Owen Roberts International Airport
| Owen Roberts International Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | MWCR |
| IATA code | GCM |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 2 m (7 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 2 km southeast of George Town |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1954 |
| operator | Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) |
| surface | 139 ha |
| Terminals | 1 + GAT |
| Passengers | 1,206,105 (2017) |
| Air freight | 1,296 t (2017) |
| Flight movements |
25,636 (2017) |
| Capacity ( PAX per year) |
2.5 million |
| Employees | 175 |
| Start-and runway | |
| 08/26 | 2135 m × 46 m asphalt |
| website | |
| www.caymanairports.com/ceos-welcome/about-us/overview-of-owen-roberts-international-airport/ | |
The Owen Roberts International Airport ( ICAO code : MWCR , IATA code : GCM ) is the largest airport of the Cayman Islands , a British overseas territory . It is located in the southwest of the island of Grand Cayman near the capital George Town and is the home airport of the airline Cayman Airways .
The airport, which opened in 1954, was named after the aviation pioneer and founder of Caribbean International Airways Owen "Bobby" George Endicott Roberts, who died in a plane crash in 1953 .
history
At the instigation of Owen Roberts, owner of Caribbean International Airways and former wing commander of the Royal Air Force , a runway with a length of 1520 meters was laid on Grand Cayman from 1952. The first aircraft landed on the partially completed runway on November 28th. Construction of the airfield was completed in August 1953, and in March 1954 it was officially opened as "Owen Roberts Field".
The runway was extended to 1,830 meters in 1964. In May 1967 the first time landed a jet aircraft , a BAC 1-11 of Lacsa , at the airport. The continued increase in passenger numbers made it necessary to build a new passenger terminal in 1984.
Airport facilities
Start-and runway
The airport's only runway is 2135 meters long, runs roughly in an east-west direction, is paved and has a turning area at both ends. Their classification under ICAO reference code 4D designates them as suitable for accommodating aircraft the size of a Boeing 767 or an Airbus A310 .
The runway is equipped with end lights (REIL), high intensity runway edge lights (HIRL) and precision approach glide angle lights (PAPI) for both directions . Runway 08 is also equipped with an Omnidirectional Approach Light System (ODALS). A DVOR located west of the airport combined with DME and an NDB located about 1800 meters west of the airport serve as a navigation aid.
Currently (end of 2019) the runway is being provided with a new, more stable surface and lengthened by around 265 meters to make it easier to handle large aircraft such as the Boeing 777 .
Aprons and taxiways
There are two aprons north of the runway . The terminal apron has an area of 37,124 m², is located north of the approximate center of the runway and is connected to it by two taxiways , each 28 meters wide, equipped with center line and edge lights . It is primarily used by commercial air traffic for loading and unloading passengers and offers eight parking positions for aircraft. Ground service equipment is stored on a 4830 m² paved area west of the terminal apron.
The apron for general aviation , further west, has an area of 24,700 m² and is connected to the terminal apron by a road reserved exclusively for ground vehicles. The connection to the runway is made by two taxiways, each 23 meters wide, equipped with taxiway edge lights.
The terminal apron is currently (end of 2019) being expanded to the east to make space for more aircraft.
Terminals
Passenger terminal
The passenger terminal is located on the northern side of the terminal apron. The building from the 1980s was designed for a throughput of around 500,000 passengers a year, but most recently almost one million passengers a year used the airport. Therefore, fundamental renovations were carried out from 2015, and on March 27, 2019 the modernized and expanded terminal was officially inaugurated at a cost of around CI $ 70 million . The two-storey building, which has almost tripled usable space from around 7,150 square meters to now 19,300 square meters, will in future be able to handle up to 2.5 million passengers a year. There are 39 check-in counters and nine gates available for passengers . The former landmark of the airport, the open A-shaped "waving gallery" ( German "Wink Gallery" ) fell victim to the requirements of the renovation .
