Maurice Bishop International Airport in Grenada is located in the capital of Saint George's country. It is located eight kilometers from the city center in the south-east of Point Salines Island. The air gates have a runway length of 2743 meters. The height above sea level is 12 meters. Only one terminal operates at the airport.
External and domestic airlines serving the airport
The airfield serves domestic and international flights. Thirteen different airlines are regularly accepted here, as well as charters. The base airline is St. Vincent Grenada Air (in English St Vincent Grenada Air or SVG Air for short). This is the local airline in the Eastern Caribbean, which has such a fleet of aircraft: Cessna Caravan, DHC-6 Twin Otter, DHC-6 Twin Otter DHC-6 Twin Otter, Cessna Citation and Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander. Also, the international air gates in Grenada are constantly receiving the airlines Virgin Atlantic and British Airways. These flights are carried out from the airport in London to them. L. Gatwick.
More airplanes from Miami, Puerto Rico and New York fly to the airfield of Maurice Bishop. In the winter season, flights are operated by Air Canada from Grenada to Toronto and back.
Check-in and check-in for flights
Register passengers and arrange their luggage on domestic flights usually start in two hours, and finish forty minutes before departure. For international airlines, the time will be slightly different: the registration of people begins in two and a half hours, and ends also forty minutes before the departure of the aircraft.
In order to register at Grenada airport, passengers will need a passport and air ticket. If you have an electronic travel card, then to get on board the airliner, you will be asked for only an identity card. If you meet someone or just want to know the time of arrival of a certain aircraft, then on the Internet on the official site you can always see the necessary information through an online scoreboard.
Airport Infrastructure
On the territory of Grenada airport there is a tour and information office - Grenada Board of Tourism. They are located before immigration control in the arrival hall. Here you can get information about car rental, currency exchange, tourist stays, hotel accommodation and other various assistance. There is also a table with magazines, maps, brochures with sights and a list of restaurants of the country for travelers.
At the Maurice Bishop Airport there are also several hotels :
- Point Salines;
- Rex Grenadian Resort;
- Grand Beach Resort.
These hotels have meeting rooms that provide business services. Still here you can be offered a transfer to any city or attractions.
On the territory of the air gate there are also duty free shops and a cafe where you can make purchases, relax and have a snack. The airport in Grenada operates from six in the morning until half past eleven in the evening. At this time, you can use all the services provided.
How to get to Grenada's main airport?
The closest city to the airport, except the capital of Grenada, is St. David. From these settlements to the airport and back is most convenient to get by car on the highway. The journey takes usually twenty minutes. There are several large companies in the country that deal with transfers. You can book a place in advance, travelers are met with signs and taken to the necessary city.
If you do not want to book transportation in advance, then, on arrival, you can always hire a taxi. Buses, surprisingly, go irregularly, and count on public transport is not worth it. Near the terminal there are two hundred parking places, and there are several parking spaces for people with disabilities.
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