Grantley Adams International Airport
IATA: BGI - ICAO: TBPB
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Government
Serves		Bridgetown
Elevation AMSL		169 ft (52 m)
Coordinates		13°04′28″N, 59°29′32″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
09/27	11,000	3,353	Asphalt

The Sir Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA), (IATA: BGI, ICAO: TBPB) is found in Seawell, Christ Church on the island of Barbados. The former name of the airport was Seawell Airport before being dedicated in honor of the first Premier of Barbados, Sir Grantley Herbert Adams in 1976. Image File history File links Image courtesy of Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. ... 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. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... 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. ... Christ Church is a parish of Barbados at the southern end of the island. ... This is a list of current and former Barbadian heads of government. ... Sir Grantley Herbert Adams, CMG, QC, (April 28, 1898 - November 28, 1971) was a Bajan politician. ...

The Grantley Adams Airport has direct service to destinations in the United States, Canada, Central America, South America, Africa, and Europe and operates as a major gateway to the Eastern Caribbean. The airport is a second hub for Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT). For other uses, see Central America (disambiguation). ... The Lesser Antilles are part of the Antilles, which together with the Greater Antilles form the West Indies. ... The Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT) is a medium-sized airline, which is the flag carrier of the Leeward Islands on the Caribbean. ...

Overview and geography

The Sir Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) lies 12.9 km (8 mi.) from the centre of the capital city Bridgetown, in an area officially known as Seawell. This is contrary to most informational services stating the airport as being located inside the capital city. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The terrain around the airport is relatively flat and quite Suburban. The airport lies in the south-eastern portion of parish of Christ Church, close to the southern tip of the entire island. The airport is provided with easy access to the ABC highway/highway 7 heading towards the capital and locations to the north and west coast of the island. Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... Christ Church is a parish of Barbados at the southern end of the island. ...

The Grantley Adams Airport also serves as the main air-transportation hub for the Eastern Caribbean. The airport had recently undergone a two-phase US$100 million upgrade and expansion by the government, which added a brand new arrivals hall adjacent to the current arrivals/departures terminals. Construction, has been made slightly more complicated due to the fact that the airport has to remain open for up to 16 hours per day. The Airport's current infrastructure is supposed to meet the needs of Barbados until at least 2015. The phase III construction project, which is yet to be completed will see changes made to the airplane parking configuration at the airport.^[1]

History

Air transportation at the site of present day airport, then known as Seawell Airport, goes back as far as the late 1930s. In 1939 a plane from the Royal Netherlands Airlines landed on the airport site. At the time there was merely a grassy strip as the runway. The strip was paved some time later and in 1949 the first Terminal building was built on the site, to replace a shed that was being used until then. This ushered in the Airport being formally known as the Seawell Airport.

During the 1960s the eastern flight-range just east of the airport became known as Paragon. This area of the airport became the initial base of a High Altitude Research Project known as Project HARP, Project HARP was jointly sponsored by McGill University in Canada and the United States military. Project HARP, short for High Altitude Research Project, was a joint project of The Pentagon and the Canadian Department of National Defence created with the goal of studying ballistics of re-entry vehicles at low cost; whereas most such projects used expensive (and failure-prone) rockets, HARP used a very... McGill University. ... The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ...

In 1983, the U.S.-sponsored invasion of Grenada prompted the United States to form yet another agreement with Barbados. As part of the deal, the U.S. expanded a part of the current airport infrastructure. This prepared the Grantley Adams Airport to be used as a base. The U.S. military oversaw the upgrading of the Airport runway in order for it to handle larger U.S. military aircraft on their way to neighbouring Grenada. As part of the plan to maintain lasting stability in Grenada, the United States also assisted in the establishment of the Regional Security System (RSS) at the eastern Grantley Adams airport flight-rage. The R.S.S. was (and still is) a security unit focused on providing security for the Eastern Caribbean. Combatants  United States  Antigua and Barbuda  Barbados  Dominica  Jamaica  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Grenada  Cuba Commanders Ronald Reagan Joseph Metcalf H. Norman Schwarzkopf Hudson Austin Pedro Tortolo Strength 7,300 Grenada: 1,500 regulars Cuba: about 722 (mostly military engineers)[1] Casualties 19 killed; 116 wounded[2... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Regional Security System (RSS) is an international agreement for the defence and security of the Eastern Caribbean region. ... The Lesser Antilles are part of the Antilles, which together with the Greater Antilles form the West Indies. ...

The Sir Grantley Adams International Airport, as it is known today, handles most large aircraft including Boeing 747s. The airport was also one of the few destinations in the world where the [[British Airways' Concorde]] aircraft made regularly-scheduled flights,and also for repairs, before the Concordes were retired. The Concorde typically flew to Barbados during the busy UK-Barbados winter season. The flight time of the Concorde from the United Kingdom to Barbados was less than 4 hours. The Boeing 747, sometimes nicknamed the Jumbo Jet,[4][5] is long-haul, widebody commercial airliner manufactured by Boeing in the United States. ... For other uses, see Concorde (disambiguation). ...

2000-2006 Expansion project

Since the Grantley Adams International Airport had become a relatively busy airport for such a small island, and based on the fact that future air traffic to the facilities are expected to increase, the Government of Barbados kicked-off on a US$100 million programme to revamp the Airport's current infrastructure. Phase I: Which is completed oversaw an upgrading of the Runways, taxiways, parking approns, and approach lighting. This phase also included the Government of Barbados acquiring private land adjacent to the landing strip in order to bring the airport into compliance with new international aviation regulations. Phase II included adding a brand new arrivals terminal adjacent to the current building moving arrivals from the current terminal, renovating the current terminal as a departures facility and bringing the airport infrastructure current for the new millennium. Government The three political parties of Barbados--the Barbados Labour Party (BLP), the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), and the National Democratic Party (NDP)--are all moderate and have no major ideological differences; electoral contests and political disputes often have personal overtones. ...

