Airport Guide to Sangster (MBJ)

Airport Overview

Terminal Transfer | Getting into Town | Car Parking | Information Desks | Airport Facilities

Sir Donald Sangster International Airport, or Sangster International, is located close to Montego Bay, Jamaica. Handling an average of nine million passengers per year, it is the third-busiest of the country’s international airports (after Norman Manley in Kingston and the Ian Fleming Airport in Saint Mary Parish) and serves as the main international gateway for tourists visiting the north coast of Jamaica.

Flights to Sangster International Airport come from a number of destinations including Havana, Montreal, Toronto, Atlanta, Miami, New York, Rome, London, Frankfurt, Boston, Madrid, Amsterdam, Detroit, Minneapolis, Philadelphia and Chicago.

Thanks to a six-year renovation plan, which was completed in 2009, the terminal building has doubled in size and now includes additional gates, expanded arrivals amenities and parking facilities as well as improved ground transport. Moreover, a greater selection of shops and dining venues were introduced, bringing it up to par with international airport standards. Staff are generally friendly and facilities are clean and neat. Save for long queues during peak hours, Sangster International is a pleasant start and end to a holiday in Jamaica.

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Terminal Transfer

Both the domestic and international terminals are located in one building and are within close proximity to each other.

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Getting into Town

Taxi: There is an Authorised Airport Taxi desk located just outside the Customs exit. Fare to Ocho Rios is JMD 1,060 (£8) and a trip to downtown Montego Bay costs approximately JMD 850 (£6).

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Car Parking

Parking is available at JMD 100 (£0.73) per hour or a portion thereof; parking for more than two hours incurs a daily maximum of JMD 300 (£2).

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Information Desks

Information desks are situated in the ticketing concourse, departure lounge, ground transportation hall and arrivals public area. There is also a tourist information service in the immigration hall.

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Airport Facilities

Money and communications: There are ATMs, currency exchange facilities and a post office.

Luggage: There are baggage trolleys and lost-and-found facilities.

Conference and business: Fax, photocopy and Internet facilities are available at the E-Island kiosk in the departure lobby. Conference facilities are available at various nearby hotels.

Other facilities: Childcare amenities, medical room, police station, smoking lounge and arcade games.

Wi-Fi: There are currently no Wi-Fi facilities at Sangster International.

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