Airports / Cayman Islands / GCM
Owen Roberts International Airport
MWCR / GCMGeorge Town, Cayman IslandsELEV 8 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
75 nm
To the nearest alternate
Edward Bodden Little Cayman Airfield (LYB).
Overview
Owen Roberts International Airport, listed as MWCR / GCM, is a large commercial airport in George Town, Cayman Islands. The airport sits 8 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 GCM for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Edward Bodden Little Cayman Airfield (LYB, 75 nm), Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB, 87 nm), and Vilo Acuña International Airport (CYO, 140 nm).
Charter pricing from GCM depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Grand Cayman and George Town. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from George Town.
Field capability
ICAO
MWCR
IATA
GCM
FAA / Local
MWCR
Elevation
8 ft
Coordinates
19.2928° N · 81.3577° 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
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 75nmLYBEdward Bodden Little Cayman AirfieldBlossom Village
- 87nmCYBCharles Kirkconnell International AirportWest End
- 140nmCYOVilo Acuña International AirportCayo Largo del Sur
- 167nmSZJSiguanea AirportIsla de la Juventud
- 168nmTNDAlberto Delgado AirportTrinidad
- 172nmGERRafael Cabrera AirportNueva Gerona
Location
Open the full mapMWCR · Owen Roberts International Airport · George Town, Cayman Islands