West End Airport (IATA: WTD, ICAO: MYGW) is an airport that serves Grand Bahama.[2] While smaller than the other airport on the island located in Freeport, this airport has a paved runway 7,999 feet in length as well as onsite customs and immigration. This airport currently serves private planes and charters. The airport features the westernmost runway in the entire Bahamian archipelago.
West End Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Old Bahama Bay Resort | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Grand Bahama | ||||||||||||||
Location | West End, Bahamas | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 5 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°41′07″N 078°58′30″W / 26.68528°N 78.97500°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www.oldbahamabayresorts.com | ||||||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||||||
MYGW Location in the Bahamas | |||||||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Great Circle Mapper[1] |
According to its route map, in 1971 Northeast Airlines was operating scheduled passenger jet service nonstop between Boston (BOS) and the airport.[3][4]