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Sangster International Airport

ICAO MKJS18.5034°N 77.9132°W1 m / 4 ftLarge airport
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Sangster International Airport (IATA: MBJ, ICAO: MKJS) is a large airport in Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica. It opened in 1947. It has one runway, 3,060 m (10,039 ft) long, asphalt. In 2023 it handled 5.3 million passengers.

Timeline

3 events · 1947–2009
1947
OpenedSangster International Airport opens.
21 JAN 1960
DisasterAvianca Flight 671.37 killed
19 APR 2009
DisasterCanJet Flight 918.No deaths
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Sir Donald Sangster International AirportFBO
07/25066° / 246° · LIT
LENGTH3,060 m10,039 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2009–2023
3.3M
4.3M
3.6M
3.8M
4.0M
4.3M
4.5M
4.8M
1.6M
2.6M
4.4M
5.3M
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Routes

54 destinations · 15 countries
2,500 km5,000 km7,500 km2,500 mi5,000 miNEG · Negril Airport · 48 km / 30 miKIN · Norman Manley International Airport · 135 km / 84 miMIA · Miami International Airport · 847 km / 526 miFLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · 873 km / 542 miPTY · Tocumen International Airport · 1,061 km / 659 miTPA · Tampa International Airport · 1,154 km / 717 miMCO · Orlando International Airport · 1,157 km / 719 miMDE · Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · 1,398 km / 869 miBOG · El Dorado International Airport · 1,588 km / 987 miATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · 1,803 km / 1,120 miCLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport · 1,882 km / 1,169 miBNA · Nashville International Airport · 2,140 km / 1,330 miHOU · William P. Hobby Airport · 2,150 km / 1,336 miIAH · George Bush Intercontinental Airport · 2,175 km / 1,351 miMEX · Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · 2,226 km / 1,383 miIAD · Washington Dulles International Airport · 2,273 km / 1,412 miBWI · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · 2,302 km / 1,430 miPHL · Philadelphia International Airport · 2,390 km / 1,485 miDFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · 2,489 km / 1,547 miEWR · Newark Liberty International Airport · 2,493 km / 1,549 miJFK · John F. Kennedy International Airport · 2,493 km / 1,549 miBOS · Boston Logan International Airport · 2,732 km / 1,698 miMDW · Chicago Midway International Airport · 2,752 km / 1,710 miORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 2,776 km / 1,725 miYYZ · Toronto Pearson International Airport · 2,804 km / 1,742 miYUL · Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · 3,023 km / 1,878 miLIM · Jorge Chávez International Airport · 3,395 km / 2,110 miDEN · Denver International Airport · 3,494 km / 2,171 miMAN · Manchester Airport · 7,420 km / 4,611 miBHX · Birmingham Airport · 7,456 km / 4,633 miLHR · London Heathrow Airport · 7,548 km / 4,690 miLGW · London Gatwick Airport · 7,568 km / 4,703 miAMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · 7,898 km / 4,908 miGCM · Owen Roberts International Airport · 373 km / 232 miNAS · Lynden Pindling International Airport · 728 km / 452 miSTL · St. Louis Lambert International Airport · 2,553 km / 1,586 miDTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · 2,686 km / 1,669 miYXU · London International Airport · 2,744 km / 1,705 miYHM · John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport · 2,749 km / 1,708 miMCI · Kansas City International Airport · 2,822 km / 1,754 miMKE · General Mitchell International Airport · 2,876 km / 1,787 miYOW · Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · 2,989 km / 1,857 miYQB · Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport · 3,201 km / 1,989 miYHZ · Halifax / Stanfield International Airport · 3,223 km / 2,003 miMSP · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · 3,258 km / 2,024 miYWG · Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · 3,893 km / 2,419 miYYC · Calgary International Airport · 4,812 km / 2,990 miYEG · Edmonton International Airport · 4,934 km / 3,066 miLIS · Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · 6,916 km / 4,297 miGLA · Glasgow Airport · 7,288 km / 4,529 miFRA · Frankfurt Main Airport · 8,195 km / 5,092 miZRH · Zürich Airport · 8,243 km / 5,122 miMXP · Milan Malpensa International Airport · 8,294 km / 5,154 miVRN · Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport · 8,464 km / 5,259 miVRNAMSGLALISYEGYWGDENLIMMSPYHZYULMCIYYZEWRDFWMEXBNABOGMCOPTYNASGCMFRALGWYYCMKESTLIAHCLTFLLKINMXPZRHBHXYQBORDBOSDTWBWIATLMDEMANYOWYHMYXUPHLTPANEGMBJ
Year-round33
