Flamingo International Airport — Kralendijk, Caribbean Netherlands

Flamingo International Airport, coded BON, serves Kralendijk, the capital of Bonaire, a special municipality of the Netherlands in the southern Caribbean. The field lies barely 20 feet above the surrounding sea and gets by with one runway, even though its passenger volume earns it a large-airport classification, a reflection of the steady international traffic Bonaire draws as a diving destination built around its protected coral reefs. Flights connect BON to the Netherlands, other Dutch Caribbean islands, and several United States gateways, supporting an economy heavily weighted toward tourism rather than agriculture or manufacturing. The compact terminal reflects Bonaire's small population, even as visitor numbers climb during the winter high season when snowbirds arrive from colder climates. Because Bonaire sits outside the most active part of the Caribbean hurricane belt, BON maintains steadier year-round scheduling than some neighboring island airports, and dive operators across Kralendijk plan their boat trips around incoming flight arrivals, since many of the island's best reef sites lie just offshore from the capital itself.