2006-beyond expansion

Phase III which had to wait until the completion of the 2007 Cricket World Cup will see the addition of new airport terminal Jetway (gates), new spacious departure lounges much closer to the airplanes and air bridges to make connections at the facility much easier. Also nearing completion is the expanded duty free shopping area and restaurants for travellers The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was a mens cricket tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sports one-day international format. ... Jetway is the registered trademark of FMC Technologies, Inc. ...

Architects

Queen’s Quay Architects International Inc. (Q2) - www.q2a.net - of Ontario, Canada -- are the architects of the redesigned GAIA airport, and are monitoring the renovation & expansion of the facilities. For other uses, see Architect (disambiguation). ...

Contractor

Sypher:Mueller International Inc. - www.sypher.aero -- of Ontario, Canada -- are responsible for the contractor, coordination and planning of the new terminal.

New Arrivals building

After the expansion project, the airport's Arrivals facility was moved to a separate brand-new building adjacent to the previous structure. This allowed the Departures area to occupy much of the previous shared structure.

Airport Contact Information:

Grantley Adams International Airport Christ Church, Barbados Tel: +1-246-428-7101 Christ Church is a parish of Barbados at the southern end of the island. ...

Terminals, airlines and destinations

The Sir Grantley Adams International Airport has two terminal buildings designed to appear to be one single continuous structure. The first structure and oldest is the current departures terminial. Prior to the 2000-2006 expansion project, this single terminal building housed both the arrivals and departures facilities. Both sections were divided in two with a few duty free shops and an open-air area in the middle of the airport with trees and other greenery which was open to both halfs of the terminal. The new translucent membrane that towers over the airport shows the place where the old terminal was split in two. Additionally the same membrane tent design over the building also covers the gap between the old and new terminal and gives the appearance of both buildings being a single long building.

Runway and taxi-ways

The Sir Grantley Adams has only one main active airport-runway at all times. This runway is laid out in a west-southwest — east-northeasterly direction. The southern end of the runway has the markings "09", the northern-end it reads "27". Due to the earths' tradewinds, that blow from the Atlantic Ocean across Barbados from the east, all planes land and take-off at the Sir Grantley Adams International Airport flying into the wind (That is from the "09" end of the runway). Because of this, the general flight path for planes landing at the Airport is fly along the west coast of Barbados. Planes which have recently taken off usually fly along the East coast of Barbados. The Runway has 5 taxi-aprons leading to the both the Arrival and Departures terminals. The runway and taxi ways are all paved. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image:Atmospheric circulatlion. ...

Airlines and service to/from airport

The Grantley Adams International Airport has direct-flight connections with some of the following Airlines and gateways.

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Former airlines/services using GAIA as a hub

Air Caribbean was an airline that served from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, then Isla Verde International Airport, in San Juan. ... Trans Island Air 2000 is an airline based based in Christ Church in Barbados operating charters throughout the Caribbean. ...

Air alliances going to GAIA

• Oneworld
• SkyTeam
• Star Alliance

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BGI Cargo/Service providers

Besides the Arrivals and Departures terminals, the Sir Grantley Adams International Airport also included provisions for a new cargo building in the 2000-2006 expansion project. The cargo needs of the airport include timely postal services in addition to various airline support. The cargo facility is located on the western end of the airport next to the new Arrivals building.

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Concorde Museum

To east of the main Sir Grantley Adams Airport is the site of the 8534 sq.m British Airways Concorde Museum on the old Spencers Plantation. The museum is part of the new proposed expanded airport grounds. British Airways had granted the Government of Barbados one of their retired Concorde aircraft and BAC/SNIAS Concorde 212 G-BOAE is now on permanent display in a dedicated hall. The Q2 company had entered a museum and exhibition facility design to the Government of Barbados for this new permanent housing of the aircraft. The 'Concorde Experience' as a whole has a number of zones providing information on the aircraft. For other uses, see Concorde (disambiguation). ... The British Aircraft Corporation, or BAC, was a British aircraft manufacturer, formed from the merger (under government pressure) of English Electric Aviation Ltd. ...

References

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Notes

• More expansion at airport - September 29, 2005: Barbados Advocate News
• Airport first phase 'ready by April' - Janauary 11th, 2006: Barbados Daily Nation News
• Dame Billie: Why fuss about airport expansion? - January 11, 2006: Barbados Daily Nation News
• Capital works projects on stream for airport - February 03, 2006: Barbados Advocate News
• Airport Gets Passing Grade - October 10, 2006: Barbados Daily Nation News Paper
• New Executive Lounge at Grantley Adams - May 11, 2007: The Broad Street Journal online
• Direct air link for Barbados and Brazil - May 30, 2007: Barbados Advocate News
• Big push to make airport Category 1 November 22, 2007: Barbados Daily Nation News Paper

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External links

• Official website The Barbados Grantley Adams International Airport
  • www.gaia.com.bb GAIA construction updates
• Barbados Civil Aviation Department
• Caribbean Aviation News
• World Aero Data airport information for TBPB
• Specifics about the GAIA