General Aviation Terminal
The terminal is located on the north side of the more westerly smaller apron for general aviation (General Aviation Terminal, GAT). In addition to the pilot room, immigration and customs desks, the small building also houses the aviation weather service .
Other facilities
There are several hangars adjacent to the western apron . Cayman Airways , based at Owen Roberts Airport, is waiting for its fleet here. A second large hangar is owned by Island Air, which also performs ground service and maintenance for general aviation. A third, smaller hangar is used by the Mosquito Research & Control Unit.
A warehouse with an area of 1720 m² is available for air freight adjacent to the Cayman Airways hangar.
The airport fire brigade station is located north of the runway between the two aprons. Four airfield fire- fighting vehicles and two lifeboats stationed south of the threshold of runway 26 are available.
The 21 meter high tower is located between the fire station and the western apron .
For visitors and passengers there landside north of the passenger terminal a short-term car park with 180 parking spaces and a long term car park with 341 parking spaces.
Airlines and Destinations
Owen Roberts International Airport is the home airport of the airline Cayman Airways , which flies from here to destinations in the Caribbean , the United States and Central America as well as the national destinations Cayman Brac and Little Cayman under the brand “Cayman Airways Express” .
Several North American airlines operate regular scheduled flights from here to their hubs in the east and center of the continent. British Airways offers a direct connection to London several times a week with a stopover in Nassau in the Bahamas .
Traffic figures
| year | Passenger volume | Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail) |
Aircraft movements (with military) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,206,105 | 1,296 | 25,636 |
| 2016 | 1,127,353 | 1,000 | 24,795 |
| 2015 | 1,091,966 | 754 | 24,422 |
| 2014 | 1,095,586 | 821 | 25,146 |
| 2013 | 1.003.215 | 1,871 | 23,999 |
| 2012 | 990.104 | 1,142 | 24.203 |
| 2011 | 957.915 | 2,216 | 24,160 |
| 2010 | 961.610 | 2,277 | 23,863 |
| 2009 | 937.114 | 2,741 | 23,414 |
| 2008 | 1,082,613 | 3,342 | 25,307 |
| 2007 | 934.853 | 3,892 | 25,847 |
| 2006 | 861.029 | 3,246 | 25,119 |
| 2005 | 678.722 | 4,574 | 22,251 |
Web links
- Aeronautical map for Owen Roberts International Airport on SkyVector.com
- Airport data Grand Cayman Island-Owen Roberts International Airport in the Aviation Safety Network (English).
- Airport Authority of Cayman Islands - CIAA. Airport operator website. In: caymanairports.com. Cayman Islands Airport Authority(English).
- Grand Cayman Island Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) information. Airport information. In: Airports Guides. TravelSmart Ltd, March 3, 2016(English).
- GCM - Grand Cayman [Owen Roberts Intl], KY - Airport. Airport data. In: Great Circle Mapper. Karl L. Swartz(English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Cayman Islands Airports - Airport Master Plan 2032 . WSP Group, July 2014, 2.3.2 History and Airport Setting, p. 7–8 (English, Master Plan for Website. In: caymanairports.com [PDF; 5.9 MB ; accessed on December 3, 2019]).
- ↑ a b c d e Statistical Information of CIAA. In: caymanairports.com. Cayman Islands Airports Authority, accessed on December 3, 2019 (English, page with links to the annual statistics from 2005 as PDF downloads).
- ↑ Overview of Owen Roberts International Airport. In: caymanairports.com. Cayman Islands Airports Authority, accessed December 3, 2019 .
- ↑ a b AIP - Aeronautical Information Publication Cayman Islands - Part 3: Aerodromes (AD) . Edition for 2019. Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands, MWCR AD 2.12 Runway Physical Characteristics, p. AD 2-30 (English, available online under "AERODROME SECTION" on the Aeronautical Information Publication of the Cayman Islands Airports Authority [PDF; 9.2 MB ; accessed on December 3, 2019]).
