Grantley Adams International Airport
Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA), (IATA: BGI, ICAO: TBPB) is in Seawell, Christ Church on the island of Barbados. The former name of the airport was Seawell Airport. Then it was named in honour of the first Premier of Barbados, Sir Grantley Herbert Adams in 1976. GAIA is the only port of entry for persons arriving and leaving by air in Barbados.
| Grantley Adams International Airport | |||
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| IATA: BGI – ICAO: TBPB – WMO: 78954[1][2][4] | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Government of Barbados | ||
| Operator | GAIA Inc.[3] | ||
| Serves | Barbados | ||
| Location | Seawell, Christ Church | ||
| Hub for | LIAT, TIA 2000 | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 170 ft / 52 m | ||
| Coordinates | 13°04′29″N 059°29′33″W / 13.07472°N 59.49250°WCoordinates: 13°04′29″N 059°29′33″W / 13.07472°N 59.49250°W | ||
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| Location within Barbados | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 09/27 | 11,000 | 3,353 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2018) | |||
| Passengers | 2,194,931 | ||
| Passenger change 17-18 |  1.02%
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| Aircraft movements | 33,296 | ||
| Movements change 17–18 | 3.0%
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| Source: DAFIF,[4][5] ACI's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report. | |||
In 2011, the Grantley Adams Airport was the 9th busiest airport in the Caribbean region.
Grantley Adams International Airport Media
The City of Bridgetown's Grantley Adams International Airport at Seawell. (Located in the parish of Christ Church.) The departures terminal.
Both arrivals and departures terminals
Abflughalle Grantley Adams International Airport, Barbados
Thomson Airways Boeing 787-8 landing in Barbados
Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 landing in Barbados
Concorde G-BOAE on display
References
- ↑ Weather at the Grantley Adams Airport, WeatherCast UK
- ↑ Station Information Listing, NOAA
- ↑ S., D. (4 April 2008). Brancker: Airport board will enhance tourism. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080409222753/http://www.nationnews.com/story/316317908591531.php. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
- ↑ Airport information for TBPB Archived 2011-08-06 at the Wayback Machine from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for BGI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
