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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Airports Authority of Jamaica | ||||||||||
Serves | Kingston, Jamaica | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 16 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 17°59′19″N 076°49′26″W / 17.98861°N 76.82389°W | ||||||||||
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Tinson Pen Aerodrome (IATA: KTP, ICAO: MKTP) in Kingston, Jamaica is the largest of Jamaica's three domestic airports. It is located on Marcus Garvey Drive, a major highway that links Kingston to the nearby residential community of Portmore. The airport is also located near the Kingston Free Zone, a transshipment port. The airport caters mainly to business travellers. The airport also provides a vital commercial link between the cities of Kingston and Montego Bay.
Tinson Pen Aerodrome handled approximately 92,091 passengers in 2001.[4] The airport formerly had scheduled passenger service provided by Air Jamaica Express and International AirLink.