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Ian Fleming International Airport

Boscobel, Jamaica

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Ian Fleming International Airport

Boscobel, Jamaica

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MKBS

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90 ft

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Jamaica's gateway to the laid-back northeast coast.

Opened

2011

Location

Boscobel, Jamaica

Ian Fleming International Airport (IATA: OCJ, ICAO: MKBS) is a small regional airport located in Boscobel, Saint Mary Parish, on the northeastern coast of Jamaica. It serves as the primary air gateway to the Ocho Rios resort area and the surrounding north coast tourism corridor. The airport is named after Ian Fleming, the British author who created the James Bond franchise and who lived at his nearby GoldenEye estate in Oracabessa, Jamaica. The facility handles primarily charter and regional scheduled flights, catering largely to tourists visiting the popular resort areas of the north coast. The airport underwent significant redevelopment and expansion in the early 2010s, transitioning from a small domestic airstrip into a facility capable of handling international traffic. It is operated under the umbrella of Jamaica's airport authority infrastructure.

Terminals

The airport features a single small terminal building designed to handle regional and charter passenger traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transport to Ocho Rios and surrounding areas is available via taxis, private transfers, and car rentals from the terminal.

Airlines here

Caribbean Airlines and charter operators have served the airport, primarily with regional turboprop and small jet services.

Notable facts

›Named after James Bond creator Ian Fleming, who lived nearby at his GoldenEye estate.
›Serves as the closest airport to the Ocho Rios resort area on Jamaica's north coast.
›The airport was redeveloped and reopened for international service around 2011.
›The IATA code OCJ references Ocho Rios, Jamaica, rather than Boscobel.
›Ian Fleming's estate GoldenEye is located just a few kilometers away in Oracabessa.

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Ian Fleming International Airport (IFIA) is an international airport located in Boscobel, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica, 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Ocho Rios, in northeastern Jamaica. The airport historically provided service to the United States and to other Caribbean islands. It is named for Ian Fleming, the creator of the James Bond novels, whose Goldeneye estate is located in St. Mary parish.

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