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Airports - with paved runways
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha — 27 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1997 | total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (1996 est.) |
| 1998 | total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (1997 est.) |
| 1999 | total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (1998 est.) |
| 2000 | total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (1999 est.) |
| 2001 | total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2002) |
| 2003 | total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2002) |
| 2004 | total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
| 2005 | total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2006) |
| 2007 | total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2007) |
| 2008 | total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2007) |
| 2009 | total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2009) |
| 2010 | total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2010) |
| 2011 | total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2010) |
| 2012 | total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2012) |
| 2013 | total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2013) |
| 2014 | total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2013) |
| 2015 | total: 2 | over 3,047 m: 1 Ascension Island (Wideawake Field) | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 Saint Helena; note - opening to commercial flights in February 2016 (2015) |
| 2016 | total: 2 | over 3,047 m: 1 Ascension Island (Wideawake Field) | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 Saint Helena; note - opened to limited operations in July 2016 (2016) |
| 2017 | total: 2 | over 3,047 m: 1 Ascension Island - Wideawake Field (ASI) | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 Saint Helena (HLE); note - weekly commercial air service to South Africa via Namibia commenced on 14 October 2017 (2017) |
| 2018 | total: 2 (2017) | over 3,047 m: 1 Ascension Island - Wideawake Field (ASI) (2017) | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 Saint Helena (HLE); (2017) | note - weekly commercial air service to South Africa via Namibia commenced on 14 October 2017 |
| 2019 | total: 2 (2017) | over 3,047 m: 1 Ascension Island - Wideawake Field (ASI) (2017) | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 Saint Helena (HLE); (2017) | note - weekly commercial air service to South Africa via Namibia commenced on 14 October 2017 |
| 2020 | total: 2 (2019) | over 3,047 m: 1 Ascension Island - Wideawake Field (ASI) | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 Saint Helena (HLE); | note - weekly commercial air service to South Africa via Namibia commenced on 14 October 2017 |
| 2021 | total: 2 over 3,047 m: 1 Ascension Island - Wideawake Field (ASI) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 Saint Helena (HLE); (2019) note - weekly commercial air service to South Africa via Namibia commenced on 14 October 2017 |
| 2022 | total: 2 over 3,047 m: 1 Ascension Island - Wideawake Field (ASI) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2021) Saint Helena (HLE); note: weekly commercial air service to South Africa via Namibia commenced on 14 October 2017 |
| 2023 | 2 note 1: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but |