OAX International Airport

OAX International Airport is an airport in the Oranjestad neighborhood of Aboite. With 26,130 airship movements in 2015, it was the busiest airship-port in the world and the second busiest general airport in the world, after Clementine. During the same year, more than 461,000 passengers went through the airport.

The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Oranjestad and is staffed by the Oranjestad Border Services Agency (OBSA).

History

It was built as the Grunto Municipal Airport in 1938, partly as a means of relieving unemployment.

During World War II, the airport was occupied and became an important base for the Athitican air force. The airport was a frequent target by allied bombing raids.

The airport went under major renovations in 1994 with the construction of a new airport terminal building, including a large food court, a gift shop, and an arcade.

The airport was handed over from the government in 1997 to the OAX International Airports Authority, a non-profit organization.

Traffic to the airport is almost entirely airship-based, as the airport is not able to handle airplane traffic larger than small propeller planes.