John A. Osborne Airport Gerald's Airport
IATA: MNI ICAO: TRPG
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Montserrat
Operator	Government of Montserrat
Serves	Brades
Location	Montserrat
Hub for	FlyMontserrat ABM Air
Elevation AMSL	550 ft / 168 m
Coordinates	16°47′29″N 062°11′36″W / 16.79139°N 62.19333°W / 16.79139; -62.19333
Map
MNI Location in Montserrat Show map of Montserrat MNI MNI (Caribbean) Show map of Caribbean
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 10/28 553 1,814 Asphalt
Source: Eastern Caribbean AIP valid 16 March 2006[1]

John A. Osborne Airport (Gerald's Airport until 2008) (IATA: MNI, ICAO: TRPG) is a small airport located in the village of Gerald's on the island of Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean Sea.^[2]

History

Gerald's passenger terminal was dedicated in February 2005 by Anne, Princess Royal and the facility was formally opened on 11 July 2005. It features a 600-metre runway, a restaurant, modern air traffic control technology, and immigration facilities. It is the only airport in the Caribbean with a public tunnel under its runway. The total cost of construction was approximately US$18.5 million.

The completion of John A. Osborne Airport allowed for the resumption of regular commercial airline service to Montserrat for the first time since 1997, when W. H. Bramble Airport, which had been the island's only aviation gateway, was destroyed by an eruption of the nearby Soufrière Hills volcano. Between 1997 and 2005, Montserrat had been accessible only by helicopters, boats and seaplanes.

The airport's name was changed in July 2008 to honour John Osborne, long-standing Chief Minister of Montserrat.^[3]

The airline FlyMontserrat has its headquarters on the airport property.^[4]

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