Flamingo International Airport
Flamingo International Airport (IATA: BON, ICAO: TNCB), also called Bonaire International Airport, is an international airport located near Kralendijk on the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean Netherlands. It was once the hub for BonaireExel and CuraçaoExel before they were rebranded as Dutch Antilles Express, and served as a secondary hub for Dutch Antilles Express and Insel Air. The airport is the fourth largest in the Dutch Caribbean, after Queen Beatrix International Airport on Aruba, Princess Juliana International Airport on Sint Maarten and Curaçao International Airport on Curaçao and is now the largest airport in the Caribbean Netherlands, with F. D. Roosevelt Airport in Sint Eustatius being the second largest and Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport in Saba being the smallest.
Flamingo International Airport Bonaire International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government | ||||||||||
| Operator | Bonaire International Airport N.V. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bonaire | ||||||||||
| Location | Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Hub for | EZAir | ||||||||||
| Focus city for | Divi Divi Air | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°07′52″N 068°16′07″W | ||||||||||
| Website | bonaireinternationalairport.com | ||||||||||
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BON Location in Bonaire | |||||||||||
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Sources: DAFIF Statistics from Bonaire International Airport | |||||||||||
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM, TUI Airlines Netherlands and United Airlines are currently the largest airlines that operate scheduled flights to Bonaire. The airport is capable of handling wide-body aircraft up to the Boeing 747, though the largest type to operate to Bonaire currently is the Airbus A330, operated by KLM. The airport is currently a hub for EZAir and once served as a hub for BonaireExel/BonaireExpress, CuracaoExel/Curacao Express, Dutch Antilles Express and KLM. It also serves as a focus city for Divi Divi Air and also served for the aforementioned Dutch Antilles Express prior to ceasing operations, as well as Air ALM, Dutch Caribbean Airlines and Insel Air.