| Port Esquivel Airstrip | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Serves | Old Harbour, Jamaica | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3 ft / 1 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°53′30″N77°08′10″W / 17.89167°N 77.13611°W Coordinates: 17°53′30″N77°08′10″W / 17.89167°N 77.13611°W | ||||||||||
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  Port Esquivel Airstrip Location of the airport in Jamaica | |||||||||||
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Port Esquivel Airstrip is an airstrip serving the town of Old Harbour in the Saint Catherine Parish of Jamaica. The airstrip is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of Old Harbour.
Old Harbour is a town in southern Jamaica.
St Catherine is a parish in the south east of Jamaica. It is located in the county of Middlesex, and is one of the island's largest and most economically valued parishes because of its many resources. It includes the first capital of Jamaica, Spanish Town, originally known as San Jago de la Vega or Santiago de la Vega.
Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi) in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the fourth-largest island country in the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 191 kilometres (119 mi) west of Hispaniola.
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South approach and departure are over the water.
The Manley VOR/DME (Ident: MLY) is located 20.6 nautical miles (38.2 km) east of the airstrip. [3]
VOR/DME refers to combined radio navigation station for aircraft, which consists of two radio beacons, placed together, a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) and distance measuring equipment (DME). VOR produces an angle between the station and the receiver in the aircraft, while DME does the same for range. Together, they provide the two measurements needed to produce a navigational "fix" using a chart.
