Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport)
Sir Captain Charles Kirkconnell International Airport is an airport serving Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands. It is one of the hubs for Cayman Airways with flights to Owen Roberts International Airport on Grand Cayman, and Edward Bodden Airfield on Little Cayman. It is the only airport on Cayman Brac.
The runway is on the southwestern end of Cayman Brac, and parallels the south shoreline. Approach and departures are over the water. The Cayman Brac non-directional beacon (Ident: CBC) is located 1.0 nmi off the approach threshold of Runway 27.
The airport was renamed Charles Kirkconnell International Airport, in memory of Captain Charles Leonard Kirkconnell, a prominent local businessman with strong ties to the Sister Islands. Its previous name was Gerrard-Smith International Airport.
Cayman Airways operates Boeing 737 MAX jetliner service into the airport with limited flights operated on a less than daily basis nonstop to Grand Cayman and Miami while Cayman Airways Express flies de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter STOL capable turboprops and Saab 340B regional turboprops to Grand Cayman with Twin Otter service also being operated to the neighboring island of Little Cayman.
The runway is on the southwestern end of Cayman Brac, and parallels the south shoreline. Approach and departures are over the water. The Cayman Brac non-directional beacon (Ident: CBC) is located 1.0 nmi off the approach threshold of Runway 27.
The airport was renamed Charles Kirkconnell International Airport, in memory of Captain Charles Leonard Kirkconnell, a prominent local businessman with strong ties to the Sister Islands. Its previous name was Gerrard-Smith International Airport.
Cayman Airways operates Boeing 737 MAX jetliner service into the airport with limited flights operated on a less than daily basis nonstop to Grand Cayman and Miami while Cayman Airways Express flies de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter STOL capable turboprops and Saab 340B regional turboprops to Grand Cayman with Twin Otter service also being operated to the neighboring island of Little Cayman.
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Country - Cayman_Islands
The Cayman Islands is considered to be part of the geographic Western Caribbean Zone as well as the Greater Antilles. The territory is a major world offshore financial centre for international businesses and wealthy individuals, largely as a result of the state not charging taxes on any income earned or stored.
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KYD | Cayman Islands dollar | $ | 2 |
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