TIST
Airport
Cyril E King
Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 11/27/2025 - 1/22/2026

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Current NOTAMs Remarks

Location

FAA/ICAO Identifier:STT / TIST
Lat/Lng:18.3373055556, -64.9733333333
18-20-14.3000N, 064-58-24.0000W
Estimated by 3rd Party Survey on 06/04/2012
Elevation:23 feet Surveyed by 3rd Party Survey on 06/04/2012
Magnetic Variation:13W,(2000), [-14W (2025)]
Sectional:PUERTO RICO-VIRGIN ISLANDS
From City:2nm W of Charlotte Amalie

Operations

Use:Open to the public
Ownership:Publicly owned
Activation:09/1948
Attended:All year Every day 0700-2300 (local)
Control Tower:yes 0700-2230, ATCT CLOSES 1 HR EARLIER DRG DALGT SAVINGS TIME. (local)
Type:ATCT
Hours:16
Days Tower Operational:ALL
Airspace Class:C,Class C Svc (St Thomas) 0700-2230 Atct Closes 1 Hr Earlier Drg Dt Ctc San Juan Center App/Dep Cntl Other Times Class G
Tower Radar:ASR,24hrs
ARTCC:San Juan(ZSU)San Juan Center
FSS:San Juan FSS(SJU)
NOTAMs and Weather:TISTNOTAM-D service at airport
Wind Indicator:Lighted
Segmented Circle:yes
Lights:HIRL Runway 10/28 Operate Dusk-2300. After 2300, Activate HIRL Runway 10/28 - CTAF. Activate PAPI Runway 10 and REIL Runway 10 - CTAF.
Beacon:Sunset-Sunrise
Landing Fee:yes
ARFF:I C S 05/1973
Closed to Unscheduled Air Carrier Operations with More than 30 Passenger Seats Except 24 Hours Prior Permission Call Airport Manager 340-714-6667.

Communications

CTAF:118.800
UNICOM:122.950
Weather:ASOS 340-776-7116 124.0
ATIS:124.0
operates continuously
Tower:
Contact 'Saint Thomas Tower'
118.8,257.6,
118.1 ;North of Island
Ground:
Contact 'Saint Thomas Ground'
121.9
Emergency:
121.5,243.0
Master Provides:Class C
LAWRS
Tower Remarks:Approach/Departure Class C Service Provided by San Juan Cerap on Frequencies 128.65/279.6 (Pico Del Este RCAG & El Yunque RCAG).

Services

Fuel:Grade 100LL Gasoline (low lead blue)
Jet A - Kerosene, freeze point -40C
L Fuel Available 0700-1900, Other Times Prior Permission Call 340-777-9177, 340-772-8093, 340-715-3821
Airframe Repair:Minor
Powerplant Repair:Minor
Bottled Oxygen:None
Bulk Oxygen:None
Transient Storage:Hanger,Tie-Down
Other Services:Air Freight, Air Ambulance, Cargo handling, Charter, Pilot Instruction

Based Aircraft

Total:0

Annual Operations

Total:0

Ownership

Owner:V I Port Authority
8074 Lindbergh Bay, P.O. Box 301707
St Thomas, Vi 00803
340-714-6667
Manager:Jerome Sheridan
Cyril E. King Airport, P.O. Box 301707
St Thomas, Vi 00802
(340) 714-6667

Runways

Runways:10/28

Runway 10/28

Length:7000 feet
by 3rd Party Survey on 06/04/2012
Width:150 feet
Surface:Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete, Fair Condition
Surface Treatment:Saw-cut or Plastic Grooved
Classification (PCN):Pcr Value: 790/F/a/X/T
Weight Capacity:Single Wheel aircraft: 100,000 lbs
Dual Wheel aircraft: 155,000 lbs
Dual Tandem Wheel aircraft: 195,000 lbs
Runway Lights Edge Intensity:High Intensity
End 10 End 28
Takeoff Run Available (TORA):7000 feet7000 feet
Takeoff Distance Available (TODA):7000 feet7000 feet
Accelerate-Stop Distance Available (ASDA):6892 feet6170 feet
Landing Distance Available (LDA):6892 feet3870 feet
True Alignment:087,(073 Magnetic)267,(253 Magnetic)
ILS Type:ILS/DME 
Right Hand Pattern:Yes 
Runway Markings:Precision Instrument,Good ConditionBasic,Good Condition
Displaced Threshold Distance: 2300'
Elevation at End:23.5' MSL11.7' MSL
Elevation at Displaced Threshold: 11.8' MSL
Elevation at Touchdown Zone:23.6' MSL16.5' MSL
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height:71' AGL 
Visual Glide Path Angle:3.00° 
Visual Glide Slope Indicator:4-light PAPI on left side of runway 
Runway End Identifer Lights (REIL):Yes 
Objects:Pole
50 ft Sailboat Mast 100 ft West of Approach End of Runway 10.
Pole
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77):Precision Instrument RunwayOther than utility runway with a visual approach
Object Clearance Slope:50:13:1
Object Height: 28' AGL
Object Distance: 300' Along centerline
400' Left of centerline

Procedures

NOTAMs

Additional Remarks

Aircraft That Back Taxi for Departure on Runway 28 Shall Make Their 180 Deg Turn Cclkws.
Noise Sensitive Area: Avoid Overflights of Water Island Located 2 Mi SE of Airport.
Pilots may Enctr False Illusory Indications During Night Visual Approaches to Runway 10 When Using Visual Cues for Vertical Guidance; Rcmd Use of the Ils Glide Slope & Fqt Cross Ref with the Aircraft Altm to Maintenance the Proper Approach Profile.
Lights on Hill 4 NM SE of Airport may be Mistaken for Runway 10/28 When Making a Visual Approach from the South.
Runway 10 Departures Maintain Runway Hdg Until Reaching Departure End of Runway Before Turning on Course or Assigned Hdg Unless Otrw Authorized by Air Traffic Control Tower.
ARFF Unavailable 2300-0600.
Pilots Contact Ground Control Prior to Pushback.
Obstruction Sailboat Mast 100Ft West of Approach End of Runway 10 50Ft AGL
When Tower Closed Contact San Juan Cerap at 787-253-8664/8665

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