Airport Facts & Statistics
- Sangster International Airport (SIA) is the largest of three international airports in Jamaica and is ideally located in the heart of the primary tourism destination region.
- Approximately 95% of the total passengers at SIA are passengers traveling internationally.
- Of the approximately 1.7 million annual visitors to Jamaica, 72% use SIA as their primary airport.
- Peak arriving and departing capacity is 4,200 passengers per hour.
Runway Information
The Sangster International Airport has one runway strip (07/25) with an overall length of 2653M and a width of 46M. The runway surface type is asphalt concrete and can accommodate up to code E aircraft.
An Instrument Landing System (ILS) is fitted on the primary approach (07), which also has a lighting system to accommodate night operations.
Runway Strip - 07/25
70°47’M/250°47’M
2,653M x 46
Runway End Safety Area (RESA)
100mx150m (Runway 07)
90mx92m (Runway 25)
Runway Coordinates
Threshold Runway 07 - 182958.2N 0775522.7W
Threshold Runway 25 - 183036.7N 0775354.3W
Runway Lighting
MBJ is equipped in accordance with ICAO Annex 14 standards
Peak Operating Hours
Peak hours -1600z-2000z (11:00 am)- (3:00 pm)
Curfew hrs- 0500z-1100z ( 12:00 am-6:00 am)
Navigational Aids
ILS equipped (07)
115.700MHz/248KHz
109.500 MHz
Type Aids
VOR/DME
|
115.700 MHz
|
|
ILS LOC
|
109.500 MHz
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TORA, TODA, ASDA & LDA
Declared Distances
Type Distance
|
Runway 07
|
Runway 25
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Runway Length
|
2940M
|
2940M
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Take-off run available TORA
|
3060M*
|
2940M
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Take off distance available TODA
|
3120M*
|
3000M
|
Accelerate-stop distance available ASDA
|
3060M*
|
2940M
|
Landing distance available LDA
|
2848M
|
2940M
|
*Includes a runway starter extension of 120 x 46 m.
*THR 07 displaced from runway end by 91.8M
*THR 07 displaced from runway starter extension by 211.8m
Statistics
Choose a report below to view passenger and aircraft statistics for Sangster International Airport.
|
2023 | 2022 | Variance |
Jan |
454,775 | 270,522 | 68.11% |
Feb |
416,154 | 278,231 | 49.57% |
Mar |
497,559 | 388,842 | 27.96% |
Apr |
459,514 | 406,937 | 12.92% |
May |
406,943 | 369,943 | 10.00% |
Jun |
452,441 | 396,338 | 14.16% |
Jul |
518,987 | 435,191 | 19.25% |
Aug |
473,135 | 411,947 | 14.85% |
Sep |
328,441 | 304,855 | 7.74% |
Oct |
355,284 | 320,826 | 10.74% |
Nov |
406,459 | 379,167 | 7.20% |
Dec |
498,131 | 441,335 | 12.87% |
YTD |
5,267,823 | 4,404,134 | 19.61% |
Total |
5,267,823 | 4,404,134 | |
|
2023 | 2022 | Variance |
Jan |
208,660 | 118,401 | 76.23% |
Feb |
208,660 | 140,307 | 48.72% |
Mar |
243,611 | 193,825 | 25.69% |
Apr |
217,963 | 196,700 | 10.81% |
May |
195,438 | 178,672 | 9.38% |
Jun |
226,909 | 197,014 | 15.17% |
Jul |
249,812 | 212,527 | 17.54% |
Aug |
226,879 | 194,793 | 16.47% |
Sep |
162,101 | 149,012 | 8.78% |
Oct |
175,360 | 159,539 | 9.92% |
Nov |
207,171 | 192,001 | 7.90% |
Dec |
270,371 | 238,147 | 13.53% |
YTD |
2,592,935 | 2,170,938 | 19.44% |
Total |
2,592,935 | 2,170,938 | |
|
2023 | 2022 | Variance |
Jan |
239,229 | 148,546 | 61.05% |
Feb |
203,661 | 133,629 | 52.41% |
Mar |
246,726 | 191,091 | 29.11% |
Apr |
235,634 | 204,798 | 15.06% |
May |
206,632 | 185,727 | 11.26% |
Jun |
220,956 | 195,557 | 12.99% |
Jul |
262,989 | 217,257 | 21.05% |
Aug |
241,274 | 210,463 | 14.64% |
Sep |
161,340 | 151,046 | 6.82% |
Oct |
173,735 | 156,735 | 10.85% |
Nov |
195,366 | 183,161 | 6.66% |
Dec |
223,701 | 198,027 | 12.96% |
YTD |
2,611,243 | 2,176,037 | 20.00% |
Total |
2,611,243 | 2,176,037 | |
|
2023 | 2022 | Variance |
Jan |
3,969 | 3,259 | 21.79% |
Feb |
3,674 | 2,996 | 22.63% |
Mar |
4,257 | 3,493 | 21.87% |
Apr |
3,904 | 3,331 | 17.20% |
May |
3,436 | 3,062 | 12.21% |
Jun |
3,607 | 3,112 | 15.91% |
Jul |
4,034 | 3,190 | 26.46% |
Aug |
3,637 | 3,127 | 16.31% |
Sep |
2,793 | 2,577 | 8.38% |
Oct |
3,121 | 2,732 | 14.24% |
Nov |
3,724 | 3,239 | 14.97% |
Dec |
4,326 | 3,839 | 12.69% |
YTD |
44,482 | 37,957 | 17.19% |
Total |
44,482 | 37,957 | |