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report of the Caribbean International Airways accident on April 10, 1953 in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on December 3, 2019.
- ↑ Jay Ehrhart: Up in the air - The history of flight in the Cayman Islands . In: Cayman Airways Skies . Cayman Airways in-flight magazine. July / August 2010. HCP / Aboard Publishing, July 2010, p. 56–59 (English, available online from bluetoad.com [accessed December 3, 2019]).
- ↑ Cayman Islands Airports - Airport Master Plan 2032 . WSP Group, July 2014, 2.3.4 Runway 08-26, p. 12–13 (English, Master Plan for Website. In: caymanairports.com [PDF; 5.9 MB ; accessed on December 3, 2019]).
- ↑ Cayman Islands Airports - Airport Master Plan 2032 . WSP Group, July 2014, 2.3.7 Navigational Aids and Secondary Surveillance Radar, p. 15–16 (English, Master Plan for Website. In: caymanairports.com [PDF; 5.9 MB ; accessed on December 3, 2019]).
- ↑ a b Airport runway cleared for take-off. In: Cayman Islands Headline News. Cayman News Service Ltd., November 11, 2019, accessed December 3, 2019 .
- ↑ a b AIP - Aeronautical Information Publication Cayman Islands - Part 3: Aerodromes (AD) . 2019 edition. Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands, Aerodrome Chart, p. AD 2-42 (English, available online under "AERODROME SECTION" on the Aeronautical Information Publication of the Cayman Islands Airports Authority [PDF; 9.2 MB ; accessed on December 3, 2019]).
- ↑ a b Cayman Islands Airports - Airport Master Plan 2032 . WSP Group, July 2014, 2.3.5 Taxiways and 2.3.6 Aprons, p. 14–15 (English, Master Plan for Website. In: caymanairports.com [PDF; 5.9 MB ; accessed on December 3, 2019]).
- ^ Prince opens 'people's airport'. In: Cayman Islands Headline News. Cayman News Service Ltd., March 28, 2019, accessed December 3, 2019 .
- ^ CIAA Announces New Airport Concessions. (PDF; 599 kB) In: caymanairports.com. Cayman Islands Airports Authority, October 17, 2018, accessed December 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Airport to wave nostalgic final farewell to gallery. In: Cayman Islands Headline News. Cayman News Service Ltd., December 7, 2016, accessed December 3, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Cayman Islands Airports - Airport Master Plan 2032 . WSP Group, July 2014, 2.3.9 General Aviation and Airside Commercial Facilities, p. 19 (English, Master Plan for Website. In: caymanairports.com [PDF; 5.9 MB ; accessed on December 3, 2019]).
- ↑ Services. In: Island Air. Retrieved December 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Cayman Islands Airports - Airport Master Plan 2032 . WSP Group, July 2014, 2.3.17 Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF), p. 22–23 (English, Master Plan for Website. In: caymanairports.com [PDF; 5.9 MB ; accessed on December 3, 2019]).
- ↑ Cayman Islands Airports - Airport Master Plan 2032 . WSP Group, July 2014, 2.3.16 Air Traffic Control, p. 22 (English, Master Plan for Website. In: caymanairports.com [PDF; 5.9 MB ; accessed on December 3, 2019]).
- ↑ Cayman Islands Airports - Airport Master Plan 2032 . WSP Group, July 2014, 2.3.20 Landside Ground Access and Parking, p. 24–25 (English, Master Plan for Website. In: caymanairports.com [PDF; 5.9 MB ; accessed on December 3, 2019]).
- ^ Cayman Airways - Where We Fly. In: caymanairways.com. Cayman Airways , accessed December 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Cayman Airways - History of the Cayman Islands National Flag Carrier. In: caymanairways.com. Cayman Airways , accessed December 3, 2019 .
- ^ Airline serving in the Cayman Islands. In: caymanairports.com. Cayman Islands Airports Authority, accessed December 3, 2019 .
