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Jamaica
Air Force
Military Air Bases and Airfields
This page gives details of the air bases and airfields which are used by the
Jamaican Air Force.
Kingston / Norman Manley International Airport (ICAO Code:
MKJP)
The 1.Flight and the Jamaica Military Aviation School of the Jamaican Air Wing
are based with its fixed wing aircraft at
the Manley International Airport in Kingston.
Runway data: Rwy 12/30, Size: 2716 x 46 m (8900 x 151 ft), Elev: 3 m (10 ft).
Kingston / Up Park Camp (ICAO code: ?)
The JDF Air Wing was established in January
1963 and its location in Up Park Camp required the establishing of an airstrip
on part of the Polo Grounds. Today Up Park Camp occupies a total of 90 hectares
of land and houses all units of the JDF except the JDF Coast Guard and the fixed
wing aircraft.
Runway data: Rwy grass-strip, Size 366 m (1201 ft), Elev: 3 m (10 ft).