Owen Roberts International Airport

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Owen Roberts International Airport
IATA: GCM – ICAO: MWCR
Summary
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 / 19.2925°N 81.35917°W / 19.2925; -81.35917Coordinates: 19°17′33″N 081°21′33″W / 19.2925°N 81.35917°W / 19.2925; -81.35917
Map
MWCR Location in the Cayman Islands
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
08/26	2,136	7,008	Asphalt
Sources: Cayman Islands AIP[1]

Owen Roberts International Airport (IATA: GCM, ICAO: MWCR) is an airport located in 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 Owen Roberts, a pioneer of commercial aviation in the country.

Construction of terminal and runway

In 1952, after Owen Roberts convinced the commissioners of the country to construct airports on all three Cayman Islands, a 5,000 ft (1,524 m) runway, along with a terminal was constructed on Grand Cayman at the cost of £100,000.

Renovations

In 2007, the Cayman Islands Government announced plans to expand and updgrade the existing airport. Plans include the expansion of the check-in area, the purchase of a new X-ray machine and baggage screening machine as well as the employment of additional passenger screening staff. Phase 1 of the project, the expansion of the airport's car parks and the airport's pick-up and drop-off locations have already been completed.

As of 2011, passengers still board and disembark airline flights outside the terminal at Owen Roberts International Airport

a Cayman Airways Boeing 737

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aerolíneas Sosa	La Ceiba
Air Canada	Toronto-Pearson
American Airlines	Miami
British Airways	London-Heathrow, Nassau
Cayman Airways	Cayman Brac, Havana, Kingston, La Ceiba, Miami, Montego Bay, New York-JFK, Tampa Seasonal: Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles
Cayman Airways operated by Cayman Airways Express	Cayman Brac, Little Cayman
Continental Airlines	Houston-Intercontinental, Newark
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta Seasonal: Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK
United Airlines	Washington-Dulles
US Airways	Charlotte, Phoenix Seasonal: Boston, Philadelphia
WestJet	Toronto-Pearson

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Cayman Airways	Miami
IBC Airways	Miami

References

1. ^ Cayman Islands AIP

External links

	Caribbean portal
	Aviation portal

• List of airlines to the Cayman Islands
• Guide to Georgetown Owen Roberts Airport
• Current weather for MWCR at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for GCM at Aviation Safety Network