St. Vincent and the Grenadines moves mountains for airport Posted on September 20, 2010 | By Aubrey Cohen Rendering of the entrance of the planned $240 million Argyle International Airport in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, set to open in the Spring of 2012. (Business Wire) St. Vincent and the Grenadines will start construction later this year on a new $240 million international airport, the Southern Caribbean nation announced Monday. “The new Argyle International Airport will be a game changer for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, as it will finally allow us to attract direct flights from major North American and European cities,” Glen Beache, tourism minister for the collection of 32 islands and cays, said from the World Route Development Forum, in Vancouver, B.C., according to a news release. Expansion of the existing E.T. Joshua Airport wasn’t feasible, so the country broke ground on the replacement, its largest development project