kites flown abv 400' on both sides of FNA to Rwy 07 btn 5-7 DME. Turb on apch Rwy 07 when wind S or SE. All VFR flt wi the V C Bird TCA and CTLZ must maint cns two-way rdo com.
• [FUEL]
  A1 ( Avbl 1000-0200Z dly, Chevron USA Inc, Texaco West Indies, Ltd., $50 per hr OT fee, min $200, C268-462-3235); (NC-100LL).
• [JASU]
  1(MD-3A). Air Cart sometimes avbl fr coml source.
• [MISC]
  Antiguan Auth req mil acft not arr btn 1600-2000Z due to large volume of coml tfc. If arr must be dur this time, ctc Antiguan Security (985-222) prior to dep to determine fueling feasibility.
• [NS ABTMT]
  (See FLIP AP/1, Sec 4).
• [RSTD]
  PPR, exc reg sked AMC Chan, Antigua AS Comdr, DSN 854-1110, C407-494-1110. Ask Patrick AFB opr for Antigua extn 222. PPR and flw on flt advsy should be accomplished 72 hr in advance. At the int of Rwy 07-25 and the decom Rwy 10-28, hvy acft
• [RSTD]
  should make CCW turns fr Rwy 07 and CW turns fr Rwy 25 to avoid jet blasting prk areas. All tfc cros Rwy 07 fr the W use clsd Rwy 10 or parl twy, hold at Y line for green lgt for clnc. All tfc cros Rwy 07 fr the E use clsd Rwy 10 hold at Y
• [RSTD]
  line for green lgt for clnc.
• [TFC PAT]
  Entry/Exit fix BEVAD ( N17 35.75' W60 50.30', ANU VOR/DME R076/61.9). Acft apch fr SW remain abv 1600'.