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TINSON PEN AERODROME - KINGSTON
Jamaica Air Shuttle’s Main Base and Hub of Operations are located at Tinson Pen Aerodrome, Kingston, Jamaica. Tinson Pen is Kingston’s City Airport and the Hub of domestic passenger air transportation, flight training and the air courier business in Jamaica.
Tinson Pen is very centrally located in the Corporate Area of Kingston and St Andrew – in proximity to the Nation’s main government administrative, commercial and industrial districts of Kingston, along the Mandela Highway, Central Village and Spanish Town; and the populace residential areas of Kingston, its St. Andrew suburbs, Portmore and Spanish Town. Tinson Pen Aerodrome is adjacent to the Port of Kingston – the largest container and trans-shipment port in the English speaking Caribbean. The Aerodrome is very accessible as it sits at the confluence of the main highway and road arteries into, out of and through the Corporate Area of Kingston and St Andrew.
Historically, Tinson Pen Aerodrome is a most important link between Kingston and Montego Bay, the country’s second city and tourist capital. Annual passenger flows between the two cities through Tinson Pen exceeded eighty thousand persons. The primary objective of Jamaica Air Shuttle is to recapture Tinson Pen’s pre-eminence as the major domestic airport. Additionally, most International Carriers, in order to cut cost, have now adjusted their operating patterns to serve either Kingston or Montego Bay discreetly with their flights. Jamaica Air Shuttle has identified this as an opportunity and will shuttle passengers between Kingston and Montego Bay and vice versa to connect to or from International flights.
Tinson Pen Aerodrome has a modern, well appointed Terminal Building that facilitates uncomplicated processing of passengers – unlike Norman Manley Airport, there are no Customs, Immigration and Emigration formalities to be completed. The building is fully air conditioned and there are amenities such as a Restaurant and a public car park. There is a 4300 Ft X 100 Ft asphalt runway and runway lights for night operations.
Tinson Pen is a highly practical option for connecting passengers between domestic flights serving that Airport and International flights serving Norman Manley Airport. Norman Manley Airport is twenty minutes away by road. With the uncomplicated and fast passenger processing at Tinson Pen, average times between arrival of domestic flight there and arrival at curb-side at Norman Manley Airport to check in for the International flight is thirty minutes. Elapsed time between exiting the Customs Hall at Norman Manley and entering the Departure Area at Tinson Pen after check-in for the flight to Montego Bay averages thirty minutes.
SANGSTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - MONTEGO BAY
The Donald Sangster Airport is Jamaica’s largest Airport (in terms of Passenger throughput and the number of Aircraft movements) in Jamaica. It is situated on the outskirts of Montego Bay, Jamaica’s tourist capital and the island’s second city. Montego Bay is the centre of commercial activity in western Jamaica, boasting an ultra-modern Airport; a large Seaport serving both cruise and commercial shipping interests; and all of the amenities of a modern city, including a bustling commercial centre.
Since April 2003, Sangster Airport has been operated by an international private sector company under a thirty year concession with the Government Of Jamaica. The current operator is a consortium between Abertis Infrastructures SA and Vancouver Airport Services.
The Air Terminal Building has been significantly upgraded and expanded. Its floor area is over 47,000 square feet. Eighteen loading bridges have been installed for international flights, the Arrivals and Customs Halls have been significantly expanded to eliminate congestion and greatly improve processing times and service levels; and the check-in area has been expanded and upgraded with the installation of the most technologically advanced equipment. There is now much more retail space and a greater selection of shops to include fourteen Food and Beverage concessions, nine Duty Free shops; and twenty four Specialty Retail outlets. Taxi, Limousine, Rental Car and Commercial Banking services are also offered.
Sangster International Airport serves both International and Domestic Passengers. Its Passenger throughput is approximately three million, three hundred thousand passengers per year and there are in excess of forty five thousand aircraft movements annually.
Jamaica Air Shuttle operates at the new Domestic Terminal, situated at the western end of the Sangster International Airport Terminal Building. Domestic Passengers will avoid long walks through the Terminal. Arriving Passengers on Jamaica Air Shuttle will deplane close to the Terminal Building, proceed through a corridor to a Security check-point and Baggage Claim and then to curb-side. Time from “seat to street” could be as little as three to four minutes for passengers with hand-luggage only.
