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

 TORA, TODA, ASDA & LDA

 Declared Distances

*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

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