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The Canefield Airport (IATA: DCF, ICAO: TDCF) is an airport on the west coast of the island nationofDominica. It is 3 miles (5 km) north of Roseau, the capital. Construction began in early 1979 with British funding, shortly after Dominica's independence.^[4] The airport was officially opened in 1982.^[5] It is one of only two airports in the island nation of Dominica, the other being Douglas-Charles Airport.

Canefield Airport

View of the Canefield Airport

IATA: DCF

ICAO: TDCF

Summary

Airport type

Public

Owner

Government of Dominica

Operator

Dominica Air & Sea Ports Authority

Serves

Roseau, Dominica

Elevation AMSL

13 ft / 4 m

Coordinates

15°20′12″N 61°23′32″W / 15.33667°N 61.39222°W

Website

discoverdominica.com/en/places/109/canefield-airport

Map

DCF

Location in Dominica

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
01/19	954	3,130	Asphalt

Statistics

Based aircraft	1

Source: GCM^[1] SkyVector^[2] Bing Maps^[3]

Hurricane Maria damaged the tower & terminal of the airport. Construction has already begun to fix the damages

Runways and taxiways

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It has one runway 01/19, which measures 3,130 by 75 feet (954 by 23 meters). Runway 01 has a 500-foot displaced threshold. There is mountainous terrain to the east, and rising terrain north and south, with the Caribbean sea to the west. Commercial operators require proficiency checks for their crews to be able to operate at the airport.

Number	Length	Width	Notes
01/19	3,130 feet (954 m)	75 feet (23 m)	Operations between Sunrise and Sunset

Traffic

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Most of these flights operate with turboprop and piston aircraft such as the DHC-6 Twin Otter, Beechcraft King Air, Freighters, and private aircraft.

Though not common, the airport has handled light business jets such as the Cessna Citation Mustang, and the Cessna Citation II on occasions. One of the largest aircraft to ever land at the airport was a Samaritan's Purse operated Basler BT-67.

Airlines and destinations

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Passenger

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The following airlines operate passenger flights to the Canefield Airport:

Airlines	Destinations	Refs
Air Antilles	Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre (suspended)^[6]	^[7]
Airawak	Castries, Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre	^[8]
Anguilla Air Services	Seasonal: Anguilla, Antigua, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts, St. Maarten	^[9]
CalvinAir Helicopters	Charter: Antigua	^[10]
Caribbean Helicopters	Antigua
Coastal Air	Saint Croix, St. Maarten Seasonal: Anguilla, Nevis
Executive Air	Seasonal: Antigua, Barbados, Castries, Grenada, St. Kitts	^[11]
Express Air Transport	Barbados, Bequia, Saint Croix, St. Maarten, St. Vincent–Argyle	^[12]
Express Carrier LLC	Anguilla, Saint Croix, St. Thomas Seasonal: Antigua, Nevis, Saint Kitts, Tortola
Fly Montserrat	Seasonal: Antigua, Montserrat	^[13]
Island Birds	Seasonal: Antigua, San Juan	^[14]
St Barth Executive	Charter: Pointe-à-Pitre, Port of Spain, Saint Barthélemy	^[15]
SVG Air	Charter: Antigua
Trans Anguilla Airways	Charter: Anguilla	^[16]

Charter

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The following airlines operate charter flights into the Canefield Airport.

Airlines	Destinations	Refs
Express Air Transport	Barbados, Bequia, Saint Croix, St. Maarten, St. Vincent–Argyle	^[17]
Fly BVI Ltd	Beef Island	^[18]
St Barth Commuter	Saint Barthélemy, Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre, Saint Martin	^[19]
SXM Airways	St. Maarten	^[20]

Cargo

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Airlines	Destinations	Refs
Coastal Air	St. Croix
Executive Air	Antigua, Barbados, Castries, Grenada, St. Kitts	^[21]
Express Air Transport	Barbados, Bequia, Saint Croix, St. Maarten, St. Vincent–Argyle	^[22]
Express Carrier LLC	St. Thomas
DHL	Antigua

Caribbean and Central American destinations map
DCF STT STX AXA SXM SBH SKB ANU BGI POS MNI SLU FDF PTP SVD NEV class=notpageimage\| Caribbean and Central American destinations from Douglas Charles Airport. • Red represents year-round destinations. • Green represents seasonal destinations. • Orange represents direct destinations with stops. • Blue represents future destinations.

