Caravella-Haymarket International Airport: Part 1

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Entry posted by Krisman · December 11, 2011

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Caravella-Haymarket Airport (IATA: CHA) is the Îles d'Caravella main international airport, located 40 minutes west of the capital city: Cape Caravella, just north of the town of Haymarket. The airport used to be called Haymarket Airport both after an extensive expension that finished in 2006, the name was changed to include the name of the country.

The airport opened for commercial operations in 1982 making direct commercial flights into Îles d'Caravella possible. Most flights to and from Caravella-Haymarket International Airport are regional flights to destinations in Asia and Oceania with destinations to China and Australia making up for 40% of flights. The largest airlines operating at Caravella-Haymarket International Airport are: China Southern Airlines, Air China, Virgin Australia, Qantas Airlines and Cathay Pacific Airlines.

Caravella-Haymarket International Airport uses a one terminal concept, where all facilities are located under a single roof, fanning off the central 'plaza'. The areas, though, are divided into three sections or halls: 1, 2 and 3. To all of these halls, piers or concourses are connected. Caravella-Haymarket International Airport has approximately 19 boarding gates available.