George Town Airport

Airport near George Town, The Bahamas

For other airports, see Georgetown Airport (disambiguation).

George Town Airport

* IATA: none
* ICAO: MYEG

Summary
Airport type| Public
Serves| Great Exuma, Bahamas
Location| George Town
Elevation AMSL| 5 ft / 2 m
Coordinates| 23°28′00″N 075°46′54″W﻿ / ﻿23.46667°N 75.78167°W﻿ / 23.46667; -75.78167
Map

MYEG

Location in The Bahamas

Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

|
|

ft  | m
11/29  |  | 1,524  | Asphalt

Source: DAFIF[1][2]

George Town Airport (ICAO: MYEG) is an abandoned airport located near George Town on the island of Great Exuma in The Bahamas[1] which is closed for civilian use.[3]

## Facilities

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The closed airport, located at the end of "Old Airport Road" on Great Exuma Island, resides at an elevation of 5 ft (1.5 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway designated 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,524 m × 27 m (5,000 ft × 89 ft).[1]

MYEG (George Town, Exuma) Airport Runway as of Feb 28, 2021 MYEG (George Town, Exuma) Airport Runway & Ramp as of Feb 28, 2021

## Accidents and incidents

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* On 3 February 1998, Douglas C-47A N200MF of Missionary Flights International crashed on approach to George Town Airport. The aircraft was on a passenger flight from Cap-Haitien International Airport, Haiti when an engine failed shortly after take-off. The crew decided to return to George Town but the second engine failed on approach. All 26 on board survived.[4][5]

## See also

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* Exuma International Airport (IATA: GGT, ICAO: MYEF), located near Moss Town.

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Airport information for MYEG". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
2. ^ Airport information for MYEG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
3. ^ Cleare, Angela B. (2016). Business of Travel and Tourism in the 21st Century: A Caribbean Approach. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4834-5058-2.
4. ^ "N200MF Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
5. ^ "MIA98WA068". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 29 June 2010.

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