Burton-Nibbs International Airport guide

Burton-Nibbs International Airport (ICAO: TAPB) is the only airport on Barbuda, the smaller sister island of Antigua and Barbuda. It sits in the central part of the island, east of the main village, and opened at sunrise on 3 October 2024. The old Codrington airfield closed the evening before.

The airport cost about US$55 million to build, with Bahamas Hot Mix as the contractor. Its single asphalt runway, 10/28, is 1,859 m (6,099 ft) long. The old strip was about 500 m (1,640 ft), so the new runway takes larger aircraft, including private jets and regional types such as the Embraer E-170. LED runway lighting allows night landings, a first for the island.

Scheduled traffic is short-hop flying to V. C. Bird International Airport on Antigua. Airlines serving it include BMN Air, LIAT Air and helicopter operators CalvinAir Helicopters and Caribbean Helicopters, and FlyMontserrat runs charters. The airport opened as Barbuda International Airport. The Cabinet announced the current name on 12 September 2024, honouring Sir Eric Burton and Arthur Nibbs, and a formal naming ceremony is planned for 1 November 2026. The project remains disputed on the island.