Exuma International Airport

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Exuma International Airport
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Exuma International Airport Departures Building in February 2019
Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Great Exuma, Bahamas
LocationMoss Town
Elevation  AMSL 9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 23°33′48″N075°52′23″W / 23.56333°N 75.87306°W / 23.56333; -75.87306 Coordinates: 23°33′48″N075°52′23″W / 23.56333°N 75.87306°W / 23.56333; -75.87306
Website exumainternational.com
Map
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MYEF
Location in The Bahamas
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
12/302,1497,051Asphalt
Source: DAFIF [1] [2]

Exuma International Airport( IATA : GGT, ICAO : MYEF) is a public airport serving the island of Great Exuma in the Bahamas. It is located near Moss Town, northwest of George Town. The airport services mainly light aircraft and regional jets from the United States and The Bahamas.

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Facilities

Airport control tower Exuma International Airport Control Tower.jpg
Airport control tower

The airport is at an elevation of 9 ft (2.7 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,149 m × 46 m (7,051 ft × 151 ft). [1]

As of May 2020, there was one terminal and boarding area at the commercially served airport. For general aviation, Odyssey Aviation operates an FBO with direct access to the ramp. [3] The Bahamian government has designated Exuma International Airport as an important part of the Bahamian tourism economy and made plans to further develop the airport with a budget of $44 million. [4] The additional development will include a new terminal building and fire rescue building. The new building will also include space for retail and Bahamian government agencies, with construction anticipated to "commence in the first quarter of 2021." [5]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Air Canada Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson [6]
American Airlines Seasonal: Charlotte
American Eagle Charlotte, Miami
Bahamasair Nassau, Rock Sound
Delta Connection Atlanta
Silver Airways Fort Lauderdale
Western Air Nassau [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Airport information for MYEF". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ↑ Airport information for GGT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ↑ "Odyssey Aviation Exuma | MYEF Exuma International Airport". Odyssey Aviation. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "$44 million Exuma airport could be mini-hub for southern Bahamas". EyeWitness News. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "PM reopens Barraterre Dock on Exuma; announces future projects to come". Eye Witness News. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Air Canada".
  7. ↑ "Western Air Limited | Bahamas | Caribbean | Latin America".


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