The Government of St Helena has announced that the official opening of the island's new airport is set to take place on 21 May 2016, in the presence of HRH The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.

The St Helena airport is under construction since early 2012 and is scheduled to open in February 2016, by which time the RMS Saint Helena, the only regular ship to call at St Helena, will be retired.

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All the Airports in Saint Helena are listed below. For more information about any of these airports click on the airport name. There are 1 Airports in Saint Helena and this list covers all these 1 ...

The island has a small population, mainly descended from people from Europe (mostly planters, government employees, and ex-soldiers serving in the local St Helena Regiment), Chinese, and slaves.