Negril Aerodrome

Negril Aerodrome
IATA: NEG – ICAO: MKNG
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Airports Authority of Jamaica
Serves		Negril, Jamaica
Elevation AMSL		9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates		18°20′24″N 078°20′18″W / 18.34°N 78.33833°W / 18.34; -78.33833Coordinates: 18°20′24″N 078°20′18″W / 18.34°N 78.33833°W / 18.34; -78.33833
Map
MKNG Location in Jamaica 18°20′24″N 078°20′08″W / 18.34°N 78.33556°W / 18.34; -78.33556
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
05/23	2,200	671	Asphalt
Sources: AAJ,[1] GCM[2]

Negril Aerodrome (IATA: NEG, ICAO: MKNG) is an airport serving Negril in western Jamaica. It is located 7 km (4.3 mi) north of Negril Point. It primarily serves the tourist resorts in the area.^[1]

Negril Aerodrome handled approximately 72,096 passengers in 2001.^[3] The airport formerly had scheduled passenger service provided by Air Jamaica Express.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 9 ft (3 m) above mean sea level.^[2] It has one runway designated 05/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,200 × 60 ft (671 × 18 m). There are no fueling facilities and the airport has no night flight operations.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Jamaica Air Shuttle	Charter: Montego Bay

Passengers

The following table shows the number of passengers using the airport annually from 1997 through 2001.^[3]

	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Passengers	31,646	42,030	65,926	57,809	72,096

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Negril Aerodrome". Airports Authority of Jamaica. http://www.airportsauthorityjamaica.aero/ourairports/index.php#negril. Retrieved 22 August 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Airport information for MKNG at Great Circle Mapper.
3. ^ ^{a b} "Domestic Aerodromes (Western Region)". Airports Authority of Jamaica. Archived from the original on 17 Apr 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20030417120237/http://www.sangster-airport.com.jm/domestic.htm. 

External links

• Accident history for NEG at Aviation Safety Network