John A. Osborne Airport

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John A. Osborne Airport
IATA: MNI – ICAO: TRPG
Summary
Airport type		Public
Location		Montserrat
Elevation AMSL		550 ft / 168 m
Coordinates		16°47′29″N 62°11′36″W / 16.79139°N 62.19333°W / 16.79139; -62.19333Coordinates: 16°47′29″N 62°11′36″W / 16.79139°N 62.19333°W / 16.79139; -62.19333
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
10/28	1,968	600	Asphalt

John A. Osborne Airport (until 2008 called Gerald's Airport) (IATA: MNI, ICAO: TRPG) is a small airport located on the island of Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean.

Gerald's passenger terminal was dedicated in February 2005 by Anne, Princess Royal and the facility was formally opened on July 11, 2005. It features a 600 metre runway, a restaurant, modern air traffic control technology, immigration facilities, and 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 completely destroyed by an eruption of the nearby Soufriere Hills volcano. Between 1997 and 2005, Montserrat had been only accessible by helicopters or boats.

The airport's name was changed in July 2008 to honour John Osborne, longstanding Chief Minister of Montserrat^[1].

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• Carib Aviation (Antigua)
• Windward Islands Airways (WinAir) (Antigua, St. Maarten)
• FlyMontserrat

WinAir and US Airways also maintain a codeshare agreement, allowing USAir to sell tickets on WinAir flights as US Airways flights.

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

• FlyMontserrat
• Air Montserrat (ceased operations)