Welcome sign greeting disembarking passengers
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. Owen Roberts is also the last International airport in the Caribbean with an "open-air" passenger waving gallery.
Construction of terminal and runway [edit]
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 [edit]
In 2007, the Cayman Islands Government announced plans to expand and upgrade 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
Additional renovations completed in 2012 include refurbishing the departure hall interior and livening up the passport control and customs hall with aquatic paintings and use of an aggressive digital advertising campaign in the baggage claim area.[2]
The initiation of Cayman Airways flights to Panama City, Panama is anticipated to allow Brazilian tourists to travel to the Cayman Islands via Copa Airlines flights to Panama.[3]
Airlines and destinations [edit]
Passenger [edit]
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Aerolíneas Sosa |
La Ceiba |
| Air Canada |
Toronto-Pearson |
| American Airlines |
Miami |
| British Airways |
London-Heathrow, Nassau |
| Cayman Airways |
Cayman Brac, Dallas/Fort Worth, Havana, Kingston, La Ceiba, Montego Bay, Miami, New York-JFK, Panama City, Tampa
Seasonal: Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles |
| Cayman Airways Express |
Cayman Brac, Little Cayman |
| Delta Air Lines |
Atlanta
Seasonal: Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK |
| Island Air |
Cayman Brac, Little Cayman |
| JetBlue Airways |
Boston, New York-JFK |
| United Airlines |
Houston-Intercontinental, Newark, Washington-Dulles |
| US Airways |
Charlotte
Seasonal: Philadelphia, Boston |
| WestJet |
Toronto-Pearson |
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