Pignon Airport Explained

Pignon Airport
Nativename:Haitian; Haitian Creole: Ayewopò Piyon
Nativename-A:French: Aéroport de Pignon
Type:Public
Operator:Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale
City-Served:Pignon, Haiti
Elevation-F:1148
Coordinates:19.3236°N -72.1167°W
Pushpin Map:Haiti
Pushpin Label:Pignon
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Haiti
Website:http://www.aan.gouv.ht/
Metric-Rwy:Y
R1-Number:06/24
R1-Length-M:1200
R1-Surface:Grass
Footnotes:Sources: Google Maps[1]

Pignon Airport is an airport serving Pignon, a city in the Nord Department of Haiti. The airport has scheduled and charter airline service from Port-au-Prince.

The runway has an additional grass overrun on the southwest end. It is 1km (01miles) south of the city. There is a large hill just to the north of the Pignon.

History

It was financed and built by Dr Guy Theodore.[2] [3]

Airlines and destinations

As of January 2021, there are no scheduled services at the airport.

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External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/@19.3212383,-72.1185184,1635m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Pignon
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rERK3ge0-5s Landing at Pignon Airport
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeY8EOSq_R8 Dr Theodore interview