John A. Osborne Airport
John A. Osborne Airport Gerald's Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Montserrat | ||||||||||
Operator | Nigel Osborne | ||||||||||
Serves | Brades | ||||||||||
Location | Montserrat | ||||||||||
Hub for | FlyMontserrat ABM Air | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 550 ft / 168 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 16°47′29″N 062°11′36″W / 16.79139°N 62.19333°WCoordinates: 16°47′29″N 062°11′36″W / 16.79139°N 62.19333°W | ||||||||||
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TRPG Location in Montserrat | |||||||||||
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Source: Eastern Caribbean AIP valid 16 March 2006[1] |
John A. Osborne Airport (Gerald's Airport until 2008) (IATA: MNI, ICAO: TRPG) is a small airport located in the village of on the island of Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean Sea.
History[]
Gerald's passenger terminal was dedicated in February 2005 by Anne, Princess Royal and the facility was formally opened on 11 July 2005. It features a 600-metre runway, a restaurant, modern air traffic control technology, and immigration facilities. It is the only airport in the Caribbean with a public tunnel under its runway. The total cost of construction was approximately US$18.5 million.
The completion of Gerald's Airport allowed for the resumption of regular commercial airline service to Montserrat for the first time since 1997, when W. H. Bramble Airport, which had been the island's only aviation gateway, was destroyed by an eruption of the nearby Soufrière Hills volcano. Between 1997 and 2005, Montserrat had been accessible only by helicopters, boats and seaplanes.
The airport's name was changed in July 2008 to honour John Osborne, long-standing Chief Minister of Montserrat.[2]
The airline FlyMontserrat has its headquarters on the airport property.[3]
Airlines and destinations[]
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Airlines | Destinations |
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ABM Air | Antigua Charter: Barbuda |
FlyMontserrat | Antigua Charter: Anguilla, Barbados, Barbuda, Castries, Dominica–Canefield, Dominica–Douglas-Charles, Fort-de-France, Nevis, Pointe-à-Pitre, St. Barthélemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Maarten, St. Vincent, Tortola, Vieux Fort |
Trans Anguilla Airways | Charter: Anguilla |
Statistics[]
See also[]
- List of shortest runways
- Video of FlyMontserrat plane landing in Montserrat
References[]
- ^ Eastern Caribbean AIP
- ^ "Archived copy". www.traveldailynews.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Contact Us." FlyMontserrat. Retrieved on 8 October 1990.
External links[]
- Airports in Montserrat
- Airports established in 2005
- 2005 establishments in Montserrat
- Caribbean airport stubs
- Montserrat stubs
- Caribbean geography stubs