NEGNegril AirportJamaica · International AirLink48 km30 miKINNorman Manley International AirportJamaica · Liat Air135 km84 miMIAMiami International AirportUnited States · American Airlines847 km526 miFLLFort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportUnited States · JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines873 km542 miPTYTocumen International AirportPanama · Copa Airlines1,061 km659 miTPATampa International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways1,154 km717 miMCOOrlando International AirportUnited States · Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines1,157 km719 miMDEJose Maria Córdova International AirportColombia · Wingo1,398 km869 miBOGEl Dorado International AirportColombia · Wingo1,588 km987 miATLHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportUnited States · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines1,803 km1,120 miCLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportUnited States · American Airlines1,882 km1,169 miBNANashville International AirportUnited States · Southwest Airlines2,140 km1,330 miHOUWilliam P. Hobby AirportUnited States · Southwest Airlines2,150 km1,336 miIAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportUnited States · United Airlines2,175 km1,351 miMEXMexico City Benito Juárez International AirportMexico · Aeroméxico2,226 km1,383 miIADWashington Dulles International AirportUnited States · United Airlines2,273 km1,412 miBWIBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportUnited States · Southwest Airlines2,302 km1,430 miPHLPhiladelphia International AirportUnited States · American Airlines2,390 km1,485 miDFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportUnited States · American Airlines2,489 km1,547 miEWRNewark Liberty International AirportUnited States · United Airlines2,493 km1,549 miJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportUnited States · JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines2,493 km1,549 miBOSBoston Logan International AirportUnited States · JetBlue Airways2,732 km1,698 miMDWChicago Midway International AirportUnited States · Southwest Airlines2,752 km1,710 miORDChicago O'Hare International AirportUnited States · United Airlines, American Airlines2,776 km1,725 miYYZToronto Pearson International AirportCanada · WestJet, Air Canada, Air Transat2,804 km1,742 miYULMontreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportCanada · WestJet, Air Transat3,023 km1,878 miLIMJorge Chávez International AirportPeru · LATAM Airlines Peru3,395 km2,110 miDENDenver International AirportUnited States · United Airlines3,494 km2,171 miMANManchester AirportUnited Kingdom · TUI Airways7,420 km4,611 miBHXBirmingham AirportUnited Kingdom · TUI Airways7,456 km4,633 miLHRLondon Heathrow AirportUnited Kingdom · Virgin Atlantic7,548 km4,690 miLGWLondon Gatwick AirportUnited Kingdom · TUI Airways7,568 km4,703 miAMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · TUI fly Netherlands7,898 km4,908 mi
Seasonal25
GCMOwen Roberts International AirportCayman Islands · Cayman Airways373 km232 miNASLynden Pindling International AirportBahamas · Bahamasair728 km452 miPHLPhiladelphia International AirportUnited States · Frontier Airlines2,390 km1,485 miSTLSt. Louis Lambert International AirportUnited States · Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines2,553 km1,586 miDTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines2,686 km1,669 miBOSBoston Logan International AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines, American Airlines2,732 km1,698 miYXULondon International AirportCanada · Porter Airlines2,744 km1,705 miYHMJohn C. Munro Hamilton International AirportCanada · Porter Airlines2,749 km1,708 miYYZToronto Pearson International AirportCanada · Porter Airlines, Flair Airlines2,804 km1,742 miMCIKansas City International AirportUnited States · Southwest Airlines2,822 km1,754 miMKEGeneral Mitchell International AirportUnited States · Sun Country Airlines2,876 km1,787 miYOWOttawa Macdonald-Cartier International AirportCanada · Porter Airlines, Air Canada2,989 km1,857 miYULMontreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportCanada · Air Canada3,023 km1,878 miYQBQuebec Jean Lesage International AirportCanada · WestJet3,201 km1,989 miYHZHalifax / Stanfield International AirportCanada · Air Canada, Air Transat3,223 km2,003 miMSPMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldUnited States · Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines3,258 km2,024 miYWGWinnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International AirportCanada · WestJet, Air Canada Rouge3,893 km2,419 miYYCCalgary International AirportCanada · WestJet4,812 km2,990 miYEGEdmonton International AirportCanada · WestJet, Air Canada Rouge4,934 km3,066 miLISLisbon Humberto Delgado AirportPortugal · World2Fly6,916 km4,297 miGLAGlasgow AirportUnited Kingdom · TUI Airways7,288 km4,529 miFRAFrankfurt Main AirportGermany · Condor Flugdienst8,195 km5,092 miZRHZürich AirportSwitzerland · Edelweiss Air8,243 km5,122 miMXPMilan Malpensa International AirportItaly · Neos8,294 km5,154 miVRNVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo AirportItaly · Neos8,464 km5,259 mi
Most destinationsSouthwest Airlines 8American Airlines 7WestJet 6Delta Air Lines 5United Airlines 5JetBlue Airways 4

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from MBJ. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Sangster International Airport” (revision of 21 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers5.3M (2023)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#329of 3,974 · #75 North America · #1 JMLongest runway3,060 m10,039 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=979of 29,823 · #213 North America · #1 JMElevation1 m4 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=43,063of 43,341 · =19,347 North America · #17 JMAgeOpened 19472026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=2,942of 15,079 · =1,856 North AmericaRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =2,582 North America · =1 JM
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

5 channels
APPAPP120.800
ATISATIS127.900
GNDGND121.700
TWRTWR118.750
VOR-DMERwy 25115.700