Topic: Charles Kirkconnell International Airport
Environmental assessment bids open on airport runway expansions
Improvements to the main airports on Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac took a step closer with the Cayman Islands Airports Authority asking for environmental...
$9.8 million upgrade for air traffic control takes off
Cayman is to get a $9.8m state-of-the-art air traffic control system, including a new control centre, by the end of 2027
Cayman Brackers promoted to airport supervisor roles
The Cayman Islands Airports Authority has announced the promotion of two long-serving Caymanian employees at the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport on Cayman Brac.
Airports Authority promotes three air traffic controllers
The Cayman Islands Airports Authority promoted three trainees to air traffic controllers at the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport.
Runway safety areas proposed for Brac airport
The Cayman Islands Airports Authority plans to build runway end safety areas at the Cayman Brac's Charles Kirkconnell International Airport.
Airline passengers urged to arrive 3 hours before flight over Easter break
Travellers are being encouraged to arrive three hours ahead of their flight departure times over the busy Easter break.
Environmental assessment contract awarded for airport projects
International engineering consultancy firm Royal HaskoningDHV will develop terms of reference for environmental impact assessments for the three airport projects announced in the Cayman Islands Airports Authority's updated master plan.
Airports authority: Brac weekend night flights can continue despite air traffic controller shortage
The Cayman Islands Airports Authority says it will accommodate Cayman Airways weekend evening flights in the short term, even though it is facing challenges with a shortage of air traffic controllers at the islands' two international airports.
Brac weekend evening flights to halt
Cayman Airways is immediately cancelling a number of flights between Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac as the Brac airport will now close during the...
Cayman Brac’s Heikie Conolly living her airport dream
From a young age Heikie Conolly always had a fascination with the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport vowing to one day work at the Cayman Brac hub.
Three airports, two decades, one master plan
The government has released its Airports Master Plan, which outlines the way forward for aerodromes on all three of the Cayman Islands over the next two decades.
$76M airports plan: Runway to extend 1,900 feet into North Sound
A new Airports Master Plan will involve expanding the Owen Roberts International Airport runway in Grand Cayman 1,900 feet into the North Sound, at a cost of $28 million, officials have confirmed.
Proposed runway extension to stretch 1,000 feet into North Sound
Government is considering extending the Owen Roberts International Airport's runway 1,000 feet into the North Sound, building a new airport on Little Cayman, and moving and widening the runway at the Cayman Brac airport.
Public to be briefed on plans for airports
The Cayman Islands Airports Authority will hold public meetings next week to present its plans for the future development of the islands' airports.
Feedback sought for new 20-year airport master plan
The Cayman Islands Airports Authority is asking for comments and concerns as it embarks on a new 20-year master plan for all three of its airports.
PHOTOS: Sister Islands Fire Service fleet gets boost
The fire-fighting capacity on the Sister Islands has been bolstered by the delivery of a new Oshkosh Striker aviation fire truck to Cayman Brac Fire Station which will provide fire and rescue aviation support at Charles Kirkconnell International Airport.
Brac airport reopens after private plane incident
The Cayman Brac airport was closed for about two hours Friday morning after a privately chartered aircraft blew a tire on the runway.
Brac fire station to get upgrade
Government has issued a request for proposals seeking applications from local contractors to upgrade the existing facility near the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport
Disabled plane moved from Brac airport runway
Charles Kirkconnell International Airport in Cayman Brac reopened Friday after its runway was closed for more than 20 hours when a private plane aborted its takeoff due to faulty landing gear.
Strategic Policy Statement: A detailed look at premier’s long-term plans
In a lengthy speech Friday, Premier Alden McLaughlin outlined the broad strokes of government’s policy agenda through to the end of 2021.
Prince opens ‘people’s airport’
“This is truly the people’s airport,” Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell declared as the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall officially opened the new expanded terminal Wednesday.
CAL’s new Boeing MAX 8: To the Brac and back
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 took a ‘sightseeing tour’ of Little Cayman and the Brac before setting down at the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport
Airports Authority thanks volunteers
The Cayman Islands Airports Authority recently presented certificates of commendation and appreciation to volunteers and emergency responders who took part as victims or support personnel in a full-scale emergency exercise at the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport in Cayman Brac in June.
Air traffic control trainee arrested
An air traffic control trainee at Cayman Brac’s Charles Kirkconnell International Airport has been taken off his assignment following his drugs-related arrest Monday, the Cayman Islands Airports Authority confirmed.
Customs form scrapped for most Cayman travelers
Her Majesty’s Customs in the Cayman Islands will scrap a requirement to fill out bureaucratic forms for the majority of travelers to the British Overseas Territory.
Brac Airport conducts emergency exercise
Authorities took part in a detailed emergency preparedness exercise at the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport on Cayman Brac last week. The mock scenario involved a terrorist situation and featured a simulated hijacking with fatalities and over a dozen people taken as hostages.
Driving training for police, firemen
Police and fire officers hope investment in emergency driver training will translate into safer roads across the Cayman Islands. A class of seven officers from the police and fire departments earned internationally recognized diplomas Friday from Emergency Response Driver Training Ltd., a U.K.-based training service.
Leadership Cayman gains ‘Sister Islands Perspective’
The Leadership Cayman class made its annual trip to the Brac and Little Cayman recently for a “Sister Islands Perspective” seminar. Arriving on the Brac on June 9, the class toured the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport before heading to the Le Soleil d’Or resort, where they visited the property’s 20-acre organic farm and ate lunch.
Rusted bolt blamed for Brac fire truck crash
A rusted bolt was to blame for the mechanical failure that caused a fire truck to flip over on the runway at Cayman Brac, an accident reconstructionist has concluded.
Family of former Commissioner Smith on trip down memory lane
Marguerite Bernard, the daughter of former Cayman commissioner Ivor Otterbein Smith, had waited 65 years to see the Cayman Islands again before arriving in Grand Cayman last week and refreshing her precious memories of growing up in George Town.
Airports Authority thanks student volunteers
Staging a mock aviation emergency is no easy task, and for an exercise held on the Brac last year, dozens of high school students donned makeup and put their acting talents to work to play victims for the numerous responders taking part.
New fire truck for the Brac
As the Fire Service Department continues to investigate last month’s fire-truck crash on the Cayman Brac airport runway, the airport fire station is preparing to receive a replacement truck. The bright green Panther 6x6, manufactured by Rosenbauer will be equipped to fight aviation fires at the airport.
American visitor to Brac had loaded gun
An American visitor who flew his own plane to Cayman Brac last week ended up staying in the jurisdiction longer than planned after a loaded revolver was found in his flight bag. Paul Arthur Grenier, 54, appeared in Summary Court on Wednesday afternoon.
Fire truck from Little Cayman to be shipped to Brac
An aerodrome certified fire truck from Little Cayman will be shipped to Cayman Brac as a temporary replacement for the truck that flipped on the runway last week. The switch will allow the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport to reopen to larger jet traffic.
After fire truck flips on runway, Brac airport still closed to jets
Cayman Brac’s airport will remain closed to jet traffic until a new fire truck is shipped to the island to replace the vehicle that flipped over on the runway Thursday. Cayman Airways, the only operator which flies jet aircraft into the Brac, was forced to cancel flights and reshuffle its schedule over the weekend.
Brac fire truck accident forces flight cancellations
A fire truck flipped over on the runway at Cayman Brac’s airport during what officials described as a “mandatory speed test” Thursday morning.
