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Maurice Bishop International Airport

The Grenada Airports Authority (The Authority) is a statutory organisation established on October 1985 by the Government of Grenada under the Grenada Airports Authority Act of 1985 and subsequently amended in 1998. The Act established the Authority as a corporate body with power to manage, control and supervise airports and to promote the use of such airports in the national interest.

At present the Authority is responsible for the management of three (3) airports in Grenada, namely:

Lauriston Airport, located at Carriacou the largest island in the Grenadines.

Pearls Airport, Grenada's original airport.

Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA), the newest and largest of the three, which was constructed during the period 1979-1985.

Of the three (3) airports Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA) and Lauriston Airport are operated on a daily basis.

The Authority's head office is located at Point Salines. From this location all administrative and maintenance support to its facilities are directed.

Operator: Grenada Airports Authority (GAA), constituted under the Grenada Airports Authority Act No. 9 of 1985.

Location
The airport is located 11 km (7 miles) from the capital St George’s (city centre) Point Salines, St. George's, Grenada, West Indies, P.O. Box 385.
See Grenada Island map.

Opened
October 28, 1984

Employment
The airport provides employment for approximately 160 workers directly employed with the GAA. The Airlines, Immigration, Customs, Shops and offices provide additional employment.

Operating Hours
- 6:00 am - 10:30 pm (Local time)
- 10:00 am - 02:30 UTC
(Additional hours on request).

Time reference– UTC -4

Airport Data: International, St George´s 11km (6miles), Position 12°00´15"N, 061°47´17"W, Elevation 12m (39ft), Operating hours 06:00-22:30, 1 Passenger Terminal, 1 Cargo Terminal, 5 Aircraft Stands

Airlines Serving Airport :From the UK, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic Airways and Golden Caribbean – Monarch Airlines continue to service Grenada with weekly direct flights from London’s Gatwick Airport.

In the US, American Airlines services Grenada with direct flights from Miami and connections via San Juan, Puerto Rico with American Eagle. Air Jamaica services Grenada with direct flights from New York.

In Canada, Air Canada Vacations operates a weekly service from Toronto to Grenada during the winter season (December to April) with easy connections from Halifax, Montreal and Ottawa. Year round, Air Canada and Caribbean Airlines operate regularly scheduled flights from Toronto and Montreal to Barbados and Trinidad respectively, with connections into Grenada via LIAT.

LIAT Airlines provides connections into Grenada’s Maurice Bishop International Airport from many Caribbean islands along with connections to International flights from Antigua, Barbados, St Lucia and Trinidad.

Conviasa Airlines provides a twice-weekly service from Porlamar, Margarita, into Grenada.

SVG Air provides daily flights to/from Carriacou’s Lauriston Airport.

British Airways British Airways flies once a week (Tuesday) via London/Gatwick to Grenada. The service has a total journey time of 10 hours 35 minutes, with one stop in Antigua. Website: www.britishairways.com

and American Airlines are part of the oneworld alliance of 10 of the world’s leading airlines.   Virgin Atlantic Airways partners with several international airlines including Air Jamaica to/from the UK.

Delta the world's largest airline will begin operations into Grenada this summer.

Delta Air Lines will commence scheduled service from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York to the Maurice Bishop International Airport in St. George’s starting from June 5, .

The non-stop service departs JFK at 1:15 a.m. and arrives in Grenada at 6:05 a.m. with the return flight scheduled to depart at 7:15 a.m. and arriving in New York at 12:35 p.m. Delta will use its 737-800 aircraft which offers 16 First Class seats and 144 Coach Class seats.

