Grand Bahama International
MYGF · MYGF · Freeport, · Bahamas County · map
Grand Bahama International is a public-use airport, 2 miles north of Freeport, , 6 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 11,018 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now MYGF · observed 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC), 31 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 2 knots
- Visibility 6 or more miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 2,200 feet, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 22,000 feet
- Temperature 82°F (28°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter 29.85 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, rain showers, a few clouds at 1,500 feet (thunderheads), scattered clouds at 2,000 feet and more above VFR
- Changing between Tue 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC) and 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) to: showers nearby, a few clouds at 1,500 feet (thunderheads)
- From Wed 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind light and variable, rain showers, thunderstorms nearby, a few clouds at 1,500 feet (thunderheads), scattered clouds at 3,500 feet and more above VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR MYGF 062300Z VRB02KT 9999 FEW022 SCT080 BKN220 28/24 A2985
TAF MYGF 061700Z 0618/0718 20008KT 9000 SHRA FEW015CB SCT020 BKN200 BECMG 0622/0700 9999 VCSH FEW015CB FM070500 VRB03KT 8000 SHRA VCTS FEW015CB SCT035 BKN180
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MYGF · ICAO MYGF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 6 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 1100-0300z++ utc-5(-4dt) ot prior permission required
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- On the chart
- Miami sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 11,018 × 150 ft | Asphalt | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 24: PAPI, four lights on the left, omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS)
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Ground | 121.7 | Freeport |
| Tower | 118.5 | Freeport |
| Mygf and aWOS-3 | 119.275 |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Freeport from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Freeport, as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Bird haz.
- Firefight equip: T-3000 oshkosh, 3,000 gals water, 420 gals foam, 500 pounds dry chem; T-1500 oshkosh, 1,500 gals water, 210 gals foam, 500 pounds dry chem and T-1500 oshkosh 1,500 gals water, 210 gals foam, 700 pounds dry chem.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.