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- Position: Central Caribbean
- Governor: His Excellency Mr Duncan Taylor CBE
- Premier: The Honourable W McKeeva Bush OBE, JP
- Cayman Islands Airport Authority: Mr Jeremy Jackson, Chief Executive Officer
Tel: + 1 345 943 7070
Fax: + 1 345 949 7071
jeremy.jackson@caymanairports.com - Owen Roberts International Airport, Grand Cayman
Contact: Mr Kerith McCoy, Airport Operations
Tel: + 1 345 943 7070
Fax: + 1 345 949 7071 - Gerrard Smith International Airport, Cayman Brac
Tel: + 1 345 948 1222 - Edward Bodden Airfield, Little Cayman - unlicensed grass airstrip
Tel: + 1 345 948 0021 - Capital City: George Town
- Population: 42,000
- Language: English
- Currency: Caymanian Dollar
Director General of Civil Aviation
Mr Richard Smith
Director General of Civil Aviation
Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands
Unit 2, Cayman Grand Harbour
PO Box 10277
Grand Cayman, KY1-1003
Cayman Islands
Tel: + 1 345 949 7811
Fax: + 1 345 949 0761
E-mail: civil.aviation@caacayman.com
"Sun kissed beaches and waters teeming with fish flecked with gold"
Gazetted Means of Compliance
These are the requirements notified by the Territory for ensuring that aviation legislation, such as the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order, is complied with in an acceptable way. In most cases these will be the Overseas Territories Aviation Requirements (OTARs).
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Cayman Islands
The three Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, can be found in the Caribbean Sea 268 km northwest of Jamaica. Grand Cayman is approximately 35 km long by 6 km wide, and 128 km west of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. Cayman Brac is 19.3 kms long by 2 kms wide and is separated from Little Cayman by a channel 8 kms wide. Little Cayman is 16 km long.
The majority of the population of the Cayman Islands (94%) live on Grand Cayman. Approximately 1,800 people live on Cayman Brac and there are around 115 people living on Little Cayman.
History
Christopher Columbus passed the Cayman Islands in 1503 and noted the enormous numbers of giant green turtles and that the islands appeared uninhabited. From 1503 until 1670 when Spain ceded the islands to Britain, they remained uncolonised, used by ships for replenishing their stores, a refuge for shipwrecked sailors and a haven for pirates terrorising Caribbean shipping.
In 1863 the Cayman Islands became a dependency of Jamaica. In 1959 the islands gained independence from Jamaica as a unit territory within the Federation of the West Indies. In 1962, when the Federation was dissolved the Cayman Islands chose to remain under the British Crown. In 1972 the Cayman Islands took a constitutional step towards self government and elections took place to elect representatives to the Cayman Islands Government.
Today
A thriving tourist industry and international offshore finance mean that the Cayman Islands are a successful and prosperous community.
Aeronautical Information Publication
Please contact:
Mr Walter Ebanks
Air Traffic Services Department
Cayman Islands Airport Authority
Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands
Tel: + 1 345 943 7070
Fax: + 1 345 949 7071
E-mail: walter.ebanks@caymanairports.com