Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport

Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (IATA: AXA, ICAO: TQPF) (formerly known as the Anguilla Wallblake Airport) is a small international airport located on the island of Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is located very close to The Valley, the island's capital. Wallblake Airport is also a featured airport in one of the Flight Simulator X game demos. It has a small terminal with no jetways and is the only airport in Anguilla.

Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport
IATA: AXA ICAO: TQPF
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Serves	The Valley (capital)
Location	The Valley, Anguilla
Elevation AMSL	127 ft / 39 m
Coordinates	18°12′17″N 063°03′18″W
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 10/28 1,665 5,463 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1]

The airport became known as the "Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport" on 4 July 2010. Its namesake was the first Anguillan aviator, who founded the first Anguillan air service, Air Anguilla, which was later renamed Valley Air Service.^[2] The airport houses the Anguilla Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority.^[3]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Air Sunshine	Dominica–Douglas-Charles, San Juan, St. Maarten, St. Thomas Charter: St. Croix
American Eagle	Miami
Anguilla Air Services	Antigua,[4] St. Barthelemy, St. Maarten Charter: Barbuda, Nevis, Saba, St. Kitts, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Dominica–Canefield
Cape Air	St. Thomas[5]
Caribbean Charter Flights	Charter: Antigua, Nevis, San Juan, St. Barthélemy, St. Kitts, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, Virgin Gorda
Coastal Air	Charter: Dominica–Canefield, Nevis, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten
Rainbow International Airlines	Charter: Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, Barbuda, Bonaire, Curaçao, Dominica–Douglas-Charles, Fort-de-France, Grenada, Kingston, Montserrat, Nassau, Nevis, Port of Spain, Pointe-à-Pitre, Providenciales, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Lucia–Vigie, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, San Juan, Tobago, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Dominica–Canefield
Silver Airways	San Juan
Sky High	Santo Domingo–Las Americas[6]
St Barth Commuter	Charter: St. Barthélemy
Tradewind Aviation	Antigua,[7] St. Barthelemy[7] Seasonal: San Juan[8]
Trans Anguilla Airways	Nevis, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Maarten, Tortola, Virgin Gorda Charter: Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, Bequia, Canouan, Dominica-Canefield, Dominica–Douglas-Charles, Fort-de-France, Grenada, Montserrat, Mustique, Port of Spain, Pointe-à-Pitre, St. Lucia–Vigie, St. Martin, Tobago, Union Island

New jet service

American Airlines initiated new, twice-weekly nonstop jet service between its Miami (MIA) hub and Anguilla on 11 December 2021, operated by its American Eagle affiliate with Embraer ERJ-175 regional jets.^[9]

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Air Sunshine	Dominica–Douglas-Charles, Nevis, San Juan, St. Croix, St. Thomas, Tortola

Notable flights

In recent history, a Boeing 737-300^[10][11][12] jetliner landed at the airport as well as an McDonnell Douglas MD-83 jetliner^[13] carrying the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour.^{[citation needed]}

On January 4, 2023, an Airbus A320neo from Avianca El Salvador landed for the first time in Anguilla.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Airport information for TQPF". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
2. Board, Anguilla Tourist. "Wallblake Airport Renamed Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport" (Press release). Retrieved 31 August 2016.
3. "Anguilla Outstation." Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 23 December 2012.
4. Liu, Jim. "Anguilla Air Services adds Antigua route from Nov 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
5. capeair.com
6. "Destinations – Sky High". Archived from the original on 8 April 2020.
7. "Tradewind Aviation 1Q24 Anguilla Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
8. "Tradewind Aviation Is Resuming Its Anguilla Flights". 29 September 2021.
9. "American Airlines Launching Nonstop Flights to Anguilla and Dominica". 26 July 2021.
10. Boeing 737 landing Anguilla. YouTube. 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
11. 737 takin off from Anguilla airport. YouTube. 19 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
12. http://theanguillian.com/2012/02/anguilla%E2%80%99s-airport-accommodated-category-6-aircraft/ operated by SAS Institute Incorporated
13. F.I.F.A World Cup Trophy Tour: MD-83 in Anguilla (Full). YouTube. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2015.^{[dead YouTube link]}

External links

• Wallblake Airport
• Current weather for TQPF at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for AXA at Aviation Safety Network