Bridgetown Airport (BGI) Information

Where is Bridgetown Airport?  

Bridgetown is the capital and largest city of the island nation of Barbados. Bridgetown is an important commercial centre, and a popular port of call in the Caribbean.

Historic Bridgetown is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Bridgetown International Airport (GAIA), (IATA: BGI, ICAO: TBPB), officially Sir Grantley Adams International Airport, also referred to as Grantley Adams Airport, Seawell Airport, Barbados Airport, or simply Bridgetown Airport, is located in Seawell, in Christ Church parish,12.9 kilometres (8 miles) from Bridgetown city centre, in Saint Michael parish, on the island of Barbados. The airport is often referred to was GAIA, however this is not an official airport code. The airport is named to honour Sir Grantley Herbert Adams, the first Premier of Barbados. 

 In 2012, Bridgetown Airport served 1,847,212, making it among the top 10 busiest airports in the Caribbean. This Barbados Airport is the only international airport serving the island nation.

Bridgetown Airport is a hub for LIAT, Leeward Islands Air Transport. Other airlines that fly to Barbados include Air Canada, Air Canada Rouge, American Airlines, British Airways, Caribbean Airlines, Condor, JetBlue Airways, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomson Airways, TUIfly, US Airways, Virgin Atlantic and WestJet.

Cities with flights to Bridgetown Airport include Antigua, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Charlotte, Dominica, Fort-de-France, Frankfurt, Georgetown, Glasgow, Grenada, Hamburg, Kingston, London, Manchester, Miami, Montreal, New York, Port of Spain, São Paulo, Saint Lucia, Saint Maarten, Saint Vincent and Toronto.

Your best bet for a Bridgetown Airport transfer is a shuttle. Details on all options are included in this guide.

Services at Bridgetown Airport include:

• Duty free shopping
• Mobile device charging stations (120V) - Departures Terminal: 3 in the main terminal lounge, 1 in regional lounge
• Post office (stamps, parcels) (M-F 08:00-15:00) - Departures Terminal, public area
• Mailbox - departures, near gate 12
• Information desks
• Tourist information

 

The terminal is open 24 hours.

Additional Bridgetown Airport information may be found by visiting their official website below.

• Official BGI Bridgetown International Airport Website