Edward Bodden Airfield

Edward Bodden Airfield (IATA: LYB, ICAO: MWCL), also known as Little Cayman Airport, is an airfield on the southwest side of Little Cayman, one of the Cayman Islands.

Edward Bodden Airfield

Little Cayman Airport
Bodden Terminal
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationLittle Cayman
Elevation AMSL4 ft / 1 m
Coordinates19°39′36″N 80°05′20″W
Map
MWCL
Location in the Cayman Islands
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 935 3,068 Asphalt
Source: Little Cayman AIC July 2010[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

The runway parallels the south shoreline, and approach and departures are over the water. Runway length includes a 180 metres (590 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 28.

The Cayman Brac non-directional beacon is located 13.2 nautical miles (24.4 km) east of the airport, on Cayman Brac island.[4]

Little Cayman Airport's other main building, a 75-foot free span airplane hangar located directly across the field from Bodden Terminal, was built in 1970 by Ryan Construction of Cayman Brac for Dolphin Limited under the direction of General Manager Richard Bennett.

Airlines
AirlinesDestinations
Cayman Airways Express Cayman Brac, Grand Cayman
Island Air Charter: Cayman Brac, Grand Cayman

Cayman Airways Express serves the airport with de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter commuter twin turboprop aircraft which have STOL capability.[5]

See also

References
  1. Little Cayman AIC
  2. Airport information for Edward Bodden Airfield at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "Little Cayman Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  4. Cayman Brac NDB
  5. https://www.caymanairways.com


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