Grantley Adams International Airport | |||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Barbados | ||||||||||
Operator | GAIA Inc.[3] | ||||||||||
Serves | Barbados | ||||||||||
Location | Seawell, Christ Church | ||||||||||
Hub for | LIAT, TIA 2000 | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 170 ft / 52 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 13°04′29″N 059°29′33″W / 13.07472°N 59.49250°W | ||||||||||
Website | gaia.bb | ||||||||||
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Barbados airport diagram | |||||||||||
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Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA), (IATA: BGI, ICAO: TBPB) is in Seawell, Christ Church on the island of Barbados. The former name of the airport was Seawell Airport. Then it was named in honour of the first Premier of Barbados, Sir Grantley Herbert Adams in 1976. GAIA is the only port of entry for persons arriving and leaving by air in Barbados.
In 2011, the Grantley Adams Airport was the 9th busiest airport in the Caribbean region.