Owen Roberts International Airport guide

Owen Roberts International Airport is Grand Cayman's only commercial airport and the main gateway to the Cayman Islands, sitting on the edge of George Town on the island's western coast. It opened for commercial service in 1952 and takes its name from Wing Commander Owen Roberts, an early figure in Caymanian aviation. The Cayman Islands Government owns the airport; the Cayman Islands Airports Authority operates it.

A single passenger building handles both international and domestic traffic. It was rebuilt between 2015 and 2019 with a roof shaped to echo three overlapping turtle shells, a reference to the territory's three islands, and the rebuild more than doubled the building's capacity while removing the airport's old open-air observation deck. One asphalt runway, designated 08/26, handles all traffic; a $91 million redevelopment plan approved in 2023 will extend the runway, upgrade air traffic control and expand terminal capacity, with a separate private-jet terminal project approved in 2025.

The airport is the home base of Cayman Airways, the territory's flag carrier, which flies to destinations across the Caribbean, Central America and North America alongside its Cayman Airways Express service to the two sister islands. Direct international service also links Grand Cayman to hubs in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, with traffic peaking during the northern winter tourist season.