Ian Fleming International Airport

IATA: OCJ
ICAO: MKBS

Summary

Airport type

Public

Operator

Airports Authority of Jamaica

Serves

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Location

Boscobel, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica

Elevation AMSL

90 ft / 27 m

Coordinates

18°24′15″N 076°58′08″W / 18.40417°N 76.96889°WCoordinates: 18°24′15″N 076°58′08″W / 18.40417°N 76.96889°W

Website

ifia.aero

Map

MKBS

Location in Jamaica

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
09/27	4,769	1,454	Asphalt

Sources: AAJ,DAFIF

Ian Fleming International Airport (previously Boscobel Aerodrome) (IATA: OCJ, ICAO: MKBS) is an international airport located in Boscobel, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica, 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Ocho Rios, in northern Jamaica. The airport provides service to the United States and to other Caribbean islands. It is named for Ian Fleming, the creator of the James Bond novels, whose Goldeneye estate is located in St Mary parish.

Previously known as Boscobel Aerodrome, the airport was originally a limited service facility that processed about 20,000 passengers annually. Boscobel Aerodrome was in operation for over 30 years and had scheduled passenger service provided by local carriers such as Air Jamaica Express, Jamaica Air Shuttle and Trans Jamaican Airlines which flew small prop and turboprop aircraft such as the Beechcraft 99, Britten-Norman Trislander and Dornier 228.

Renovations began in early 2009, and the total cost of construction was $300 million (JMD). The new airport was opened on January 12, 2011 by Prime Minister Bruce Golding, who said that the intention of the airport was to handle small jets, international arrivals and to attract the high-end tourism market to Jamaica's north coast, including Ocho Rios, Oracabessa, and Port Antonio. Also present for the opening was Ian Fleming's niece, Lucy Fleming, and Goldeneye's current owner, Chris Blackwell.

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