Grantley Adams International Airport

Grantley Adams International Airport
IATA: BGI ICAO: TBPB WMO: 78954
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Barbados
Operator	GAIA Inc.
Serves	Barbados
Location	Seawell, Christ Church
Hub for	LIAT
Elevation AMSL	170 ft / 52 m
Coordinates	13°04′29″N 059°29′33″W / 13.07472°N 59.49250°W / 13.07472; -59.49250Coordinates: 13°04′29″N 059°29′33″W / 13.07472°N 59.49250°W / 13.07472; -59.49250
Website	gaia.bb
Maps
Barbados airport diagram
TBPB Location within Barbados
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 11,000 3,353 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 2,086,209 Passenger change 15-16 6% Aircraft movements 30,398 Movements change 15–16 0.36%
Source: DAFIF,ACI's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report.

Passengers	2,086,209
Passenger change 15-16	6%
Aircraft movements	30,398
Movements change 15–16	0.36%

Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) (IATA: BGI, ICAO: TBPB) is the international airport of Barbados, located in Seawell, Christ Church. It is the only designated port of entry for persons arriving and departing by air in Barbados and operates as a major gateway to the Eastern Caribbean. The airport has direct service to destinations in the United States, Canada, Central America, South America and Europe and serves as the second hub for LIAT. In 2016, the airport was the 8th busiest airport in the Caribbean region and the busiest airport in the Lesser Antilles. The airport is also an important air-link for cruise ship passengers departing and arriving at the Port of Bridgetown, and a base of operations for the Regional Security System (RSS), and the Regional (Caribbean) Police Training Centre.

The airport's former name was Seawell Airport before being dedicated posthumously in honour of the first Premier of Barbados, Sir Grantley Herbert Adams in 1976. The airport's timezone is GMT −4 and is in World Area Code region No. 246 (by the US Department of Transportation). It was a hub for now-defunct Barbadian carriers Caribbean Airways and REDjet, the home for the charter carrier West Indies Executive Air, and former home to the flight training school Coconut Airways.

Grantley Adams International Airport lies 12.9 km (8.0 mi) from the centre of the capital city Bridgetown, in an area officially known as Seawell. This is contrary to most information services stating the airport as being inside the capital. Grantley Adams Airport is the main air transportation hub for the Eastern Caribbean.