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Encyclopedia > Grand Bahama International Airport
Grand Bahama International Airport
IATA: FPO - ICAO: MYGF
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Grand Bahama Airport Company
Serves Freeport, Bahamas
Elevation AMSL ft (2 m)
Coordinates 26°33′31.27″N, 078°41′43.99″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 11,019 3,359 Asphalt

Grand Bahama International Airport (IATA: FPO, ICAO: MYGF) is a private airport located in Freeport on the island of Grand Bahama in the Bahamas. Grand Bahama International Airport is one of two Bahamian Airports that has US Border Pre-clearance facilities. The airport has the longest runway in the Bahamas and can accommodate the largest commercial aircraft. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Freeport is a city and free trade zone on the island of Grand Bahama, located approximately 100 mi (160 km) east-northeast of Fort Lauderdale, South Florida and gives its name to a district of the Bahamas. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Freeport is a city and free trade zone on the island of Grand Bahama, located approximately 100 mi (160 km) east-northeast of Fort Lauderdale, South Florida and gives its name to a district of the Bahamas. ... Grand Bahama from space, June 1998 Grand Bahama is one of the northernmost of the islands of the Bahamas, and the closest major island to the United States, lying just 55 mi (90 km) off the coast of the state of Florida. ... [--168. ... The United States maintains border preclearance facilities at a number of ports and airports in foreign countries. ... [--168. ...


Airlines and destinations

American Airlines, Inc. ... American Eagle Airlines is a regional airline based in Fort Worth, Texas[1]. It is a airline partner of American Airlines[2] (both wholly owned by the AMR Corporation holding company), operating over 1,800 flights a day, serving 159 cities across the USA, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean[3... Bahamasair (IATA: UP, ICAO: BHS, and Callsign: Bahamas)[1] is an airline based in Nassau, Bahamas. ... Blue Panorama Airlines is an airline based in Rome, Italy. ... Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) is a U.S. certificated air carrier. ... Continental Connection Continental Connection is a name under which several commuter airline carriers and their airline holding companies operate service marketed exclusively by Continental Airlines. ... Gulfstream International Airlines is a carrier operating under the name Continental Connection for Continental Airlines. ... Delta Air Lines, Inc. ... Delta Connection jet landing at BWI airport on March 4, 2007 Delta Connection is the name under which eight regional airlines operate short and medium haul routes for mainline carrier, Delta Air Lines. ... Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) is an American airline based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA flying to over 150 destinations as a Delta Connection carrier. ... SkyKing Turks and Caicos Airways is an airline based in the Turks and Caicos Islands. ... Spirit Airlines is a United States low-cost airline operating nationwide scheduled and charter flights. ... US Airways is an American low-cost airline[1] headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, owned by US Airways Group, Inc. ...

External links

  • Airport information for MYGF at World Aero Data

  Results from FactBites:
 
The Freeport News - A step closer: Return of U.S. pre-clearance section at GB airport is expected to boost tourism (503 words)
Grand Bahama is one step closer to returning to normal two and a half months after the island was devastated by two hurricanes with the reopening of the U.S. Pre-Clearance Section at the Grand Bahama International Airport.
The new state-of-the art International Terminal, constructed at a cost of $30 million, was opened in June and the old terminal building was being utilized for domestic travel only.
The former building once served the Grand Bahama community as a domestic and international terminal for decades and became a permanent fixture on the island.
Grand Bahama Island - Location FAQ (150 words)
Grand Bahama Island is 52 miles east of Palm Beach, Florida and 80 miles east of Miami.
The closest beach to the International Bazaar is approximately 1.75 miles and from the Harbour and Airport 3 and 3.5 miles respectively.
It is approximately three miles from the Grand Bahama International Airport to the Bazaar and approximately seven miles from the Airport to the Lucaya area.
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