Jacmel Airport
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Jacmel Airport Aérodrome de Jacmel |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale | ||||||||||
| Serves | Jacmel, Haiti | ||||||||||
| Location | Jacmel, Haiti | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 167 ft / 51 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°14′28″N 072°31′07″W / 18.24111°N 72.51861°WCoordinates: 18°14′28″N 072°31′07″W / 18.24111°N 72.51861°W | ||||||||||
| Website | http://www.aan.gouv.ht/ | ||||||||||
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Aérodrome de Jacmel (IATA: JAK, ICAO: MTJA) was the sixth busiest airport in Haiti by passenger volume before the 2010 Haitian earthquake, near the city of Jacmel, on Haiti's south coast. The airport's timezone is GMT –5, and is in World Area Code region #238 (by the U.S. Department of Transportation).
This airport is normally served by scheduled and charter airlines operating in the capital Port-au-Prince, and was opened in 2006 for travel to and from the capital and other destinations across the country.
The airport was temporarily placed under the control of the Canadian Forces in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake. It was one of two operational airports near the epicentre of the earthquake, the other being Toussaint Louverture International Airport, which was placed under the temporary control of the United States Air Force by the Haitian government. In March 2010, the Canadian Forces returned control to Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale.
The airport was originally built to accommodate smaller commercial flight services, but no large aircraft.
Prior to the January 2010 earthquake there was no air traffic control service at the airstrip, and its ramp area could only accommodate five aircraft at a time. The maximum weight an aircraft could have and use the facility was 100,000 lbs. The runway was unlit and the airstrip lacked an instrument landing system, radar and other radio navigation aids –used for landings in poor weather. As such, it could normally only support good weather (VFR) daylight operations.
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