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bmc1818
04-22-2007, 01:48 AM
This question is kinda random, but does anyone know if there are private airplanes on the island of grenada available to rent?
ironpalm83
04-22-2007, 03:48 AM
This question is kinda random, but does anyone know if there are private airplanes on the island of grenada available to rent?

you have PPL?
RussianJoo
04-22-2007, 10:16 AM
any airplane can be rented for the right price. Go talk to a travel agent or someone at the airport.
emt036
04-22-2007, 03:57 PM
To fly yourself, or to charter?

SVGAir (http://www.svgair.com/) does the latter...
bmc1818
04-22-2007, 05:10 PM
To fly myself. I have my pilots liscense. Has anyone ever seen small single engine airplanes at the airport or flying around the island?
jrosenberg
04-22-2007, 05:18 PM
I saw more in Vinnies than Grenada. But I thought most were privately owned but of course I did not look into it :)
tralfaz
04-22-2007, 05:23 PM
To fly myself. I have my pilots liscense. Has anyone ever seen small single engine airplanes at the airport or flying around the island?

I do not seem to recall seeing any single engine planes down there...it was mostly an occasional private jet coming and going. There may have been some in svg though -- definitely in trindad. I am just starting to learn to fly myself, and realize that it would have been a great place to do so.

Here is a link that might help:

A-Z World Airports Online - Grenada - Point Salines Intīl Airport (GND/TGPY) (http://www.azworldairports.com/airports/p1314gnd.htm)

and

Postal address: Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, and Women's Affairs
Ministerial Complex
Botanical Gardens
St Georges, Grenada, W.I. Telephone: +473 440 0366/7/8 Fax: +473 440 0443 Telex:
AFS: TGPYYAYX
Peter8791
04-22-2007, 07:09 PM
There is also a private aiport on the East Coast that may have planes for hire (I can't see to find the name).

Here's another link to aiport/travel info:
Grenada Air Travel | grenada-guide.info (http://grenada-guide.info/getting.there/air.travel/)
sisyphus
04-22-2007, 10:07 PM
There is also a private aiport on the East Coast that may have planes for hire (I can't see to find the name).

um, you don't mean Pearls airport do you? I don't think it's functional for anything but cattle and buses.
RussianJoo
04-22-2007, 10:50 PM
They do drag races now at the pearls airport. but i guess you can still land a small plane there if you need to.
Peter8791
04-23-2007, 09:18 PM
um, you don't mean Pearls airport do you? I don't think it's functional for anything but cattle and buses.

here's a picture of the runway...

SVG Air Photo Gallery 2 (http://www.svgair.com/svg_air_photo_gallery_2_4.html)

But it may be a bit dated.
RussianJoo
04-23-2007, 09:23 PM
why does it say SVG photo gallery? I thought this person wanted to know about GND not SVG?
tralfaz
04-23-2007, 09:35 PM
why does it say SVG photo gallery? I thought this person wanted to know about GND not SVG?


Because there is a svg based charter flight company that happens to fly to gnd. The picture provided in the link is of an alternate runway in gnd.
sisyphus
04-24-2007, 06:56 AM
The picture provided in the link is of an alternate runway in gnd.

Seriously though, watch out for cattle and buses if you ever need to use this strip.

The 2 planes barely visible are pretty cool photo-ops though since they are from the 'communist regime' which led Grenada politics for a short time. They are very rusted and stripped for parts but you can go inside them to look around. One has a faintly visible CCCP on the tail. The other is Cuban.
Coconut
04-24-2007, 02:54 PM
That airport isn't really operational...