Strategic Location and Economic Importance Of Barbados

Barbados has a very high strategic location as a Cargo Hub for the Southern Caribbean and Northern South American sub-regions of Latin America and the Caribbean. Barbados is the most easterly of theCaribbean Islands, lying approximately one hundred miles east of the Windward Islands chain. Because of its strategic positioning, the island has historically enjoyed a role as the primary trading centre and transportation hub for the Eastern Caribbean sub-region. That distinction has persisted through the centuries as the country has developed a very modern and efficient infrastructure over time. It is this competitive advantage that West Indies Regional Air Services invites its potential clients to capitalize on.

The Grantley Adams International Airport is a fully equipped and modern facility that is open on a twenty four hour per day basis. It has a single runway that is approximately 3,047 m. long; a full suite on navigational aids; a modern passenger terminal building; a cargo terminal; and an expansive aircraft parking apron. In terms of aircraft movements it is the busiest in the South East Caribbean, with frequent scheduled flights to and from the entire Caribbean Region, North America, South America, the United Kingdom and Europe.

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