AAJ 50th Anniversary

Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence - The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ)

The Board, Management and Staff of Airports Authority of Jamaica will celebrate its 50^th Anniversary (Golden Jubilee) on September 1, 2024.

September 2024

Future Events

September 1, 2024

Church Service, Webster Memorial Church

September 8, 2024

Sponsorship & participation in MBJ/SIA Charity 5/10k Run/Walk.

September 21, 2024

Particiaption in International Coastal Clean Up Day

September 22, 2024

50th Anniversary Gala & Staff Awards

September 28, 2024

Publication of Newspaper Supplement

The AAJ was established as a self-financed statutory body on July 26, 1974, under the “Airports Authority Act”. It was initially entrusted with the ownership, management and control of Jamaica’s two (2) international airports – Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) and Sangster International Airport (SIA). Operations commenced on September 1, 1974. In 1991, its portfolio expanded to include the domestic aerodromes: Tinson Pen, Ken Jones, Boscobel, and Negril. In 2011, the Boscobel Aerodrome, after being upgraded, was renamed the Ian Fleming International Airport (IFIA).

As a statutory public body, the AAJ currently falls under the portfolio of the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications & Transport (MSETT). It owns the three international airports and three domestic aerodromes in Jamaica. The AAJ provides concession administration and oversight for SIA (since 2003) and NMIA (since 2019), while directly managing operations at the Ian Fleming International Airport (IFIA) and the three domestic aerodromes: Tinson Pen, Ken Jones, and Negril. Additionally, the AAJ continues to oversee the long-term planning and development efforts across all airport assets to meet projected demand.

The functions of the AAJ include administering, controlling and managing prescribed airports and any other property vested in it under the Act, providing and maintaining necessary services and facilities for the efficient operation of prescribed airports, and granting leases, and concessions in respect of land or building.