Stella Maris Airport

Stella Maris Airport is an airport located near Stella Maris on Long Island in The Bahamas.

Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 10 ft above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 1219 x.

The airport was designed and built by Jack Henry Cordery who was engaged by Stella Maris Estate Company in 1967 when he emigrated from England to take the job of Estate Development Manager. He died on Long Island in 1968 and is buried there.

Historical airline service
Stella Maris Airport was served in the past by Bahamasair which operated regional turboprop airliners on nonstop flights primarily to Nassau. According to the Official Airline Guide (OAG), in 1975 Bahamasair was serving the airport with Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft which were then replaced with new Hawker Siddeley HS 748 aircraft in 1979. By 1999, Bahamasair was operating de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 series 300 aircraft into the airport according to the OAG. Bahamasair no longer serves the airport but does currently serve the island's the other airfield, Deadman's Cay Airport near Clarence Town.