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MYGF Grand Bahama International Airport
Freeport, Bahamas


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: MYGF
Lat/Long: 26-33-31.2700N / 078-41-43.9900W
26-33.521167N / 078-41.733167W
26.5586861 / -78.6955528
(estimated)
Elevation: 7 ft. / 2 m (estimated)
Variation: 05W (2000)
From city: 2 miles N of FREEPORT,
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public, FOREIGN CIV GOVT. LNDG FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLNC MAY BE RQR.
Sectional chart: MIAMI
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: MIAMI CENTER
FSS: MIAMI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
GRAND BAHAMA FLT SVC FOR LCL INFO 1-242-352-2205.
Attendance: 1100-0300Z ++ UTC-5(-4DT) OT PPR
Segmented circle: no
International operations: international airport of entry

Airport Communications

UNICOM: 123.0
FREEPORT GROUND: 121.7 [1100-0300Z ++]
FREEPORT TOWER: 118.5 [1100-0300Z ++]
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVVD BY FREEPORT APCH 126.5.
  • FREEPORT RADIO FREQ 122.3 AVBL.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ZFP at fieldFREEPORT VOR/DME113.2003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ISLANDS247/1.932605WBHF -... .... ..-.
FREEPORT065/4.920905WZFP --.. ..-. .--.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 11021 x 150 ft. / 3359 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 59 /F/C/W/T
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Elevation: 7.0 ft.7.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 065 magnetic, 060 true245 magnetic, 240 true
Declared distances: TORA:11021 TODA:11021 ASDA:11221 LDA:11021TORA:11021 TODA:11021 ASDA:11221 LDA:11021
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Manager: CIVIL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Phone 800-242-352-6020

Additional Remarks

A43-24 PAPI ON LEFT.
A43-06 PAPI.
BIRD HAZ.
FIREFIGHT EQUIP: T-3000 OSHKOSH, 3,000 GALS WATER, 420 GALS FOAM, 500 LBS DRY CHEM; T-1500 OSHKOSH, 1,500 GALS WATER, 210 GALS FOAM, 500 LBS DRY CHEM & T-1500 OSHKOSH 1,500 GALS WATER, 210 GALS FOAM, 700 LBS DRY CHEM.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MYGF.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLNA - Palm Beach County Park Airport (75 nm W)
KPBI - Palm Beach International Airport (75 nm W)
KBCT - Boca Raton Airport (77 nm W)
KPMP - Pompano Beach Airpark (78 nm W)
KFXE - Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (82 nm W)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of MYGF (Grand Bahama International Airport)
Photo by Terry Carbonell
Photo taken 16-Jan-2009
approaching runway 6

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From to MYGF

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2511:25
Sunrise06:5011:50
Sunset17:2122:21
Evening civil twilight17:4622:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Dec-2009 03:54:09
Local (UTC-5)  05-Dec-2009 22:54:09
 
METAR
MYGF 060100Z 34015KT 9000 VCSH BKN012CB 23/22 A2997 RMK CB/VCSH SE 
TAF
MYGF 052200Z 0600/0700 34015G25KT 9000 VCSH SCT012TCU BKN100 TEMPO 0604/0610 4800 +SHRA FEW010CB BKN012TCU OVC040 PROB40 VRB30KT 1600 +TSRA BKN010CB BECMG 0614/0616 03018KT 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Grand Bahama International Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Grand Bahama International Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into MYGF have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN CASTAWAYS RESORT & SUITES 4.1 112-114
REEF VILLAGE OUR LUCAYA BEACH & GOLF RESORT 5.2 136-535
 

Other hotels near Grand Bahama International Airport

Miles Price ($)
ROYAL PALM RESORT AND SUITES 1.8 79-80
SUNRISE RESORT AND MARINA 4.1 165-166
ISLAND PALM RESORT HOTEL 4.4 72-99
DUNDEE BAY VILLAS 4.6 79-169
PORT LUCAYA RESORT & YACHT CLUB 5.2 72-345
RADISSON OUR LUCAYA BEACH & GOLF RESORT 5.2 248-319
PELICAN BAY RESORT AT LUCAYA 5.2 159-522
BELL CHANNEL INN 5.4 79-80

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    
 

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