No Boats Allowed: Airport Safety Zone Shields Planes from Water
Published Date: 11/21/2025
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Summary
The Coast Guard is keeping a safety zone in place near Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas until December 31, 2025. This zone keeps boats and people out of the area to stay safe from low-flying planes. If you want to enter, you need special permission, and you can send your thoughts about this rule by December 22, 2025.
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Boaters barred from waters west of St. Thomas runway
You may not enter the safety zone that covers all navigable waters within 400 yards from shore directly west of the Cyril E. King Airport runway between the two private port authority yellow buoys at 18°20.288' N, 64°59.343' W and 18°20.116' N, 64°59.343' W. The zone is enforced from 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2025 through 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2025, and no vessel or person may enter unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Sector San Juan or a designated representative.
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