"Vance W. Amory International Airport serves the island of Nevis in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. The airport has a single runway of about 1,220 metres. The airport was previously known as Bambooshay Airport, then Newcastle Airport. It was renamed in 2002 after the former Premier of Nevis, Vance Amory, at the completion of a new, more modern terminal, a new control tower and a runway extension. The airport is available to most aircraft, being an international airport"