Live flights at Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA)

AUA TNCA  Oranjestad, AW

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AUA at a glance

  • What it is: Queen Beatrix International Airport is a regional airport serving Oranjestad, AW.
  • Codes: AUA on your ticket, TNCA on the radar.
  • Size: 1 runway at 60 ft above sea level.
  • Local time zone: America/Aruba (UTC-4), so every time shown for AUA is local rather than UTC.
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Runways
60 ft
Field elevation

About Queen Beatrix International Airport

Queen Beatrix International Airport lies in the tropics at 12.50° N, 70.01° W, on America/Aruba time (UTC-4). Tropical airports contend with heat and humidity, both of which thin the air and lengthen takeoff runs, and with convective storms that build fast in the afternoon.

Queen Beatrix International Airport has 1 runway. The longest, 11/29, measures 9,000 ft by 148 ft, which puts the field in the widebody capable category: twin-aisle aircraft can use it, and narrowbodies have length to spare. The surface is asphalt. It is lit for night operations.

Runway 11/29 is aligned roughly east/west, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. Every runway here shares that east/west alignment, so a strong crosswind means a crosswind landing rather than a switch to another strip.

Runways at AUA

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
11/29 9,000 ft (2,743 m) 148 ft Asphalt Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near AUA

Great-circle distance from Queen Beatrix International Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
Hato CUR 120 km east Willemstad
Flamingo BON 194 km east Kralendijk
Maiquetía Simón Bolívar CCS 391 km south-east Maiquetía

Unusual aircraft we have tracked at AUA

Ranked by how rarely we identify the type anywhere, so the widebodies rise above the daily narrowbodies. Registrations are the individual airframes we logged, not a schedule.

AircraftTypeRegistrationOperator
Airbus A330-300 A333 PH-AKD KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Airbus A321 A321 N965JT JetBlue Airways
IATA / ICAO
AUA / TNCA
Location
Oranjestad, AW 12.501, -70.014
Time zone
America/Aruba
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Nearby and related airports

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How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. The codes AUA and TNCA are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about AUA

What is the airport code for Queen Beatrix International Airport?

Queen Beatrix International Airport uses the IATA code AUA on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code TNCA in flight plans and on radar. The leading “T” in TNCA is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does AUA have?

Queen Beatrix International Airport operates 1 runway. The field sits at 60 ft above sea level.

What time zone is AUA in?

Queen Beatrix International Airport operates on America/Aruba local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at AUA live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Queen Beatrix International Airport. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in America/Aruba.