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Owen Roberts International Airport

ICAO MWCR19.2928°N 81.3577°W2 m / 8 ftLarge airport
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Owen Roberts International Airport (IATA: GCM, ICAO: MWCR) is a large airport in George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. It opened in 1954. It has one runway, 2,398 m (7,867 ft) long, asphalt. In 2020 it handled 364 thousand passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1954–1954
1954
OpenedOwen Roberts International Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Owen Roberts International Airport
08/26081° / 261° · LIT
LENGTH2,398 m7,867 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2008–2020
1.1M
937K
962K
958K
990K
1.0M
1.1M
1.1M
1.1M
1.2M
1.2M
364K
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Routes

31 destinations · 10 countries
2,500 km5,000 km7,500 km2,500 mi5,000 miCYB · Charles Kirkconnell International Airport · 161 km / 100 miKIN · Norman Manley International Airport · 505 km / 314 miLCE · Golosón International Airport · 704 km / 437 miMIA · Miami International Airport · 731 km / 454 miNAS · Lynden Pindling International Airport · 754 km / 469 miFLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · 764 km / 475 miTPA · Tampa International Airport · 973 km / 605 miMCO · Orlando International Airport · 1,016 km / 631 miPTY · Tocumen International Airport · 1,156 km / 718 miATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · 1,624 km / 1,009 miCLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport · 1,771 km / 1,100 miIAH · George Bush Intercontinental Airport · 1,844 km / 1,146 miJFK · John F. Kennedy International Airport · 2,481 km / 1,542 miYYZ · Toronto Pearson International Airport · 2,716 km / 1,688 miLAX · Los Angeles International Airport · 3,999 km / 2,485 miLHR · London Heathrow Airport · 7,719 km / 4,796 miMBJ · Sangster International Airport · 373 km / 232 miPLS · Providenciales International Airport · 986 km / 613 miAUS · Austin Bergstrom International Airport · 2,041 km / 1,268 miDFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · 2,172 km / 1,350 miBDA · L.F. Wade International Airport · 2,208 km / 1,372 miIAD · Washington Dulles International Airport · 2,217 km / 1,378 miBWI · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · 2,256 km / 1,402 miPHL · Philadelphia International Airport · 2,362 km / 1,468 miEWR · Newark Liberty International Airport · 2,476 km / 1,539 miDTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · 2,556 km / 1,588 miORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 2,597 km / 1,614 miBOS · Boston Logan International Airport · 2,744 km / 1,705 miYOW · Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · 2,941 km / 1,827 miMSP · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · 3,049 km / 1,895 miDEN · Denver International Airport · 3,192 km / 1,983 miLHRLAXDENMSPYOWDTWJFKBDADFWCLTATLPTYMCOPLSTPALCEKINBOSYYZORDIADAUSFLLCYBIAHNASPHLMBJGCM
Year-round16
CYBCharles Kirkconnell International AirportCayman Islands · Cayman Airways161 km100 miKINNorman Manley International AirportJamaica · Cayman Airways505 km314 miLCEGolosón International AirportHonduras · Cayman Airways704 km437 miMIAMiami International AirportUnited States · Cayman Airways, American Airlines731 km454 miNASLynden Pindling International AirportBahamas · British Airways754 km469 miFLLFort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportUnited States · JetBlue Airways764 km475 miTPATampa International AirportUnited States · Cayman Airways973 km605 miMCOOrlando International AirportUnited States · Southwest Airlines1,016 km631 miPTYTocumen International AirportPanama · Cayman Airways1,156 km718 miATLHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines1,624 km1,009 miCLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportUnited States · American Airlines1,771 km1,100 miIAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportUnited States · United Airlines1,844 km1,146 miJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportUnited States · Cayman Airways, JetBlue Airways2,481 km1,542 miYYZToronto Pearson International AirportCanada · WestJet, Air Canada Rouge2,716 km1,688 miLAXLos Angeles International AirportUnited States · Cayman Airways3,999 km2,485 miLHRLondon Heathrow AirportUnited Kingdom · British Airways7,719 km4,796 mi
Seasonal17
MBJSangster International AirportJamaica · Cayman Airways373 km232 miPLSProvidenciales International AirportTurks & Caicos Islands · BermudAir986 km613 miAUSAustin Bergstrom International AirportUnited States · Cayman Airways2,041 km1,268 miDFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportUnited States · American Airlines2,172 km1,350 miBDAL.F. Wade International AirportBermuda · BermudAir2,208 km1,372 miIADWashington Dulles International AirportUnited States · United Airlines2,217 km1,378 miBWIBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportUnited States · Southwest Airlines2,256 km1,402 miPHLPhiladelphia International AirportUnited States · American Airlines2,362 km1,468 miEWRNewark Liberty International AirportUnited States · United Airlines2,476 km1,539 miJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines2,481 km1,542 miDTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines2,556 km1,588 miORDChicago O'Hare International AirportUnited States · United Airlines, American Airlines2,597 km1,614 miYYZToronto Pearson International AirportCanada · Porter Airlines2,716 km1,688 miBOSBoston Logan International AirportUnited States · JetBlue Airways2,744 km1,705 miYOWOttawa Macdonald-Cartier International AirportCanada · Porter Airlines2,941 km1,827 miMSPMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldUnited States · Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines3,049 km1,895 miDENDenver International AirportUnited States · Cayman Airways3,192 km1,983 mi
Most destinationsCayman Airways 11American Airlines 5Delta Air Lines 4United Airlines 4JetBlue Airways 3British Airways 2

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from GCM. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Owen Roberts International Airport” (revision of 23 Jul 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers364K (2020)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#1,258of 3,974 · #288 North America · #1 KYLongest runway2,398 m7,867 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#2,928of 29,823 · #619 North America · #1 KYElevation2 m8 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=42,681of 43,341 · =19,197 North America · =1 KYAgeOpened 19542026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=4,023of 15,079 · =2,782 North AmericaRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =2,582 North America · =1 KY
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
A/DGRAND CAYMAN APP120.200
ATISATIS132.350
CNTRKINGSTON CON128.100
GNDGND121.900
TWRTWR118.000