Flamingo International Airport
About Flamingo International Airport
Flamingo International Airport or Bonaire International Airport is an international airport located at Kralendijk, Bonaire, Netherlands. It was the once the hub for BonaireExel and CuraçaoExel before being rebranded as Dutch Antilles Express and served as a secondary hub for Dutch Antilles Express and Insel Air. The airport is the third largest in the former Netherlands Antilles, behind St.Maarten's Princess Juliana International Airport and Curacao's Hato International Airport.TUI Airlines Netherlands, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and KLM are currently the largest airline operators that operate scheduled flights to Bonaire. The airport is capable to handle wide-body aircraft up to the Boeing 747, however the largest type to operate to Bonaire currently are KLMs Airbus A330s.HistoryBonaire's first airport was located near Tra'i Montaña Subi Blanku and crossed the current road from Kralendijk to Rincon. It was only a landing strip and a shelter. It was built in 1936 and is considered the place that is the beginning of aviation on Bonaire.