# V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU / TAPA)

**V. C. Bird International Airport** (IATA: ANU, ICAO: TAPA) is a large airport in Osbourn, Saint George Parish, Antigua and Barbuda. It opened in 1945. It has one runway, 2,744 m (9,003 ft) long, asphalt. In 2018 it handled 767 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/tapa

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ANU / TAPA
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Osbourn, Saint George Parish, Antigua and Barbuda
- Opened: 1945
- Elevation: 19 m / 62 ft
- Coordinates: 17.1367, -61.7927
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,744 m / 9,003 ft
- Passengers: 767,490 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC-4 · America/Antigua
- Website: http://vcbia.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._C._Bird_International_Airport (27 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1433157
- Weather station: TAPA · WMO 78862
- Ident: TAPA

## Timeline

- 1945: V. C. Bird International Airport opens.
- 7 Oct 2012: FlyMontserrat Flight 107. 3 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,744 m / 9,003 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 058° / 238° | yes |

## Routes

34 destinations in 25 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (31)

- [BBQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ag-0001.md) Burton-Nibbs International Airport · Antigua & Barbuda · 54 km / 34 mi · CalvinAir Helicopters, FlyMontserrat, Liat Air, ABM Air
- [MNI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/trpg.md) John A. Osborne Airport · Montserrat · 57 km / 35 mi · CalvinAir Helicopters, FlyMontserrat, ABM Air
- [NEV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tkpn.md) Vance W. Amory International Airport · St. Kitts & Nevis · 85 km / 53 mi · CalvinAir Helicopters, FlyMontserrat
- [SKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tkpk.md) Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport · St. Kitts & Nevis · 100 km / 62 mi · CalvinAir Helicopters, Winair, Liat Air, Sunrise Airways
- [PTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tffr.md) Maryse Condé International Airport · Guadeloupe · 101 km / 63 mi · Liat Air, Sunrise Airways
- [SBH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tffj.md) St. Jean Airport · St. Barthélemy · 140 km / 87 mi · Tradewind Aviation, St Barth Commuter
- [SXM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncm.md) Princess Juliana International Airport · Sint Maarten · 172 km / 107 mi · Winair, Liat Air, Sunrise Airways
- [AXA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tqpf.md) Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport · Anguilla · 179 km / 111 mi · Anguilla Air Services, Tradewind Aviation
- [DOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tdpd.md) Douglas-Charles Airport · Dominica · 184 km / 114 mi · Winair, Liat Air, Sunrise Airways
- [DCF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tdcf.md) Canefield Airport · Dominica · 205 km / 127 mi · CalvinAir Helicopters, SVG Air
- [FDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tfff.md) Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport · Martinique · 295 km / 183 mi · Sunrise Airways
- [EIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tupj.md) Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport · British Virgin Islands · 325 km / 202 mi · Winair, Liat Air, Sunrise Airways
- [SLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tlpc.md) George F. L. Charles Airport · St. Lucia · 357 km / 222 mi · Liat Air, Sunrise Airways
- [SVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tvsa.md) Argyle International Airport · St. Vincent & Grenadines · 448 km / 278 mi · Liat Air, Sunrise Airways
- [BGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tbpb.md) Grantley Adams International Airport · Barbados · 515 km / 320 mi · Caribbean Airlines, Liat Air, Sunrise Airways
- [GND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tgpy.md) Maurice Bishop International Airport · Grenada · 571 km / 355 mi · Liat Air, Sunrise Airways
- [PUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdpc.md) Punta Cana International Airport · Dominican Republic · 713 km / 443 mi · Liat Air
- [POS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ttpp.md) Piarco International Airport · Trinidad & Tobago · 729 km / 453 mi · Caribbean Airlines, Liat Air
- [SDQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdsd.md) Las Américas International Airport · Dominican Republic · 846 km / 526 mi · Sunrise Airways
- [PAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mtpp.md) Toussaint Louverture International Airport · Haiti · 1,123 km / 698 mi · Sunrise Airways
- [GEO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sycj.md) Cheddi Jagan International Airport · Guyana · 1,244 km / 773 mi · Liat Air
- [KIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mkjp.md) Norman Manley International Airport · Jamaica · 1,592 km / 989 mi · Caribbean Airlines, Liat Air
- [CTG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcg.md) Rafael Nuñez International Airport · Colombia · 1,657 km / 1,030 mi · Liat Air
- [MBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mkjs.md) Sangster International Airport · Jamaica · 1,713 km / 1,064 mi · Liat Air
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 2,139 km / 1,329 mi · American Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 2,855 km / 1,774 mi · JetBlue Airways, American Airlines
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 2,876 km / 1,787 mi · United Airlines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 2,909 km / 1,808 mi · Delta Air Lines
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,394 km / 2,109 mi · WestJet, Air Canada Rouge
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 6,553 km / 4,072 mi · Virgin Atlantic
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 6,564 km / 4,079 mi · British Airways

### Seasonal (2)

- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 2,763 km / 1,717 mi · American Airlines
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 7,160 km / 4,449 mi · Condor Flugdienst

### Charter (2)

- [BGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tbpb.md) Grantley Adams International Airport · Barbados · 515 km / 320 mi · Air Peace
- [LOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnmm.md) Murtala Muhammed International Airport · Nigeria · 7,153 km / 4,445 mi · Air Peace

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ANU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- 5L [Liat Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/liat-air) · 16

### Passenger (20)

- S6 [Sunrise Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunrise-airways) · 12
- CalvinAir Helicopters · 5
- WM [Winair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/winair) · 4
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 3
- BW [Caribbean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/caribbean-airlines) · 3
- 5M [FlyMontserrat](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flymontserrat) · 3
- [ABM Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/abm-air) · 2
- P4 [Air Peace](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-peace) · 2 · charter
- TJ [Tradewind Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tradewind-aviation) · 2
- RV [Air Canada Rouge](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada-rouge) · 1
- [Anguilla Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/anguilla-air-services) · 1
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1
- DE [Condor Flugdienst](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/condor-flugdienst) · 1 · seasonal
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 1
- PV [St Barth Commuter](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/st-barth-commuter) · 1
- SVG [SVG Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/svg-air) · 1
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1
- VS [Virgin Atlantic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-atlantic) · 1
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 1

Former hub of [Carib Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/carib-aviation), [Caribbean Star Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/caribbean-star-airlines), [LIAT](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/liat).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 767K (2018) | #930 of 3,974 | #226 in North America |  |
| Longest runway | 2,744 m / 9,003 ft | =1,773 of 29,858 | =368 in North America | #1 in AG |
| Elevation | 19 m / 62 ft | =38,593 of 43,403 | =17,519 in North America | #1 in AG |
| Age | Opened 1945 | =2,524 of 15,079 | =1,492 in North America | #1 in AG |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =1 in AG |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.100 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 114.500 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | ANTIQUA RDO | 26.480 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [BBQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ag-0001.md) Burton-Nibbs International Airport · 54 km / 33 mi
- [MNI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/trpg.md) John A. Osborne Airport · 57 km / 36 mi
- [NEV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tkpn.md) Vance W. Amory International Airport · 85 km / 53 mi
- [SKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tkpk.md) Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport · 100 km / 62 mi
- [PTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tffr.md) Maryse Condé International Airport · 101 km / 63 mi
- [EUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tnce.md) F. D. Roosevelt Airport · 132 km / 82 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “V. C. Bird International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=V._C._Bird_International_Airport&oldid=1376346004), revision of 23 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/tapa/data