airport serving Grand Cayman Island (Georgetown). It is the main international airport for the Cayman Islands, as well as the main base for Cayman Airways. The airport is named after Royal Air Force (RAF) Wing Commander Owen Roberts, a pioneer of commercial aviation in the country, and is the main port of entry to the Cayman Islands.
Owen Roberts International Airport was the only remaining international airport in the Caribbean to have an open-air observation "rolling gallery" until Jan... airport serving Grand Cayman Island (Georgetown). It is the main international airport for the Cayman Islands, as well as the main base for Cayman Airways. The airport is named after Royal Air Force (RAF) Wing Commander Owen Roberts, a pioneer of commercial aviation in the country, and is the main port of entry to the Cayman Islands.
Owen Roberts International Airport was the only remaining international airport in the Caribbean to have an open-air observation "rolling gallery" until January 2017, when it was closed due to reconstruction.
The runway length includes a 130-meter (430-foot) displaced threshold on Runway 26. The Grand Cayman Non-directional Beacon (Ident: ZIY) is 1. 1 nautical miles (2. 0 km) below the approach threshold of runway 08. The Grand Cayman VOR/DME (Ident: GCM) is located 0. 25 nautical miles (460 m) near runway 08.
It regularly receives flights from airlines such as Cayman Airways, American Airlines, British Airways, Air Canada, JetBlue Southwest, United, Caribbean Airlines, among many others, connecting the island with cities such as New York, London, Nassau, Miami, Kingston, Toronto, Houston and many more.
