AirportsCharles Kirkconnell International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving West End, in Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CYB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CYB
- ICAO code
- MWCB
- City
- West End
- State or region
- Cayman Brac
- Country
- Cayman Islands
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 19.6870° N, 79.8828° W
- Elevation
- 2 m (8 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,829 m (6,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CYB means Charles Kirkconnell International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MWCB. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 19.6870° N, 79.8828° W. It stands 2 metres (8 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is West Bay, about 162 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Cayman, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Charles Kirkconnell International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,829 metres (6,000 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,829 m 6,000 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Owen Roberts International AirportGeorge Town | GCM | 161 km |
| Alberto Delgado AirportTrinidad, Cuba | TND | 234 km |
| Sangster International AirportMontego Bay, Jamaica | MBJ | 245 km |
| Vilo Acuña International AirportCayo Largo del Sur, Cuba | CYO | 276 km |
| Jaime Gonzalez AirportCienfuegos, Cuba | CFG | 279 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,108 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,779 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,061 km | 16 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,585 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,401 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,108 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,638 km | 21 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,586 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,763 km | 18 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.