Tinson Pen Aerodrome
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Tinson Pen Aerodrome 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 handled approximately 92,091 passengers in 2001. The airport formerly had scheduled passenger service provided by Air Jamaica Express
and International AirLink
.
of 16 ft (5 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 14/32 with an asphalt
surface measuring 4300 by 100 ft (1,310.6 by 30.5 ). There is a 100LL fueling station and the airport supports night flight operations.
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
is the largest of Jamaica's
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
three domestic airports. It is located on Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., ONH was a Jamaican publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator who was a staunch proponent of the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, to which end he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League...
Drive, a major highway
Highway
A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...
that links Kingston to the nearby residential community of Portmore
Portmore
Portmore is a coastal city in southern Jamaica in Saint Catherine, and a dormitory town for the neighbouring cities of Kingston and Spanish Town.-Geography:...
. The airport is also located near the Kingston Free Zone, a transshipment
Transshipment
Transshipment or Transhipment is the shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination, and then from there to yet another destination....
port. The airport caters mainly to business travellers. The airport also provides a vital commercial link between the cities of Kingston
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
and Montego Bay
Montego Bay
Montego Bay is the capital of St. James Parish and the second largest city in Jamaica by area and the fourth by population .It is a tourist destination with duty free shopping, cruise line terminal and the beaches...
.
Tinson Pen Aerodrome handled approximately 92,091 passengers in 2001. The airport formerly had scheduled passenger service provided by Air Jamaica Express
Air Jamaica Express
Air Jamaica Express was an airline based in Kingston, Jamaica and before folding operated as a subsidiary of Air Jamaica. It operated domestic and inter island scheduled flights and charter services...
and International AirLink
International AirLink
International AirLink is an Air Charter airline based in Jamaica. The airline is located at the Sir Donald Sangster International Airport , Montego Bay...
.
Facilities
The airport is at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 16 ft (5 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 14/32 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 4300 by 100 ft (1,310.6 by 30.5 ). There is a 100LL fueling station and the airport supports night flight operations.
Airlines and destinations
Passengers
The following table shows the number of passengers using the airport annually from 1997 through 2001.| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers | 62,079 | 71,380 | 87,572 | 89,887 | 92,091 |