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Cyril E. King Airport
Cyril E. King Airport is a public airport located two miles (3 km) west of the central business district of Charlotte Amalie on the island of St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.〔 It is currently the busiest airport in the United States Virgin Islands, and one of the busiest in the eastern Caribbean, servicing 1,215,000 passengers from March 2011 until February 2012. The airport also serves nearby St. John and is often used by those traveling to the British Virgin Islands.
It was known as Harry S Truman Airport until 1984, when it was renamed to honor Cyril Emmanuel King, the second elected governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands. A new airport opened in November 1990 and retained the name.
The airport operates one main runway, long. The terminal operates 11 gates.
== History ==
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force 23rd Fighter Squadron (36th Fighter Group) deployed P-40 Warhawk fighters to the airport from March 1942 – May 1943.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HyperWar: Building the Navy's Bases in World War II (18 ) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Image: bases2-p10.jpg, (640 × 440 px) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Airport Hangar (demolished) - St. Thomas VI - Living New Deal )〕
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