Similarly, departing passengers on Jamaica Air Shuttle have a short walk from their check-in position to the boarding gate and the aircraft.
Sangster International Airport is the International point of arrival into and departure from Jamaica for many passengers who connect on Jamaica Air Shuttle to or from Tinson Pen in Kingston, Ocho Rios, Negril or Port Antonio. Incoming connecting passengers proceed from their international flight, through Immigration, Baggage Claim and Customs to the Jamaica Air Shuttle check-in desk in the Departure / Check In Area. Outgoing connecting passengers proceed off of the Jamaica Air Shuttle flight, proceed through the Domestic Arrivals Area (see above), to Baggage Claim and on to the adjacent Departure / Check-In Area for check in for their International flight.
KEN JONES AERODROME - PORT ANTONIO
Located 10 Km west of Port Antonio, the Ken Jones Aerodrome serves the Tourist Resorts in the Parish of Portland, traditionally the playground of the rich and the famous. The Aerodrome has a single 3425 Ft X 90 Ft. asphalt runway and a Terminal Building with an adequate seating capacity in the waiting area. There are no runway lights, so only daytime operations are permitted.
Jamaica Air Shuttle Limited will initially operate Private Charters into the Ken Jones Aerodrome, and subsequently plans to operate a limited scheduled service appropriate to the market demands.
Service to be implemented at a date to be announced.
IAN FLEMING INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - ST. MARY
Previously Boscobel Aerodrome in Oracabessa, St. Mary is located some 10 kilometers east of the commercial center and tourist meca of Ocho Rios. The Aerodrome recently underwent major expansion construction for accommodating commuter air service, business jets and international flight operations. Ian Fleming International Airport is the primary facility serving St. Mary and St. Ann, and is located a mere 14 minutes flying time from the Tinson Pen Aerodrome and 22 minutes from the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay.
The extended runway facility now boasts a new terminal building, Customs, Immigration, aircraft maintenance capabilities, runway lights for night operations, ground transportation services, and easy access to some of Jamaica’s finest resort hotels. Jamaica Air Shuttle proposes to provide regular scheduled service into the Airport in the near future. In the interim, please feel free to contact our reservations center at 923-0371-3 or
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to enquire about the availability of charter flight operations into the Airport.
NEGRIL AERODROME - NEGRIL
The Negril Aerodrome is located 7 Km. north of Negril Point, the western-most tip of Jamaica. The aerodrome serves the tourist resorts in western Jamaica and the population centres in towns such as Savanna La Mar, Little London and Lucea. Its Runway is 2200 Feet long. X 60 Feet wide and it is paved with asphalt. In 2005, a 500 foot extension to the runway was completed to create a safety area. This extension has greatly improved the level of service and operational safety at the Aerodrome.
There is a small Terminal Building with a waiting area for passengers.
Initially, Jamaica Air Shuttle will provide Private Charter service into Negril Aerodrome (service will become available at a date to be announced). However, regular services between Tinson Pen Aerodrome and Negril; and Montego Bay and Negril are to be inaugurated subsequently.
TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT- PORT AU PRINCE
Toussaint Louverture International Airport serves as the international gateway of Haiti located in Port-au-Prince. The International Terminal is situated in the main building, while the Guy Malary Terminal (named after former Haitian Justice Minister Guy Malary is used for domestic flights.
A two story structure consisting of; check-in counters, gates and immigration facilities are on the lower floor while lounges and a few retail stores are located on the second floor of the main building. There are other buildings used for general aviation and cargo flights. The airport is equipped with 3 jet bridges and the ramp area can handle up to12 aircrafts.
As of January 2010 it was temporarily placed under the control of the United States Air Force, due to major international relief efforts following the Haiti earthquake.
ANTONIO MACEO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT- SANTIAGO, CUBA
The Airport is host for numerous turbo-prop aircraft. Although jets fly into the airport most commercial flights into Santiago are domestic. Tourists will find a host of facilities in Antonio Maceo Airport such as a Passenger Terminal fitted with 8 check-in desks consisting of a departure hall, post office, restaurants and also a bank. With a runway length of 8465 meters there are 12 Aircraft stands and a cargo facility. For the avid traveller, there is a VIP lounge for a more executive and personal service.
Jamaica Air Shuttle officially commenced service to Santiago de Cuba on March 13, 2011.
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