Ian Fleming International Airport

Ian Fleming International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Authority of Jamaica
ServesOcho Rios, Jamaica
LocationBoscobel, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
Elevation AMSL90 ft / 27 m
Coordinates18°24′15″N 076°58′08″W / 18.40417°N 76.96889°W / 18.40417; -76.96889
Websiteifia.aero
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OCJ is located in Jamaica
OCJ
OCJ
Location in Jamaica
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 4,769 1,454 Asphalt
Sources: AAJ,[1] DAFIF[2][3]

Ian Fleming International Airport (IFIA) (previously Boscobel Aerodrome) (also known as Ocho Rios - Boscobel Airport) (IATA: OCJ, ICAO: MKBS) is an international airport located in Boscobel, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica, 10 km (6.2 mi) east[1] of Ocho Rios, in northeastern Jamaica. The airport historically provided service to the United States and to other Caribbean islands. It is named for Ian Fleming, the creator of the James Bond novels, whose Goldeneye estate is located in St. Mary parish.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Ian Fleming Int'l Airport". Airports Authority of Jamaica. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Boscobel - Mkbs". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Airport information for OCJ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. ^ "Airport named after spy novelist". abtn.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010.