Sir George Walter Highway

Sir George Walter Highway
Route information
Length	5.1 km (3.2 mi)
Major junctions
From	Camp Blizzard in Osbourn
To	Sir Sidney Walling Highway in St. Johnston, St. John's
Location
Country	Antigua and Barbuda
Highway system
Transport in Antigua and Barbuda

Sir George Walter Highway (also known as Airport Road) is a highway in Antigua. The highway is one of the busiest in the country, with 32,000 people (about seventy-five percent of the population) using this road along with Friars Hill Road every day. The highway links the Central Plain metropolitan area to V. C. Bird International Airport and various other facilities in Osbourn. ^{[1] [2]} The highway is named after former Antiguan premier Sir George Walter. The road underwent major renovations in 2020 that added new markings and refurbished the asphalt surface. ^{[3] [4]} The highway is of high economic importance, with various government agencies and aviation related facilities based around it. ^[5]

The road commences at the junction of Jabberwock Road and Hospitality Drive near Camp Blizzard. The road continues southbound towards the roundabout with Pavilion Drive at the airport (1.2 km). A second junction with an unnamed road is present at 1.4 km. The road continues to the junction with Old Parham Road and Palmetto Drive at 4.0 km. The road ends at the roundabout with Sir Sidney Walling Highway and Mahico Drive at 5.1 km. ^[6]

Junctions

Parish	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Saint George	Osbourn	0.0	0.0	Jabberwock Road and Hospitality Drive
		1.2	0.75	Pavilion Drive roundabout
		1.4	0.87	Unnamed road
Saint John	Skyline	4.0	2.5	Old Parham Road and Palmetto Drive
	St. Johnston	5.1	3.2	Sir Sidney Walling Highway and Mahico Drive roundabout
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. "Road Infrastructure Rehabilitation" (PDF).
2. "Roadwork on Sir George Walter Highway begins". Antigua Observer Newspaper. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
3. Radio, ABS TV (2020-12-01). "UNDERSTANDING THE MARKINGS ON SIR GEORGE WALTER HIGHWAY - ABS TV Radio Antigua & Barbuda" . Retrieved 2026-01-27.
4. Staff, Editorial (2025-04-04). "Road Work to be done on Sir George Walter Highway (Airport Road) and Old Parham Road". Antigua News - Breaking stories that captivate. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
5. "Digital Nomad". nomad.gov.ag. Archived from the original on 2025-08-10. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
6. "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2026-01-27.

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