Govt using compulsory acquisition to acquire Eleuthera land for airport North Eleuthera International Airport. The government is moving ahead with acquiring the land to expand the North Eleuthera International Airport through compulsory acquisition, Director of Aviation Algernon Cargill told Guardian Business yesterday, though, he said, as is required by law, the government plans to compensate the Harbour Island Commonage for that land. Cargill said the government hopes there can eventually be “some sort of trade-off” for the use of the commonage’s land, but he said those negotiations will come after the airport is constructed. “We’re now in the final stages of the acquisition and the commonage has been advised by government,” said Cargill.