Andros Town International Airport
airport serving Andros Town on Andros Island in the Bahamas
Andros Town Airport or Andros Town International Airport (IATA: ASD, ICAO: MYAF) is an airport serving Andros Town on Andros Island in the Bahamas. It is also known as Fresh Creek Airport.
It is one of commercial airports on Andros Island, where the other airports are San Andros Airport at Nicholls Town, the Clarence A. Bain Airport at Mangrove Cay and Congo Town Airport in South Andros. San Andros Airport is served by one airline, but few tourists actually fly there. The airport is like any small Bahamian airport, with check-in, restrooms, and customs/immigration. There are no gift shops or restaurants.
Facilities
The airport is at an elevation of 5 ft (1.5 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,237 m × 30 m (4,058 ft × 98 ft).
The public source identifies “Andros Town International Airport” as airport serving Andros Town on Andros Island in the Bahamas. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Andros, Town and International.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4759539. Authority coordinates are 24.698, -77.796. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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