Owen Roberts International Airport
Owen Roberts International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Cayman Islands Government | ||||||||||
| Operator | Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) | ||||||||||
| Location | George Town, Grand Cayman | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Cayman Airways | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 8 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°17′33″N 081°21′33″W / 19.29250°N 81.35917°W | ||||||||||
| Website | https://www.caymanairports.com | ||||||||||
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Sources: CIATCA GCM Google Maps | |||||||||||
Owen Roberts International Airport (IATA: GCM, ICAO: MWCR) is an airport serving Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. It is the main international airport for the Cayman Islands as well as the main base for Cayman Airways. The airport is named after British Royal Air Force (RAF) Wing Commander Owen Roberts, a pioneer of commercial aviation in the country, and is one of the two entrance ports to the Cayman Islands.
Owen Roberts International Airport was the only international airport remaining in the Caribbean to have an open-air observation "waving gallery" until January 2017 when it was closed due to reconstruction. The upgraded Owen Roberts International Airport passenger terminal no longer has an outdoor observation "waving gallery".
The runway length includes a 130 metres (430 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 26. The Grand Cayman VOR/DME (Ident: GCM) is located 0.25 nautical miles (460 m) short of Runway 08.