Grand Bahama International Airport (GBIA) (IATA: FPO, ICAO: MYGF) is a privately owned international airport in Freeport, Bahamas. The airport is a joint venture between Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) and The Port Group (or the Grand Bahama Port Authority). The facility also includes 741 acres (300 ha) of land that adjoins it to the Freeport Harbour Company Limited as they operate as one entity, known as the Sea Air Business Centre (SABC).
Grand Bahama International Airport is one of two Bahamian airports that has US border preclearance facilities.
The airport has a 3,359 m × 46 m (11,020 ft × 151 ft) runway which is capable of handling the largest aircraft in service and is relatively close to all major cities of the Eastern Seaboard of the United States.
Some features that are available at the Grand Bahama International Airport are:
- ILS (Instrument Landing System)
- VOR System
- PAPI (Position Approach Path Indicator) system
- Distance Remaining Markers
- Category seven (7) Fire Fighting Facilities
- General Aviation services, including fuelling
- Special Cargo/Freight handling area
- US Pre-Clearance Facility
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