Norman Manley International Airport

Norman Manley
International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
ServesKingston, Jamaica
LocationPalisadoes
Hub forCaribbean Airlines
Elevation AMSL10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates17°56′08″N 076°47′15″W / 17.93556°N 76.78750°W / 17.93556; -76.78750
Websitenmia.aero
Map
MKJP is located in Jamaica
MKJP
MKJP
Location in Jamaica
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 8,911 2,716 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers1,748,100
Source: DAFIF,[1][2] Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico[3]

Norman Manley International Airport (IATA: KIN, ICAO: MKJP), formerly Palisadoes Airport, is an international airport serving Kingston, Jamaica, and is located south of the island 19 km (12 mi) away from the centre of New Kingston. It is the second busiest airport in the country after Sangster International Airport, recording 629,400 arriving passengers in 2020 and 830,500 in 2021. Over 130 international flights a week depart from Norman Manley International Airport.[4] Named in honour of Jamaican statesman Norman Manley, it is a hub for Caribbean Airlines. It is located on the Palisadoes tombolo in outer Kingston Harbour; it fronts the city on one side and the Caribbean Sea on the other.

  1. ^ "Airport information for MKJP". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for KIN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ "Traffic Report" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Norman Manley International Airport: Development Programme". Archived from the original on 25 September 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2007.