OPERATION HAITI–UNIQUE AIRCRAFT ON HUMANITARIAN MISSIONS TO HAITI STOP OFF AT LPIA

 

On Tuesday January 12, 2010, a major earthquake struck Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, leaving the city completely devastated.

 

In the aftermath of the earthquake, the entire world responded with an outpouring of support.

 

NAD’s Operations Centre at the Lynden Pindling International Airport, played an instrumental role in accommodating a number of humanitarian flights en route to Haiti.

 

Some of the aircraft that landed during the latter part of January 2010, had never landed at LPIA.

 

During the time of the humanitarian flights, all landing fees and parking fees were waived.

 

Here are some of the unique aircraft that appeared on our runways:

 

Iceland Air- Boeing 757-200

 

Icelandair is the flag carrier airline of Iceland, based in Reykjavík. It is part of the Icelandair Group and operates services to 25 cities in 12 countries on both sides of the Atlantic. Its main base is Keflavík International Airport.

 

• Routing: Port-Au-Prince – Iceland
• Arrival Dates: January 14th, 2010
• Crew: 2
• Fuel: 11,489
• Payload: 255,000 lbs
• Seats: 200
• Range: 7,222 km at MTOW

Volga-Dnepr Ilyushin 76 -TD

 

The Ilyushin Il-76  is a multi-purpose 4-engined strategic airlifter that was first planned as a commercial freighter in 1967. Intended as a replacement for the An-12, the Il-76 was designed for delivering heavy machinery to remote, poorly-serviced areas of Russia. Military versions of the Il-76 have seen widespread use in Europe, Asia and Africa, including use as an airborne refueling tanker, as a commercial freighter for ramp-delivered cargo, as emergency response transport for civilian evacuations and to deliver humanitarian/disaster relief aid around the world, especially to undeveloped areas due to its ability to operate from unpaved runways. A water-carrying version of the plane has been effective in fire-fighting, and it is also used for zero-G training.

 

• Routing: Port-Au-Prince – Trenton, Gander
• Arrival Dates: January 18th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 26th, 2010
• Crew: 5
• Fuel: 28,926 gallons
• Payload: 40 tonnes
• Seats: NONE
• Range: 5,000 km at MTOW

Iceland Express--Boeing 737-100

 

Iceland Express is a budget airline, offering daily low-fare flights between Reykjavík Iceland and destinations in Europe.  There are no length-of-stay restrictions, no Sunday rule, easy online booking and e-ticketing.

 

• Routing: Port-Au-Prince – Halifax
• Arrival Dates: January 20th
• Crew: 2
• Fuel: 6,875 gallons
• Payload: 144,500 – 187,700
• Seats: 148
• Range: 5,650 – 10,200 km at MTOW

Qatar C-17

 

The Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft. The C-17 was developed for the United States Air Force from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas. The aircraft carries on the name of two previous United States military cargo aircraft, the C-74 Globemaster and the C-124 Globemaster II. The C-17 is used for rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward operating bases throughout the world. It has the ability to rapidly deploy a combat unit to a potential battle area and sustain it with on-going supplies. The C-17 is also capable of performing tactical airlift, medical evacuation and airdrop missions.

 

• Routing: Port-Au-Prince – Morocco
• Arrival Dates: January 25th 
• Crew: 3
• Fuel: 35, 546 lbs
• Payload: 170,900 lbs
• Seats: 134
• Range: 4,482 km at MTOW