# Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA / TNCA)

**Queen Beatrix International Airport** (IATA: AUA, ICAO: TNCA) is a large airport in Oranjestad, Aruba. It opened in 1935. It has one runway, 2,743 m (9,000 ft) long, asphalt. In 2019 it handled 1.3 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AUA / TNCA
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Oranjestad, Aruba
- Opened: 1935
- Elevation: 18 m / 60 ft
- Coordinates: 12.5011, -70.0143
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,743 m / 9,000 ft
- Passengers: 1,265,965 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC-4 · America/Aruba
- Website: http://www.airportaruba.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Beatrix_International_Airport (29 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139661
- Weather station: TNCA · WMO 78982
- Ident: TNCA

## Timeline

- 1935: Queen Beatrix International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,743 m / 9,000 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 104° / 284° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 2,528,337 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 2,891,686 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 2,602,728 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 2,504,224 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 2,546,360 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,265,965 | Wikidata |

## Routes

36 destinations in 12 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (27)

- [CUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncc.md) Hato International Airport · Curaçao · 120 km / 75 mi · Surinam Airways, Winair, Divi Divi Air, Z Air
- [BON](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncb.md) Flamingo International Airport · Caribbean Netherlands · 194 km / 121 mi · KLM, Z Air
- [BAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbq.md) Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport · Colombia · 549 km / 341 mi · Wingo
- [SDQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdsd.md) Las Américas International Airport · Dominican Republic · 660 km / 410 mi · Arajet
- [JBQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdjb.md) La Isabela International Airport · Dominican Republic · 675 km / 419 mi · Air Century
- [MDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skrg.md) Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · Colombia · 921 km / 572 mi · Wingo
- [SXM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncm.md) Princess Juliana International Airport · Sint Maarten · 963 km / 598 mi · Winair
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 979 km / 608 mi · Avianca Ecuador, Wingo, Avianca
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 1,092 km / 679 mi · Copa Airlines
- [PBM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/smjp.md) Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport · Suriname · 1,806 km / 1,122 mi · Surinam Airways
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,828 km / 1,136 mi · American Airlines
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,844 km / 1,146 mi · JetBlue Airways
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 2,123 km / 1,319 mi · Southwest Airlines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 2,754 km / 1,711 mi · American Airlines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 2,767 km / 1,719 mi · Delta Air Lines
- [LIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spim.md) Jorge Chávez International Airport · Peru · 2,837 km / 1,763 mi · LATAM Airlines Peru
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 3,031 km / 1,883 mi · United Airlines
- [BWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbwi.md) Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · United States · 3,038 km / 1,888 mi · Southwest Airlines
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 3,086 km / 1,918 mi · American Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 3,150 km / 1,957 mi · JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 3,161 km / 1,964 mi · United Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 3,252 km / 2,021 mi · United Airlines
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 3,322 km / 2,064 mi · JetBlue Airways
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,587 km / 2,229 mi · WestJet, Air Canada Rouge
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 3,707 km / 2,303 mi · United Airlines
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 4,746 km / 2,949 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 7,878 km / 4,895 mi · KLM, TUI fly Netherlands

### Seasonal (13)

- [BGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbg.md) Palonegro Airport · Colombia · 691 km / 429 mi · Wingo
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 979 km / 608 mi · LATAM Airlines Colombia
- [CLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcl.md) Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport · Colombia · 1,218 km / 757 mi · Wingo
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 3,112 km / 1,934 mi · Southwest Airlines
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 3,167 km / 1,968 mi · American Airlines
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 3,322 km / 2,064 mi · Delta Air Lines
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 3,547 km / 2,204 mi · Delta Air Lines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 3,561 km / 2,213 mi · American Airlines
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,587 km / 2,229 mi · Porter Airlines
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 3,683 km / 2,289 mi · Air Canada, Air Transat
- [YOW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyow.md) Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Canada · 3,689 km / 2,292 mi · Porter Airlines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 3,707 km / 2,303 mi · American Airlines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 4,220 km / 2,622 mi · Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- AG [Aruba Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aruba-airlines)

### Passenger (26)

- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 6
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 5
- P5 [Wingo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wingo) · 5
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 4
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 3
- WN [Southwest Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southwest-airlines) · 3
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 2
- PD [Porter Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/porter-airlines) · 2 · seasonal
- PY [Surinam Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/surinam-airways) · 2
- WM [Winair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/winair) · 2
- 7Z [Z Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/z-air) · 2
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 1 · seasonal
- RV [Air Canada Rouge](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada-rouge) · 1
- Y2 [Air Century](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-century) · 1
- TS [Air Transat](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-transat) · 1 · seasonal
- DM [Arajet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arajet) · 1
- AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 1
- 2K [Avianca Ecuador](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-ecuador) · 1
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- 3R [Divi Divi Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/divi-divi-air) · 1
- G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 1
- 4C [LATAM Airlines Colombia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-airlines-colombia) · 1 · seasonal
- LP [LATAM Airlines Peru](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-airlines-peru) · 1
- SY [Sun Country Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sun-country-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- OR [TUI fly Netherlands](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-fly-netherlands) · 1
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.3M (2019) | #737 of 3,974 | #180 in North America |  |
| Longest runway | 2,743 m / 9,000 ft | =1,801 of 29,858 | =387 in North America |  |
| Elevation | 18 m / 60 ft | =38,677 of 43,403 | =17,555 in North America |  |
| Age | Opened 1935 | =593 of 15,079 | =128 in North America |  |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America |  |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 132.100 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| MISC | SEARCH AND RESCUE | 123.100 |
| RMP | BEATRIX APRON | 121.600 |
| TWR | BEATRIX TWR | 120.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [LSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svjc.md) Josefa Camejo International Airport · 81 km / 51 mi
- [CUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncc.md) Hato International Airport · 120 km / 74 mi
- [CZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svcr.md) José Leonardo Chirinos Airport · 126 km / 78 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: “Queen Beatrix International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Queen_Beatrix_International_Airport&oldid=1376362462), 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/tnca/data