Grantley Adams International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Bridgetown, Christ Church (Barbados)

IATA: BGI ICAO: TBPB

Longest Active Runway

11,000 ft

3,353 meters

Field Elevation

169 ft

52 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

13.0747°, -59.4910°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #366 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#591 of 7558

Top 7.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Barbados)

#1 of 1 in BB

#1 of 1 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+10%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BGI in numbers: 11,000 ft longest runway · tied #366 of 650 published · #591 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.9%) · #1 in Barbados.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BGI lies at 52 m (169 ft), #393 of 650 published airports by elevation and 34.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of BGI. Nearest published airport: Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF), 127 NM, 9,843 ft (1,157 ft shorter than BGI); 3 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,000 ft (3,353 m)

BGI runway: 09/27 11,000 × 150 ft asphalt (asp). +10% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
09/27	11,000 ft (3353 m / 3.353 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →