Airports
FBO Profile: Bohlke International Airways, Henry E. Rohlsen Airport, St. Croix
Paradise has a 10,000-foot runway
The facility offers 50,000-sq-ft of hangar space, which can shelter G450-size aircraft from the searing sun. With more than 30,000 feet of ramp space, abundant parking is available. (Photo: Curt Epstein)
The facility offers 50,000-sq-ft of hangar space, which can shelter G450-size aircraft from the searing sun. With more than 30,000 feet of ramp space, abundant parking is available. (Photo: Curt Epstein)

While St. Thomas might have a more glamorous reputation among the U.S. Virgin Islands than nearby St. Croix, the latter is slowly establishing itself as an idyllic getaway destination in its own right. The island, a favored vacation destination of Vice President Joe Biden, is the easternmost part of the United States and its territories, and is actually situated closer to Africa than Los Angeles. That proximity made it an important cog in the U.S. response to last year’s African Ebola crisis, with several large military aircraft landing every day for weeks, to refuel.