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Henry E. Rohlsen Airport : ウィキペディア英語版
Henry E. Rohlsen Airport

Henry E. Rohlsen Airport is a public airport located six miles (10 km) southwest of Christiansted on the island of St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.〔 The airport is named after Henry E. Rohlsen, a St. Croix native who was one of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II.
It is a small international airport that hosts mainly inter-Caribbean flights. The airport, which was a hub for Aero Virgin Islands in the 1970s and 1980s, has the capability to receive jets up to the size of the Boeing 747s. In 1996, ''Alexander Hamilton International Airport'' was renamed Henry E. Rohlsen Airport.
== History ==
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force stationed the 12th Bombardment Squadron (25th Bombardment Group) at the airport for antisubmarine patrols flying B-18 Bolo aircraft from November 8, 1941 to November 10, 1942.
Historically, a number of airlines operated scheduled passenger jet service into St. Croix in the past. These air carriers included Air Florida with Douglas DC-9-10s, Caribair with McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s, Eastern Airlines with Boeing 727-100s, 727-200s and 757-200s, Midway Airlines with Boeing 737-200s, Pan Am with Boeing 727-200s as well as A300B4s 〔http://www.airlinefan.com/airline-photos/3538303/Pan-Am/Airbus/A300/N211PA〕 and Trans Caribbean Airways with Boeing 727-200s.〔http://www.departedflights.com, Official Airline Guides (OAGs) dated Nov. 15, 1979 and July 1, 1983; http://www.airchives.net, Caribair system timetables; http://www.timetableimages.com, July 7, 1969 Trans Caribbean Airways system timetable〕 One air carrier that has served St. Croix for many years is American Airlines. In 1974, American was serving the airport with Boeing 707 and Boeing 727-100 jetliners with nonstop flights to New York City.〔http://www.departedflights.com, Dec. 1, 1974 American Airlines system timetable〕 In 1994, American was operating Airbus A300-600R wide body jets into St. Croix with nonstop service to Miami.〔http://www.departedflights.com, Oct. 1, 1991 Official Airline Guide (OAG), St. Croix-Miami schedules〕 A Boeing 747 carrying relief supplies during the aftermath of Hurricane Marilyn landed at the airport.

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