The Norman Manley International Airport is located in the capital of Jamaica, Kingston on the south-eastern end of island bordering on one side the 7th largest natural port in the world. Operated by the Airports Authority of Jamaica a government agency, it is a modern facility and there are 14 scheduled airlines operating out of the airport.
Kingston is a vibrant cultural capital city hosting carnival each year, the seat of government and boasts such interesting and historic places as the Bob Marley Museum, Hope Gardens and Zoo, The National Gallery and Devon House. It is home to 600,000 people and is nestled on the lower levels of the Blue Mountain ranges famous for its coffee, hiking trails and waterfalls.
A short boat ride away to rustic beautiful Lime Cay and 30 minutes to the new North/South highway allows visitors another option to the north coast towns of Ocho Rios and Runaway Bay.
The airport boasts several modern shops with an array of Jamaican craft, jewellery and keepsakes; duty free shopping and a food court. A nominee for the 2016 World Travel Awards in the category – CARIBBEAN’S LEADING AIRPORT – the NMIA team prides themselves in maintaining a user friendly clean environment.
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Sangster International Airport (MBJ) located in Montego Bay, Jamaica, is operated by MBJ Airports Limited (“MBJ Airport”), a partnership between Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (GAP) (Mexico) and Vantage Airport Group (Canada) through a Concession Agreement with the Government of Jamaica for thirty (30) years as of April 2003.MBJ is the leading tourism gateway to the island of Jamaica – one of the world’s most beautiful and desired destinations. MBJ is located on the north coast of the island – at the centre of the country’s main tourism region and close to a wide range of hotel and resort facilities. The airport is within easy driving distance of the cruise ports at Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and Negril, and serves as the most popular airport for tourists visiting the north coast of Jamaica. The Airport has been annually recognised as the Caribbean’s Leading Airport since 2009 by World Travel Awards. Sangster International Airport was inducted into the Director General’s Roll of Excellence by the Airports Council International (ACI) in 2014. This recognition comes as a result of the Airport being amongst the top five airports in the Caribbean and Latin American region in the Airport Service Quality Surveys (ASQ) for the last five years. Joining only 21 other airports on the Roll of Excellence, Sangster International Airport is one of six airports worldwide so honoured in 2014. MBJ was also awarded 3rd place (Latin America & Caribbean) Airport Service Quality Award by Airport Council International 2014. The most recent recognition was being named the Caribbean’s # 1 Airport by Caribbean Journal for 2015.