Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha: Transportation#
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | VQ-H (2016) |
|---|---|
| Airports | 2 (2015) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 2 over 3,047 m: 1 Ascension Island (Wideawake Field) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 Saint Helena; note - opened to limited operations in July 2016 (2016) |
| Roadways | total: 198 km (Saint Helena 138 km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 20 km) paved: 168 km (Saint Helena 118 km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 10 km) unpaved: 30 km (Saint Helena 20 km, Tristan da Cunha 10 km) (2002) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Saint Helena: Jamestown Ascension Island: Georgetown Tristan da Cunha: Calshot Harbor (Edinburgh) |
| Transportation - note | the new airport on Saint Helena opened for limited operations in July 2016 with the goal of providing regular commercial traffic via South Africa in the near term; the military airport on Ascension Island is closed to civilian traffic; there is no air connection to Tristan da Cunha and very limited sea connections making it one of the most isolated communities on the planet |