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Henry E Rohlsen Airport is the principal airport of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands, lying a short distance southwest of Christiansted. It offers a single long, hard-surfaced runway with an ILS approach, making it a straightforward destination for simulator pilots flying into the Caribbean under both instrument and visual conditions.
Henry E Rohlsen Airport serves Saint Croix, the largest of the United States Virgin Islands, and sits close to the town of Christiansted. It is a medium-sized airport with a single substantial runway equipped for instrument approaches, and its combination of a long strip, a control tower and a Caribbean island setting makes it an appealing and manageable IFR or VFR destination for a simulator pilot exploring the region.
The airport lies approximately six miles southwest of Christiansted on the island of Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands. It falls under the oversight of San Juan Center for en-route traffic, with San Juan CERAP providing services when the local tower is closed. The field is served by its own control tower, St Croix Tower, during operating hours.
The airport has a single physical runway, 10/28, of hard surface construction and lit for night operations. The runway measures 9,973 feet in the 10 direction and 8,972 feet in the 28 direction, and it is equipped with an ILS. Field elevation is 49 feet.
Area control is available on 128.65 MHz (San Juan Center), with ATIS broadcast on 135.65 MHz. The common traffic advisory frequency and tower frequency are both 118.6 MHz (St Croix Tower), ground control operates on 121.7 MHz, and UNICOM is available on 123 MHz. A radio facility associated with San Juan is listed on 108.2 MHz. Runway 10 is served by an ILS, and a MALSR approach lighting system is active on that runway.
High-intensity runway lighting on 10/28 is activated between 2300 and 0700 via the CTAF. Pilots should be aware that the approach to runway 28 can at times be obscured by smoke drifting from a landfill located east of the airport, and that birds and other wildlife are present on and in the vicinity of the field, both factors worth anticipating when planning an approach or a circuit. When the tower is closed, arriving traffic should expect to work with San Juan CERAP.
The airport can be identified from the air by its position roughly six miles southwest of Christiansted on Saint Croix, with the landfill east of the field serving as a notable, if unwelcome, visual and smoke-generating landmark on the approach to runway 28.
Fuel is available at the airport between 0700 and 1900; outside these hours it can still be obtained with one hour's prior permission required. The field continues to operate with a control tower and instrument approach capability, and pilots should note the presence of birds and wildlife on and around the airport as an ongoing operational consideration.