Owen Roberts International Airport MWCR / GCM
Grand Cayman's airport is ten minutes from Seven Mile Beach and George Town's financial centre, with Island Air's FBO and CIQ. Heavy Gulfstream/Global traffic for the offshore finance sector; parking is limited so reservations are advised, especially over the holidays.
6,596 ft
Longest runway
10 min
Drive to Grand Cayman
2
FBOs / handlers
8 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- 06:00–22:00 (extensions on request, verify)
- 24-hour operations
- No
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 3 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Up to Gulfstream/Global class; BBJ with coordination (runway extension in progress, verify).
- Website
- www.caymanairports.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Island Air FBO
- Cayman Islands Airports Authority GA
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (6,596 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ (737-700) 5,640 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319 (A319CJ) 6,080 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ318 5,860 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 5,470 ft
- Embraer Executive Jets Lineage 1000E 6,076 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Gulfstream Aerospace G650ER needs 6,299 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo needs 6,300 ft
- Bombardier Challenger 850 needs 6,305 ft
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Owen Roberts International Airport · Jonathan Payne · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons