Airports / Jamaica / KIN
Norman Manley International Airport
MKJP / KINKingston, JamaicaELEV 10 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
4 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Norman Manley International Airport (MKJP / KIN) is a large commercial airport serving Kingston, Jamaica. The airport sits 10 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KIN for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Tinson Pen Airport (KTP, 4 nm), Ken Jones Airport (POT, 21 nm), and Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ, 30 nm).
Charter pricing from KIN depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Kingston.
Field capability
ICAO
MKJP
IATA
KIN
FAA / Local
MKJP
Elevation
10 ft
Coordinates
17.9357° N · 76.7875° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Jamaica fields
state range 4–90 ft
At 10 ft, KIN sits lower than 60% of the 5 Jamaica fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 4nmKTPTinson Pen AirportTinson Pen
- 21nmPOTKen Jones AirportKen Jones
- 30nmOCJIan Fleming International AirportBoscobel
- 73nmMBJSangster International AirportMontego Bay
- 134nmSCUAntonio Maceo International AirportSantiago
- 142nmMZOSierra Maestra International AirportManzanillo
Location
Open the full mapMKJP · Norman Manley International Airport · Kingston, Jamaica