John A. Osborne Airport
| John A. Osborne Airport | |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | TRPG |
| IATA code | MNI |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 168 m (551 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 2 km southeast of Little Bay |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 2005 |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Passengers | 15,913 (2017) |
| Start-and runway | |
| 10/28 | 553 m × 18 m asphalt |
The John A. Osborne Airport (until 2008 Gerald's Airport after the nearby village) is the international commercial airport of Montserrat . The airport has a restaurant as well as customs and immigration facilities.
The airport is the only one in the Caribbean , whose runway via a tunnel.
history
The new passenger terminal was inaugurated by Princess Anne in February 2005 and the airport officially opened on July 11, 2005. It replaces the old WH Bramble Airport , which was completely destroyed in 1997 by the eruption of the Soufrière Hills volcano . Between 1997 and 2005, Montserrat was only accessible by ship and helicopter. The construction costs for the entire airport amounted to approximately US $ 18.5 million . It was given its current name in July 2008 in honor of John Osborne , a former Chief Minister of Montserrat .
Airlines
FlyMontserrat , Winair , Trans Anguilla Airways and ABM Air serve various destinations in the Caribbean from John A. Osborne Airport .
Web links
- Airport data Montserrat-Gerald's Airport in the Aviation Safety Network (English).
- Aeronautical chart for John A. Osborne Airport on SkyVector.com.
- Gerald's Airport Montserrat. Project description of the new airport building. In: Case Studies. Lagan Aviation & Infrastructure (English).
- Tensar Case Study: Gerald's International Airport Montserrat - Western and Eastern Embankments. Project study on the necessary landfills. Tensar International (PDF; 245 kB, English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b AD2: Aerodromes: TRPG - Gerald's / Gerald's Airport (Montserrat) . In: Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority (Ed.): AIP Eastern Caribbean . 2006 (English, available online at horizoncaraibes.fr [PDF; 245 kB ; accessed on October 26, 2017]).
- ^ Passenger Movement Analysis. (PDF; 241 kB) In: gov.ms. Government of Montserrat - Statistics Department, September 2018, accessed January 13, 2019 .
- ^ Princess Royal arrives in Montserrat. In: Caribbean Net News. Caribbean News Now, February 22, 2005, accessed November 26, 2017 .
- ↑ Montserrat-Gerald's Airport profile. General Data - Airport History. In: Aviation Safety Network (ASN). Harro Ranter, accessed November 26, 2017 .
- ^ Ian McMurtry: From the Ashes: Rebuilding Montserrat. An opportunity to rebuild. In: AirlineGeeks.com. Ryan Ewing, August 29, 2016, accessed November 26, 2017 .
- ↑ Montserrat renames its airport. In: TravelDailyNews International. Travel Media Applications, July 14, 2008, accessed November 26, 2017 .
