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George Town Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Location
  
George Town

1,524
  
Asphalt

Serves
  
Great Exuma, Bahamas

Elevation AMSL
  
5 ft / 2 m

George Town Airport

George Town Airport (ICAO: MYEG) is an airport located near George Town on the island of Great Exuma in The Bahamas.

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Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 5 ft (1.5 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,524 m × 27 m (5,000 ft × 89 ft).

Accidents and incidents

  • On 3 February 1998, Douglas C-47A N200MF of Missionary Flights International crashed on approach to George Town Airport. The aircraft was on a passenger flight from Cap-Haitien International Airport, Haiti when an engine failed shortly after take-off. The crew decided to return to George Town but the second engine failed on approach. All 26 on board survived.

    • References

    George Town Airport Wikipedia
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