Caribbean and Central American destinations map

DCF

STT

STX

AXA

SXM

SBH

SKB

ANU

BGI

POS

MNI

SLU

FDF

PTP

SVD

NEV

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Caribbean and Central American destinations from Douglas Charles Airport.

• Red represents year-round destinations.
• Green represents seasonal destinations.
• Orange represents direct destinations with stops.

• Blue represents future destinations.

Statistics

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The busiest routes year round to the Canefield Airport.

Rank	City	Top Carriers
1	Christiansted, St. Croix	Coastal Air, Express Carrier LLC
2	Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas	Express Carrier LLC
3	Phillipsburg, St. Maarten	Anguilla Air Services, Coastal Air

Temperature Record

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On 3 October 2015, the weather station at Canefield Airport recorded a temperature of 35.5 °C (95.9 °F). This is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Dominica.^[23]

Accidents and incidents

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On Tuesday, March 1, 2011, a Rockwell Shrike Commander aircraft right main gear blew and the aircraft veered off the runway to the right. There were no injuries and this mishap is still unexplained.^[24]
On Thursday, February 16, 2012, a Cessna 402 made an emergency landing. It landed without further incident.^[25]
On Thursday, February 27, 2014, a Cessna 404 aircraft ran off the runway, suffered damage to the left wing.^[26]
On Sunday, February 8, 2015, a private Cessna 404 aircraft coming from Venezuela ran off the runway, suffered extensive damage.^[27]
On Wednesday, February 7, 2018, a Rockwell Shrike Commander aircraft upon landing suffered nose gear failure.^[28]
On Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024, a light aircraft Flight Design CT (CTSW) [N7670], was involved in an accident that resulted in substantial damage to the airframe. While on departure, the aircraft encountered severe wind gusts; flipping the aircraft. There were reports of minor injuries to the occupants onboard.^[29]

References

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^ Airport information for Canefield Airport at Great Circle Mapper.

^ "Canfield Airport". SkyVector. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2018.

^ "Canefield Airport". Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 22 June 2018.

^ United Press International (UPI) (January 3, 1979). "New Dominica airport". The Hour. Norwalk, Connecticut. p. 18. Retrieved December 2, 2010.

^ "Dominica Canefield Airport (Dcf) | Dominica Airports". www.dominicaairports.com.

^ Liu, Jim. "Air Antilles schedules new sectors in W19". Routesonline. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

^ "Destinations". Air Antilles. Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-10.

^ "Destinations". Airawak. Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-10.

^ "Destinations". Anguilla Air Services. Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-10.

^ "Destinations". CalvinAir Helicopters. Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2024-01-26.

^ "Destinations". Executive Air. Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2022-05-31.

^ "Destinations". Express Air Transport. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.

^ "Destinations". Fly Montserrat. Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-10.

^ "Destinations". Island Birds. Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-10.

^ "Destinations". St Barth Executive. Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-10.

^ "Destinations". Trans Anguilla Airways. Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-10.

^ "Destinations". Express Air Transport. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.

^ "Destinations". Fly BVI Ltd. Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-10.

^ "Destinations". St Barths Commuter. Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-10.

^ "Destinations". SXM Airways. Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-10.

^ "Destinations". Executive Air. Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2022-05-31.

^ "Destinations". Express Air Transport. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.

^ Masters, Jeff (27 January 2016). "Sixteen National/Territorial All-Time Extreme Heat Records Set in 2015". Wunderground. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2017.

^ "Plane accident at Canefield Airport". 27 February 2011.

^ "UPDATE: Plane mishap at Canefield Airport - Dominica News Online". Dominica News Online. 16 February 2012.

^ "UPDATE: Coastal Airways runs off runway at Canefield | Dominica Vibes News". February 27, 2014. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2019.

^ "UPDATE: Plane mishap at Canefield". 8 February 2015.

^ "UPDATE: ECCAA to investigate Canefield Airport plane accident". 7 February 2018.

^ https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/aviation/small-aircraft-crashes-at-canefield-airport/

External links

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Accident history for Canefield AirportatAviation Safety Network

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Canefield Airport

Contents

Runways and taxiways

Traffic

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Charter

Cargo

Statistics

Temperature Record

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

External links

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