Palisadoes Airport

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Palisadoes Airport, better known today as Norman Manley International Airport, is a major airport in Kingston, Jamaica, historically significant as the arrival point of Emperor Haile Selassie I on Grounation Day, a key event in Rastafarian history.

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instanceOf airport
international airport
alsoKnownAs Norman Manley International Airport NERFINISHED
arrivalEventDate 21 April 1966
arrivalEventKnownAs Grounation Day NERFINISHED
country Jamaica
currentName Norman Manley International Airport NERFINISHED
elevation 10 ft
3 m
hasCategory Airports in Jamaica
Buildings and structures in Kingston, Jamaica
Transport in Kingston, Jamaica
hasRunwaySurface asphalt
hasSignificanceIn Rastafarian history
hasTerminalType international passenger terminal
hasUse civil aviation
commercial aviation
historicallyKnownAs Palisadoes Airport NERFINISHED
IATAcode KIN NERFINISHED
ICAOcode MKJP NERFINISHED
isMajorAirportOf Kingston metropolitan area NERFINISHED
isOneOfMainGatewaysOf Jamaica NERFINISHED
locatedIn Kingston NERFINISHED
locatedInParish Kingston Parish NERFINISHED
locatedOn Palisadoes NERFINISHED
locatedOnBodyOfWater Kingston Harbour NERFINISHED
namedAfter Norman Manley NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Port Royal NERFINISHED
runwayDesignation 12/30
runwayLength 2700 m
8858 ft
servesAsHubFor Air Jamaica (historical) NERFINISHED
Caribbean Airlines NERFINISHED
servesCity Kingston NERFINISHED
wasArrivalPointOf Haile Selassie I NERFINISHED

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Grounation Day associatedPlace Palisadoes Airport