Pearls Airport
| Pearls Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: TGPG | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Grenada Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Location | Grenville, Grenada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°08′37″N 061°37′00″W / 12.14361°N 61.61667°WCoordinates: 12°08′37″N 061°37′00″W / 12.14361°N 61.61667°W | ||||||||||
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  TGPG Location in Grenada | |||||||||||
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Pearls Airport (ICAO: TGPG[1]) was Grenada's first airport. It is under the management of the Grenada Airports Authority. The airport is not in daily operation.[2] In October 25 1983, Marines from the 8th Marine Regiment landed nearby by helicopter and captured Pearls Airport during the invasion of Grenada, meeting only light resistance. In 1984 it was replaced as Grenada's main airport by the Point Salines International Airport now called Maurice Bishop International Airport. It is now a construction site and go-kart track. There is a derelict Cubana airliner still in position by the runway.[3]
References
- ↑ Airport information for TGPG at Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ Maurice Bishop International Airport - About Us
- ↑ Aerial photo showing Cubana Airlines aircraft next to runway
External links
- Aerial photo of Pearl's Airport from SVG Air website
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