Grand Bahama International Airport facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Grand Bahama International Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Hutchison Port Holdings and the Grand Bahama Port Authority | ||||||||||
| Operator | Grand Bahama Airport Company | ||||||||||
| Location | Freeport, Bahamas | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Passenger
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| Elevation AMSL | 8 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°33′31″N 078°41′44″W / 26.55861°N 78.69556°W | ||||||||||
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Location in Bahamas
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Source: DAFIF
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Grand Bahama International Airport (GBIA) (IATA: FPO, ICAO: MYGF) is a privately owned international airport. It is in Freeport, Bahamas. The airport is a joint venture between Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) and The Port Group (or the Grand Bahama Port Authority). It also has 741 acres (300 ha) of land. This adjoins it to the Freeport Harbour Company Limited. So, they work as one body, known as the Sea Air Business Centre (SABC).
Grand Bahama International Airport is one of two Bahamian airports that has US border preclearance facilities.
The airport has a 3,359 m × 46 m (11,020 ft × 151 ft) runway. It can handle the largest aircraft in service. It is quite close to all major cities of the Eastern Seaboard of the United States.
See also
In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Grand Bahama para niños
