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Sangster International Airport

Montego Bay, Saint James Parish (Jamaica)
IATA: MBJ ICAO: MKJS
Longest Active Runway
10,039 ft
3,060 meters
Field Elevation
4 ft
1 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
18.5034°, -77.9132°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#1 in Jamaica
Out of 6 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#876 Worldwide
Top 11.6% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#7282 MSL
Top 99.1% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+0.4%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Sangster International Airport's longest active runway measures 10,039 ft (3,060 m). It ranks as the #1 longest runway in Jamaica and #876 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
07/25 10,039 ft (3060m) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/mbj.json ↗