<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Queen Beatrix International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Commercial services were taken over by KLM from 24 December 1934. Later they were transferred to a graded runway known as the KLM fiel KLM&rsquo;s Snip, the PJ-AIS a Fokker tri-motor, ushered in the scheduled flying age in Aruba on January 19, 1935. Together with the KLM&rsquo;s &ldquo;Oriol&rdquo;, the PJ-AIO, also a three-engine Fokker, they flew until 1946, after which they were scrapped. On its bi-weekly Aruba-Curacao operations, KLM transported 2,695 passengers on 471 flight.</p>
<p class="blog-para">During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force defending Caribbean shipping and the Panama</p>
<p class="blog-para">Canal against German submarines The airfield was renamed Dakota Field; the terminal facilities became Dakota Airport. Flying units assigned to the airfield were:</p>
<p class="blog-para">59th Bombardment Squadron (9th Bombardment Group) 14 January-24 September 1942 (A-20 Havoc)</p>
<p class="blog-para">12th Bombardment Squadron (25th Bombardment Group) 10 October 1942 &ndash; 23 November 1943 (B-18 Bolo)</p>
<p class="blog-para">22d Fighter Squadron (36th Fighter Group) 2 September 1942 &ndash; April 1943 (P-40 Warhawk)</p>
<p class="blog-para">32d Fighter Squadron (Antilles Air Command) 9 March 1943 &ndash; March 1944 (P-40 Warhawk)</p>
<p class="blog-para">On 22 October 1955, the airport was named after Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands during a royal visit. It was renamed in 1980 after her accession to the throne.</p>
<p class="blog-para">On 3 March 2021, American Airlines celebrated its 50 years flying to and from Aruba.</p>
<p class="blog-para">See some of the Services and Amenities at Queen Beatrix International Airport:</p>
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>ATMs</strong></li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Currency exchange</strong></li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong> Duty free stores</strong></li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong> Shops and Restaurants</strong></li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong> Information desk</strong></li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong> Luggage wrapping</strong></li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong> Meditation rooms</strong></li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong> Smoking area</strong></li>
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<p class="blog-para">The following means of transportation are available at Aruba Airport to the city centre Queen Beatrix International Airport</p>
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Bus:</strong> Arubus provides bus transportation to and from Aruba A
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Taxi:</strong> Get to downtown Oranjestad within 5 minutes by taxi.
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Car Rental:</strong> Renting a car at Aruba Airport is a good way to explore the island on your own, check our search
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