Pilots should be advised that there is extensive construction work going on at the airport on Norman's Cay in the Exuma Cays, Bahamas. There are men and equipment on and around the runway.
There is a NOTAM for runway closure and times. Pilots should exercise extreme caution.
B0009/14 - RWY CLSD FOR MAINT. DLY 1500-2130 APRIL 01 - MAY 31 2014, 01 APR 14:30 2014 UNTIL 31 MAY 21:30 2014. CREATED: 01 APR 14:30 2014
B0002/14 - MEN AND EQPT OPR ON SHOULDERS OF RWY AIRMEN ARE ADZ TO MNT AND BCST ON FREQ 122.8 MHZ PRIOR TO LDG. 19 FEB 21:00 2014 UNTIL 19 MAY 23:59 2014. CREATED: 19 FEB 20:07 2014
We overflew the airport in February and again in March of this year and the construction continues. They have removed the casuarina pines that used to line the east side of the runway which made crosswind landings interesting. The picture below was taken this month and shows how much the airstrip has changed.
A portion of the Norman's Cay runway is unusable and has been marked with "X"'s. There is only 3,000 feet reportedly available and there are men and equipment. If you plan to fly to Norman's, exercise caution and get the latest information from Nassau Flight Service and/or Bahamas Civil Aviation.
