well as to improve the runway at Henry E. Rohlsen Airport. On November 22, 2019, the Transportation Department awarded a $2 million grant for the Cyril E. King Airport's modernization. VIPA said that phase one of construction would begin in April. Each of the four phases may take from 18 to 24 months to complete, for a total of 6–8 years and a cost of $250 million. On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, the Cyril E. King Airport began the groundbreaking for phase 1. The Virgin Islands Port Authority(V.I.P.A.) announced $12.2 million for rehabilitating 7,000 .feet of the existing Taxiway A to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris at the Cyril E. King Airport (STT, Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands) as well as $7 million under the Airport Improvement Program accounts for the Cyril E. King Airport Commuter Wing project. At Cyril E. King Airport in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands, more than $12 million is earmarked for rehabilitation of 7,000 ft. of the existing Taxiway A to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris. The project has a total of five phases. Phase 2 funds the west 3,300 ft. of the 7,000-ft. taxiway. Future phases will fund the design and construction of the remainder of the taxiway. On Wednesday, February 1 and Thursday, February 2,2023 Virgin Islands Airport modernization project leaps forward as global players descend on territory for industry forum facility tours. Airlines and destinations Passenger Cargo Dolphin Water Taxi On February 8, 2020, Dolphin Water Taxi opened new facilities at the Cyril E. King Airport baggage claim east of the Tropic Tours window as well as the Red Hook Urman Victor Fredericks Marine Terminal. Top destinations Airline market share Accidents and incidents On December 28, 1970, Trans Caribbean Airways Flight 505 operated with a Boeing 727-200 jetliner made a hard landing and ran off the side of the runway. Two of the 48 passengers died in the subsequent fire, and the aircraft was then destroyed by the ensuing conflagration. On April 27, 1976, American Airlines Flight 625 operated with a Boeing 727-100 jetliner ran off the end of the runway, killing 37 of the 88 on board. The old St. Thomas runway was 4,658 feet long at the time. Following the crash, American Airlines (AA) suspended jet service to the airport and began operating Convair 440 propliners