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Stella Maris Airport (IATA: SML, ICAO: MYLS) is an airport located near Stella Maris on Long Island in The Bahamas.
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Stella Maris Airport
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| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Serves |
Long Island, Bahamas |
| Location |
Stella Maris |
| Elevation AMSL |
10 ft / 3 m |
| Coordinates |
24°33′53″N
075°16′14″W |
| Map |
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| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
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ft |
| 13/31 |
1,219 |
3,999 |
Asphalt |
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Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 10 ft (3.0 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,219 m × 23 m (3,999 ft × 75 ft).
The airport was designed and built by Jack Henry Cordery who was engaged by Stella Maris Estate Company in 1967 when he emigrated from England to take the job of Estate Development Manager. He died on Long Island in 1968 and is buried there.
Airlines and destinations
| Destinations |
| Southern Air Charter |
Deadman’s Cay, Nassau |
Historical airline service
Stella Maris Airport was served in the past by Bahamasair which operated regional turboprop airliners on nonstop flights primarily to Nassau. According to the Official Airline Guide (OAG), in 1975 Bahamasair was serving the airport with Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft which were then replaced with new Hawker Siddeley HS 748 aircraft in 1979. By 1999, Bahamasair was operating de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 series 300 aircraft into the airport according to the OAG. Bahamasair no longer serves the airport but does currently serve the island’s the other airfield, Deadman’s Cay Airport near Clarence Town.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Bahamas, The
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| ICAO ID |
MYLS
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| Time |
UTC-5 (-4DT)
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| Latitude |
23.581444
23° 34' 53.20" N
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| Longitude |
-75.270475
075° 16' 13.71" W
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| Elevation |
10 feet
3 meters
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| Magnetic Variation |
008° W (07/06)
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| Operating Agency |
PRIVATE
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| Island Group |
Long I
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| Operating Hours |
SUNRISE TO SUNSET (SR-SS)
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| International Clearance Status |
Airport of Entry
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| Daylight Saving Time |
Second Sunday in March at 0200 to first Sunday in November at 0200 local time (Exception Arizona and that portion of Indiana in the Eastern Time Zone)
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| Communications
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| UNICOM |
122.8
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 13/31 |
4000 x 75 feet
1219 x 23 meters |
ASPHALT |
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NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
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Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| NDB |
ZLS |
STELLA MARIS |
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526 |
At Field |
-
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
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| Remarks
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| FUEL |
(NC-100, A1)
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| OPR HOURS |
Opr SR-SS.
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