Maurice Bishop International Airport

Maurice Bishop Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGrenada Airports Authority
ServesSt George's
LocationSt. George's, Grenada
Elevation AMSL41 ft / 12 m
Coordinates12°00′15″N 061°47′10″W / 12.00417°N 61.78611°W / 12.00417; -61.78611
Websitehttps://gaa.gd/
Map
GND is located in Grenada
GND
GND
Location in Grenada
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,744 9,003 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Maurice Bishop International Airport (IATA: GND, ICAO: TGPY), formerly known as Point Salines Airport, is an international airport located in the parish of St. George's. The town of St. George's is about 5 mi (8.0 km) north of the airport and is the capital of the island nation of Grenada. The airport is located on Point Salines, the most southwestern point of the island. It is named after former Prime Minister Maurice Bishop (1944–1983), who championed the construction project in 1979.

  1. ^ "Airport information for TGPY". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for GND at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).