FACTS & STATISTICS
- Sangster International Airport (SIA) is the largest of three international airports in Jamaica and is ideally located in the heart of the primary tourism destination region.
- Approximately 95% of the total passengers at SIA are passengers traveling internationally.
- Of the approximately 1.7 million annual visitors to Jamaica, 72% use SIA as their primary airport.
- Peak arriving and departing capacity is 4,200 passengers per hour.
RUNWAY INFORMATION
The Sangster International Airport has one runway strip (07/25) with an overall length of 2653M and a width of 46M. The runway surface type is asphalt concrete and can accommodate up to code E aircraft.
An Instrument Landing System (ILS) is fitted on the primary approach (07), which also has a lighting system to accommodate night operations.
Runway Strip - 07/25
70°47’M/250°47’M
2,653M x 46
Runway End Safety Area (RESA)
100mx150m (Runway 07)
90mx92m (Runway 25)
Runway Coordinates
Threshold Runway 07 - 182958.2N 0775522.7W
Threshold Runway 25 - 183036.7N 0775354.3W
Runway Lighting
MBJ is equipped in accordance with ICAO Annex 14 standards
Peak Operating Hours
Peak hours -1600z-2000z (11:00 am)- (3:00 pm)
Curfew hrs- 0500z-1100z ( 12:00 am-6:00 am)
Navigational Aids
ILS equipped (07)
115.700MHz/248KHz
109.500 MHz
Type Aids
VOR/DME - 115.700 MHz
ILS LOC - 109.500 MHz
TORA, TODA, ASDA & LDA
Declared Distances
| Type Distance | Runway 07 | Runway 25 |
|---|---|---|
| Runway Length | 2940M | 2940M |
| Take-off run available TORA | 3060M* | 2940M |
| Take off distance available TODA | 3120M* | 3000M |
| Accelerate-stop distance available ASDA | 3060M* | 2940M |
| Landing distance available LDA | 2848M | 2940M |
*THR 07 displaced from runway end by 91.8M
*THR 07 displaced from runway starter extension by 211.8m