Jamaica / Airport

There are two large international airports in Jamaica, one outside Kingston in the South-east of the island, the Norman Manley International Airport(airport code KIN), and the other in Montego Bay in the North-west, theSangster International Airport (airport code MBJ). In most cases you will want to fly to Montego Bay, which is the destination of most long-distance flights anyway. However, if you are eventually heading for the Blue Mountains or Kingston itself, then you should look for a flight bound for Kingston. 

Montego Bay is the best point of arrival for the resort areas along the north shore, from the western tip at Negril through Montego Bay, Runaway Bay and Discovery Bay, as far as the towns of Ocho Rios and Oracabessa. Port Antonio is a close call, but it is probably easier to fly in to Mo Bay. Sangster International recently completed an extensive expansion and improvement programme which started in 2003. The airport also has a new domestic terminal with local scheduled flights to Kingston. Small local airlines operating from here also offer shuttle services and private charters to Negril, Ocho Rios (Boscobel), Runaway Bay and Port Antonio, where there are small airstrips for daylight landing only. 

Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport serves the South-east of the island, covering the city and the Blue Mountains, Port Antonio in the North-east and Mandeville in the centre of the island. The domestic airport in Kingston isTinson Pen Aerodrome (airport code KTP), which is located in the west of the city, adjacent to the Kingston Free Zone. It has scheduled local services into Montego Bay and a small airline that will charter into the other airports around the island. 

STOP PRESS – The expansion work at the former Boscobel Aerodrome in St Mary, near Ocho Rios is now complete and it is now the third international entry point for Jamaica. The airport, which has been named Ian Fleming International Airport, was officially opened on 12 January 2011. It includes a new terminal building and an extended runway to facilitate private jets and scheduled charters.