Charles Kirkconnell International Airport
| Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: CYB – ICAO: MWCB | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Cayman Brac | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1.3 m / 4 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°41′13″N 79°52′58″W / 19.68694°N 79.88278°WCoordinates: 19°41′13″N 79°52′58″W / 19.68694°N 79.88278°W | ||||||||||
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  CYB Location in the Cayman Islands | |||||||||||
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Sources: Cayman Islands AIP[1] | |||||||||||
Sir Captain Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (IATA: CYB, ICAO: MWCB) is an airport located on Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands. It is one of the hubs for Cayman Airways with flights to Owen Roberts International Airport on Grand Cayman, and Edward Bodden Airfield on Little Cayman. It is the only airport on Cayman Brac. The airport was renamed Charles Kirkconnell International Airport, in memory of Captain Charles Leonard Kirkconnell, a prominent local businessman with strong ties to the Sister Islands. Its previous name was Gerrard-Smith International Airport.[2]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Cayman Airways | Grand Cayman, Havana, Miami |
| Cayman Airways operated by Cayman Airways Express | Grand Cayman, Little Cayman |
| Island Air | Grand Cayman, Little Cayman |
Cayman Airways operates Boeing 737-300 jetliner service into the airport with limited seasonal flights to Grand Cayman and Miami while Cayman Airways Express flies de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter STOL turboprops to Grand Cayman and also to the neighboring island of Little Cayman.[3]
References
- ↑ Cayman Islands AIP
- ↑ "Cayman Brac airport renamed, getting needed improvements". cayCompass.com.
- ↑ "Cayman Airways". Retrieved 17 March 2016.
External links
Media related to Charles Kirkconnell International Airport at Wikimedia Commons