AirportsOwen Roberts International Airport is a large airport serving George Town, in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GCM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GCM
- ICAO code
- MWCR
- City
- George Town
- State or region
- Grand Cayman
- Country
- Cayman Islands
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 19.2928° N, 81.3577° W
- Elevation
- 2 m (8 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,398 m (7,867 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GCM means Owen Roberts International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MWCR. 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 19.2928° N, 81.3577° W. It stands 2 metres (8 feet) above sea level.
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
Owen Roberts International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,398 metres (7,867 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,398 m 7,867 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Kirkconnell International AirportWest End | CYB | 161 km |
| Vilo Acuña International AirportCayo Largo del Sur, Cuba | CYO | 259 km |
| Alberto Delgado AirportTrinidad, Cuba | TND | 312 km |
| Rafael Cabrera AirportNueva Gerona, Cuba | GER | 319 km |
| Jaime Gonzalez AirportCienfuegos, Cuba | CFG | 333 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,213 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,905 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,202 km | 16 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,719 km | 9 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,481 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,999 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,646 km | 21 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,534 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,606 km | 18 h 05 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.
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