Exuma International Airport

{{EngvarB|date=May 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}

{{Infobox airport

| name = Exuma International Airport

| nativename =

| image-width = 250

| IATA = GGT

| ICAO = MYEF

| type = Public

| owner =

| operator =

| city-served = Great Exuma, Bahamas

| location = Moss Town

| elevation-f = 9

| coordinates = {{coord|23|33|48|N|075|52|23|W|region:BS|display=inline,title}}

| website = {{URL|exumainternational.com}}

| pushpin_map = Bahamas

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in The Bahamas

| pushpin_label = MYEF

| r1-number = 12/30

| r1-length-m = 2,149

| r1-surface = Asphalt

| metric-rwy = Y

| footnotes = Source: DAFIF{{cite web|url-status=usurped|url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MYEF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MYEF|archive-date=2019-03-05|title=Airport information for MYEF|website=World Aero Data}} Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.{{GCM|GGT|source=DAFIF}}

| image = Exuma International Airport.jpg

| caption = Exuma International Airport Departures Building in February 2019

}}

Exuma International Airport {{airport codes|GGT|MYEF}} is a public airport serving the island of Great Exuma in the Bahamas. It is located near Moss Town, northwest of George Town. The airport services mainly light aircraft and regional jets from the United States, Canada, and The Bahamas.

Facilities

File:Exuma International Airport Control Tower.jpg

The airport is at an elevation of {{convert|9|ft|abbr=on}} above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring {{convert|2149|x|46|m|abbr=on|0}}.

As of May 2020, there was one terminal and boarding area at the commercially served airport. For general aviation, Odyssey Aviation operates an FBO with direct access to the ramp.{{Cite web|title=Odyssey Aviation Exuma {{!}} MYEF Exuma International Airport|url=http://www.odysseyaviation.com/locations/odyssey-aviation-exuma-myef/|website=Odyssey Aviation|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-26}} The Bahamian government has designated Exuma International Airport as an important part of the Bahamian tourism economy and made plans to further develop the airport with a budget of $44 million.{{Cite web|title=$44 million Exuma airport could be mini-hub for southern Bahamas|url=https://ewnews.com/44-million-exuma-airport-could-be-mini-hub-for-southern-bahamas|date=2019-10-17|website=EyeWitness News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-26}} The additional development will include a new terminal building and fire rescue building. The new building will also include space for retail and Bahamian government agencies, with construction anticipated to "commence in the first quarter of 2021."{{Cite web|date=2020-11-28|title=PM reopens Barraterre Dock on Exuma; announces future projects to come|url=https://ewnews.com/pm-reopens-barraterre-dock-on-exuma-announces-future-projects-to-come|access-date=2021-01-23|website=Eye Witness News|language=en-US}} Renovation of the airport will also include the runway, aprons and a new taxiway. {{Cite web |title=Maintain value of $34m airport upgrade contract |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2023/feb/07/maintain-value-34m-airport-upgrade-contract/ |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=www.tribune242.com |language=en}}

Airlines and destinations

=Passenger=

{{Airport-dest-list

| Air Canada | Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson{{Cite web|url=https://www.caribjournal.com/2021/10/19/bahamas-air-canada-exuma-flights/|title = Air Canada| date=20 October 2021 }}

| American Airlines | Seasonal: Charlotte

| American Eagle | Charlotte, Miami

| Bahamasair | Fort Lauderdale, Nassau, Rock Sound

| Delta Connection | Atlanta

| Silver Airways | Fort Lauderdale

| Western Air | Nassau{{Cite web|url=https://www.westernairbahamas.com/where-we-fly|title = Western Air Limited | Bahamas | Caribbean | Latin America}}

}}

References