Sangster International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #536 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#876 of 7558

Top 11.6% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Jamaica)

#1 of 1 in JM

#1 of 6 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+0.4%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 MBJ in numbers: 10,039 ft longest runway · tied #536 of 650 published · #876 of 7,558 worldwide (top 11.6%) · #1 in Jamaica.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

MBJ lies at 1 m (4 ft), #647 of 650 published airports by elevation and 0.9 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 MBJ. Nearest published airport: Antonio Maceo International Airport (SCU), 147 NM, 13,130 ft (3,091 ft longer than MBJ); 2 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,039 ft (3,060 m)

MBJ runway: 07/25 10,039 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). +0.4% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
07/25	10,039 ft (3060 m / 3.060 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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