Tinson Pen Aerodrome

Tinson Pen Aerodrome (IATA: KTP, ICAO: MKTP) in Kingston, Jamaica is the largest of Jamaica's three domestic airports. It is located on Marcus Garvey Drive, a major highway that links Kingston to the nearby residential community of Portmore. The airport is also located near the Kingston Free Zone, a transshipment port. The airport caters mainly to business travellers. The airport also provides a vital commercial link between the cities of Kingston and Montego Bay.

Tinson Pen Aerodrome
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Authority of Jamaica
ServesKingston, Jamaica
Elevation AMSL16 ft / 5 m
Coordinates17°59′19″N 076°49′26″W
Map
MKTP is located in Jamaica
MKTP
MKTP
Location in Jamaica
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 4,300 1,311 Asphalt
Sources: AAJ,[1] DAFIF[2][3]

Tinson Pen Aerodrome handled approximately 92,091 passengers in 2001.[4] The airport formerly had scheduled passenger service provided by Air Jamaica Express and International AirLink.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 16 ft (5 m) above mean sea level.[2] It has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,300 ft × 100 ft (1,311 m × 30 m). There is a 100LL fueling station and the airport supports night flight operations.[1]

Passengers

The following table shows the number of passengers using the airport annually from 1997 through 2001.[4]

19971998199920002001
Passengers 62,07971,38087,57289,88792,091

References
  1. "Tinson Pen Aerodrome". Airports Authority of Jamaica. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  2. Airport information for MKTP from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. Airport information for KTP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. "Domestic Aerodromes (Eastern Region)". Airports Authority of Jamaica. Archived from the original on 3 May 2007.


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