The Cayman Islands is easy to access with many airlines offering a daily or weekly service. The airport is modern and provides a good experience for visitor and residents.
Located in the capital of the Cayman Islands, George Town, the Owen Roberts International Airport is central to many hotels.
The national flag carrier of the Cayman Islands is Cayman Airways and the main gateway to Cayman is Miami.
Various airlines offer daily flights between Grand Cayman and Miami, and weekly or seasonal flights to Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Havana, Kingston and Montego Bay in Jamaica, La Ceiba in Honduras, London, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Nassau, Orlando, Tampa, Toronto, Panama, New York and Washington Dulles. There are also daily flights between Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. Other airlines that service Cayman are Air Canada, American Airlines, British Airways, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, Swift, United Airlines and WestJet.
The Cayman Islands’ largest airport, the Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA), is located in George Town, Grand Cayman and serves up to 1.5 million passengers annually. In the last ten years, the airport has undergone CI$45.7 million worth of improvements, which include the expansion of the terminal and significant upgrades to the runway. Originally designed to handle 500,000 passengers, the airport is now able to accommodate up to 2.7 million passengers per year. An Airport Master Plan (2041) was announced in May 2023 which includes extending the ORIA runway into the North Sound by 1,900 feet at a cost of CI$28 million, improving the air traffic control surveillance, and building a new general aviation facility. It is expected that following the extension of the runway, ‘Code E’ planes, which include the Boeing 777 and 787, and the A350 Airbus will be able to land fully loaded.
Residents were invited to take part in the 2025 consultation process by reviewing the Terms of Reference (ToR), which outlined significant proposed changes to airport facilities across all three islands. The document was available both online and in hard copy. Public outreach meetings were held on each island during the 21-day consultation period (May 16th–June 6th 2025), offering a chance for community engagement. Feedback could be submitted via email to the Department of Environment (DOE) at doe@gov.ky, or delivered in person as handwritten comments to the DOE office in George Town. This process ensured that the project remained aligned with community interests and environmental sustainability.
Cost of Flights & Flying Time
The average cost of a round trip ticket from Cayman to Miami is US$325, from Cayman to New York it is US$550 and from Cayman to London it is US$1,250. Costs will vary according to high or low season and how far in advance you book your ticket.
The flying time from Miami to Grand Cayman is 1.5 hours. The flight from London is 12 hours (this incudes 60 minutes on the tarmac in Nassau). Flying time from Toronto and New York is 4 hours. Cayman Airways’ flight from Los Angeles to Grand Cayman takes 5.5 hours.
