# Cyril E. King Airport (STT / TIST)

**Cyril E. King Airport** (IATA: STT, ICAO: TIST) is a large airport in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. It opened in Sep 1948. It has one runway, 7,000 ft (2,134 m) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 1.6 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: STT / TIST
- FAA: STT
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Opened: Sep 1948
- Elevation: 24 ft / 7 m
- Coordinates: 18.3371, -64.9773
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 7,000 ft / 2,134 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches, 1 departure
- Passengers: 1,610,068 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-4 · America/St_Thomas
- Website: https://www.viport.com/cekastt
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_E._King_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1148619
- Weather station: TIST · WMO 78543
- Ident: TIST

## Timeline

- Sep 1948: Cyril E. King Airport opens.
- 27 Apr 1976: American Airlines Flight 625. 37 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 087° / 267° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05005AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 1,407,939 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 1,463,516 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 1,217,898 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 845,163 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 1,181,743 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 715,132 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 1,463,478 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 1,434,905 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 1,407,554 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 1,638,260 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 1,610,068 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

29 destinations in 10 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (25)

- [EIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tupj.md) Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport · British Virgin Islands · 30 mi / 48 km · VI Airlink
- [VQS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjvq.md) Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport · Puerto Rico · 37 mi / 59 km · Cape Air
- [NRR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjrv.md) José Aponte de la Torre Airport · Puerto Rico · 44 mi / 71 km · Vieques Air Link
- [STX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tisx.md) Henry E. Rohlsen Airport · U.S. Virgin Islands · 45 mi / 73 km · Fly The Whale, Cape Air
- [NGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tupa.md) Captain Auguste George Airport · British Virgin Islands · 50 mi / 81 km · VI Airlink
- [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · Puerto Rico · 68 mi / 109 km · Cape Air, JetBlue Airways
- [SXM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncm.md) Princess Juliana International Airport · Sint Maarten · 124 mi / 200 km · Contour Airlines
- [AXA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tqpf.md) Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport · Anguilla · 127 mi / 204 km · Cape Air
- [SBH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tffj.md) St. Jean Airport · St. Barthélemy · 144 mi / 231 km · Cape Air, Tradewind Aviation
- [SKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tkpk.md) Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport · St. Kitts & Nevis · 165 mi / 265 km · Cape Air
- [NEV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tkpn.md) Vance W. Amory International Airport · St. Kitts & Nevis · 175 mi / 282 km · Cape Air
- [SDQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdsd.md) Las Américas International Airport · Dominican Republic · 308 mi / 495 km · Sky High Aviation Services
- [DOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tdpd.md) Douglas-Charles Airport · Dominica · 310 mi / 499 km · Contour Airlines
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,107 mi / 1,781 km · American Airlines
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 1,246 mi / 2,006 km · Southwest Airlines
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 1,297 mi / 2,087 km · Breeze Airways
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 1,522 mi / 2,449 km · American Airlines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 1,600 mi / 2,575 km · Delta Air Lines
- [BWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbwi.md) Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · United States · 1,601 mi / 2,577 km · Southwest Airlines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 1,609 mi / 2,589 km · United Airlines
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 1,609 mi / 2,589 km · American Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 1,627 mi / 2,619 km · American Airlines
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 1,638 mi / 2,636 km · United Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 2,068 mi / 3,328 km · United Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 2,224 mi / 3,579 km · American Airlines

### Seasonal (6)

- [EIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tupj.md) Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport · British Virgin Islands · 30 mi / 48 km · Cape Air
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 1,627 mi / 2,619 km · Delta Air Lines
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 1,698 mi / 2,732 km · JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 1,805 mi / 2,905 km · Southwest Airlines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 2,118 mi / 3,408 km · United Airlines, American Airlines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 2,450 mi / 3,943 km · Sun Country Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (14)

- 9K [Cape Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cape-air) · 8
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 6
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 4
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 3
- WN [Southwest Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southwest-airlines) · 3
- LF [Contour Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/contour-airlines) · 2
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 2
- V6 [VI Airlink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vi-airlink) · 2
- MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 1
- Fly The Whale · 1
- DO [Sky High Aviation Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-high-aviation-services) · 1
- SY [Sun Country Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sun-country-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- TJ [Tradewind Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tradewind-aviation) · 1
- V4 [Vieques Air Link](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vieques-air-link) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.6M (2025) | #652 of 3,974 | #156 in North America | #1 in VI |
| Longest runway | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | =3,488 of 29,858 | =832 in North America | #2 in VI |
| Elevation | 24 ft / 7 m | =41,024 of 43,403 | =18,528 in North America | #2 in VI |
| Age | Opened 1948 | =3,279 of 15,079 | =2,168 in North America | =1 in VI |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =1 in VI |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SAN JUAN CNTR | 128.650 |
| APP | ST THOMAS APP | 118.800 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.000 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.800 |
| DEP | ST THOMAS DEP | 118.800 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | SAN JUAN RDO | 108.600 |
| TWR | ST THOMAS TWR | 118.100 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [CPX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjcp.md) Benjamin Rivera Noriega Airport · 21 mi / 35 km
- [EIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tupj.md) Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport · 30 mi / 48 km
- [VQS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjvq.md) Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport · 37 mi / 59 km
- [VIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tupw.md) Virgin Gorda Airport · 37 mi / 59 km
- [NRR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjrv.md) José Aponte de la Torre Airport · 44 mi / 71 km
- [STX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tisx.md) Henry E. Rohlsen Airport · 45 mi / 73 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [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: “Cyril E. King Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cyril_E._King_Airport&oldid=1372159914), revision of 30 Aug 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/tist/data