V.I. Port Authority Temporarily Closes Cyril E. King Airport

CHARLOTTE AMALIE The Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) temporarily closed the St. Thomas airport at 4 p.m. Monday “to perform a minor repair.”

But by 4:50 p.m., VIPA said the Cyril E. King Airport’s runway was reopened.

“VIPA thanks the traveling public for their patience,” the quasi-governmental authority said on Twitter.