<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Norman Manley International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-paa">Jamaica has long had a vibrant civil aviation industry, with the first flight reported in the island on 21 December 1911. This was eight years after the world recorded its first powered flight by the Wright brothers. Nineteen years later, on 3 December 1930, the first commercial flight, a Consolidated Commodore twin-engine flying boat operated by Pan American Airways (which eventually became Pan American World Airways), landed in Kingston Harbour. This was the first time a land plane arrived at the island by air.</p>
<p class="blog-paa">The significant growth in the aviation sector led to the establishment of the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) in 1947. One year later, in 1948, the Kingston Air Traffic Control Centre (KATCC) was established. In the same year, the Palisadoes Airport (now Norman Manley International) and the Montego Bay Airport now Sangster International Airport were established.</p>
<p class="blog-paa">The airport was featured in the first James Bond film, Dr. No (1962).</p>
<p class="blog-paa">From October 1968, it was the hub for Jamaica's flag carrier, Air Jamaica, until that airline ceased operations during 2015.</p>
<p class="blog-paa">NMIA AIRPORTS LIMITED is a wholly owned subsidiary of Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) which was incorporated in 2003. The Airport is operated under a 30-year Concession Agreement with AAJ, and is held to specific performance targets.</p>
<p class="blog-paa">The Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) is located on a picturesque peninsula twenty minutes from Kingston&rsquo;s business center. It is bordered by the seventh largest natural harbour of the world and is one of Jamaica&rsquo;s global gateways. The Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) is the primary airport for business travel to and from Jamaica and for the movement of air cargo.</p>
<p class="blog-paa"><strong>Background Norman Manley International Airport </strong></p>
<p class="blog-paa">Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) is the second largest airport in Jamaica, located approximately 13 miles from the Kingston City Centre. It has a 2,716 metres long runway, capable of handling B747 and B777 aircraft. The development of the NMIA is a key part of the Government of Jamaica&rsquo;s (GoJ&rsquo;s) broader strategic development plans to establish Kingston as a regional business hub and Jamaica as a logistics hub.</p>
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