The twice weekly service is expected to provide additional seats to the island which is already served by American Airlines from the United States; British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Monarch and Condor from Europe and Air Canada, Sky Service

Cargo Facilities: Bonded Warehouse, Aircraft Maintenance, Mechanical Handling, Refrigerated Storage, Deep Freeze Storage, Animal Quarantine, Health Officials, X-Ray Equipment, Very Large/Heavy Cargo, Express/Courier Centre, Ramp side warehouse facilities

Runway
The Runway System consist of two runways (10, 28) on one strip with both being LCN 86 asphalt surface.
The runways are equipped with airfield lighting systems for night operations.
They have a length of 2743metres and 45metres wide, an elevation of 12 metres situated within reference points:

Passenger Facilities: Annual Capacity 1,200,000, 22 check-in desks, 200 short term parking spaces, 200 long term parking spaces, Min. Connection Times Intl-Intl: 60mins, Dom-Intl: 60mins, Dom-Dom: 30mins, Bureau de Change, Auto Exchange Machine, Restaurants, Cafeterias, Bars, VIP Lounge, Duty Free Shops, Newsagent/Tobacconist, Gift Shops, Travel Agent, Taxi Service/Rank, First Aid,

Additional Information: Re-alignment of the airline counters.
Extension of the terminal building eastwards to accomodate additional airline check-in counters/space.
Installation of X-ray equipment for baggage checking.
Upgrading existing generator systems.
Installation of CCTV throughout the terminal building.

Prefix
IATA - GND
ICAO - TGPY

Airport code: GPS
No: of Terminals: 1
Car Parking Facilities: 200 short-term parking spaces are available. There are several disabled parking spaces near the terminal building.

Disabled Facilities: There are disabled toilets and ramps in the terminal. Wheelchairs and disabled parking spaces are also available.

Air Navigation Equipment
Air navigation equipment installed at MBIA includes:

Runway lights, ICAO simple approach (300 metres) lighting system, NDB – PAPIS, DVOR/DME

Meteorological Services
Situated at the airport are the National Meteorological Services providing:

Grenada Weather observation.

Briefing and documentation for pilots.

Climatological Services.

Crash, Fire and Rescue
(CFR) – The airport operates at a Category 9 status with a limited marine rescue capacity.

Central Generating System
(CGS) – Houses electrical generating equipment, which acts a back up in the event of failure of regular power supplies.

Executive Hangar
Situated to the west of the ATB. It has its own taxiway and apron. However, it is now used for the Cargo hub operation of Amerijet Int’l Inc.

Car Parking
The public car parking lot is situated northeast of the ATB with easy access to the Terminal. It has a capacity of approximately 200 cars.

Fuel Tank Farm
The Fuel Tank Farm is operated by Chevron West Indies Ltd. and provides for AV JET and AV Gas fuel. Storage capacity: 100’000AG (AVJET); 10’000AG (AVGAS)

Air Terminal Building
(ATB) – Constitute the main building within the airport complex. The ATB has a total of 89,358 sq feet, featuring five boarding gates, two departure lounges, VIP and First Class Facilities

Shopping and Catering Facilities
The airport has a number of shops in the departure lounge and in the public concourse offering duty free liquor, perfume, jewelry, crystal, craft etc. Restaurant and cafeteria facilities are also available.
Airline catering service is provided by Goddard Caterers (Grenada) Ltd.

Security
The security unit is equipped with a modern X-ray scanner for the purpose of screening passengers and baggage entering the sterile area. The unit is also equipped with manually operated screening devices. CCTV is available. The Authority maintains a complement of full time security officers, together with the presence of officers from the Royal Grenada Police Force.

Main Airline Services
Schedule services: American Airlines, Air Jamaica, American Eagle, British Airways, Condor, Conviasa, Liat (1974), Monarch Airlines, Saint Vincent Grenada Air, Virgin Atlantic.
Charter services: Air Transat, Air Canada, Sky Services, Caribbean Airways,
Cargo services: Amerijet Int’l
Air Courier: FedEx, DHL

Mailing Address:
Grenada Airports Authority
P. O. Box 385
Maurice Bishop International Airport
St. George’s, Grenada West Indies.
Telex:      3480 PSIA.GA
Fax:         (473) 444-4838
Tel.:         (473)444-4555/4155/4101
E-mail:     gaa@mbiagrenada.com