Aerial view of Canouan and its reef-fringed coastline
IATA
CIW
ICAO
TVSC
Runway
13 / 31
Length
1,791 m
Elevation
3.4 m
Position
12°41′57″N 61°20′33″W
Map of St. Vincent and the Grenadines showing the four airports in the chain, with Canouan Airport highlighted.55 kmMustiqueBequiaBQUSt. VincentSVDMayreauUnion IslandUNICanouanCIW
Coastlines simplified for legibility; airport positions from published coordinates.

One stop down the chain.

Canouan lies 55 km (30 nm) from Argyle on the mainland, reached by the short-haul aircraft that work the island chain.

From Argyle
55km
Nautical
30nm

The runway that opened the island.

A land-reclamation and extension project finished at the end of March 2008, lengthening the field by more than seventy per cent. Before it, the largest aircraft to serve Canouan was a turboprop ATR 72. After it, the island could take an Airbus A320 or Boeing 737 carrying well over a hundred passengers direct from a regional hub.

Before
1,053 m
After
1,791 m
Runway 13 / 31, before and after the 2008 extension.
  • Runway

    Extended onto reclaimed land, from 1,053 m to 1,791 m.

  • Control tower

    Raised by roughly 3 m to clear the longer field.

  • Arrivals terminal

    Extended to take the larger arriving aircraft.

  • Apron & navaids

    Apron expansion and navigation systems completed by 2011.

Aerodrome data

IATA / ICAO
CIW / TVSC
Runway
13 / 31 · asphalt
Runway length
1,791 m — 5,875 ft
Elevation
3.4 m — 11 ft
Coordinates
12°41′57″N 61°20′33″W
Reopened
May 2008, after modernisation
Largest aircraft
Airbus A320 · Boeing 737
Operators
SVG Air · Mustique Airways · Grenadine Airways