The Virgin Islands Port Authority will be conducting a full-scale exercise at Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas on Dec. 12. This mandatory exercise aims to evaluate the response time of the Port Authority and supporting agencies to emergencies at the airport. A similar exercise is scheduled for Dec. 17 at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in St. Croix. Airport operations will not be impacted by these exercises.
The Federal Aviation Administration mandates that these drills occur every 36 consecutive months, as outlined in its 14 CFR Part 139 requirements for airports to conduct a mock Mass Casualty Incident/Full-Scale Exercise to assess emergency responses.
