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Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) is in Seawell, Christ Church on the island of Barbados. Its former name was Seawell Airport before being dedicated posthumously in honour of the first Premier of Barbados, Sir Grantley Herbert Adams in 1976. The airport's timezone is GMT −4 and is in World Area Code region No. 246 (by the US Department of Transportation). GAIA is the only designated port of entry for persons arriving and departing by air in Barbados. In 2013, the Grantley Adams Airport was the 10th busiest airport in the Caribbean region where it has direct service to destinations in the United States, Canada, Central America, South America and Europe. It operates as a major gateway to the Eastern Caribbean. The airport is a second hub for Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT). It was a hub for now-defunct Barbadian carriers Caribbean Airways〔(Photo: Caribbean Airways ), Airliners.net〕 and REDjet, the home for the charter carrier West Indies Executive Air, and former home to the flight training school Coconut Airways. The airport is an important air-link for cruise lines departing and arriving to Bridgetown, and a base of operations for the Regional Security System (RSS), and the Regional (Caribbean) Police Training Centre. ==Overview and geography== Grantley Adams International Airport lies from the centre of the capital city Bridgetown, in an area officially known as Seawell. This is contrary to most information services stating the airport as being inside the capital. The terrain is relatively flat and quite suburban. The airport lies in the south-eastern portion of parish of Christ Church, close to the southern tip of the island. The airport has easy access to the ABC Highway/highway 7 heading towards the capital and locations to the north and west coast. Grantley Adams Airport is the main air transportation hub for the Eastern Caribbean. The airport has recently undergone a multi-phase US$100 million upgrade and expansion by the government, which added a new arrivals hall adjacent to the prior arrivals/departures terminals. Construction was made slightly more complicated because the airport has to remain open for up to 16 hours per day. Its current infrastructure is supposed to meet the needs of Barbados until at least 2015. The phase III construction project, which is yet to be completed will see changes made to the aeroplane parking configuration. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grantley Adams International Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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