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Lynden Pindling International Airport (MYNN/NAS) is the largest airport in the Bahamas, serving as the principal gateway to Nassau on New Providence island. Operated for the Bahamian government and offering a full ILS approach and two long hard-surfaced runways, it is a major hub for Bahamasair and several regional carriers, making it an interesting and busy destination for simulator pilots flying international or Caribbean routes.
Lynden Pindling International Airport, formerly Nassau International Airport, lies on the western side of New Providence island close to the Bahamian capital, Nassau. It is the busiest and largest airport in the country, acting as a hub for Bahamasair, Western Air, Flamingo Air, Southern Air Charter and Pineapple Air, and is named after Lynden Pindling, the first Prime Minister of the Bahamas. For a simulator pilot it offers a full-service international environment with long paved runways, an ILS approach and a complete suite of ATC frequencies.
The airport sits in western New Providence island, near Nassau, and is the main international gateway into the Bahamas. It is a controlled aerodrome, with its own tower, approach and ground control frequencies, reflecting its status as the country's principal airport handling both scheduled international and domestic traffic.
The airfield has two physical runways. Runway 14/32 is a hard-surfaced, lit runway of 10,909 ft (running as 14, with ILS) and 11,129 ft (running as 32), making it the longer of the pair and equipped for instrument approaches. Runway 10/28 is also hard-surfaced and lit, at 8,287 ft (10) and 8,288 ft (28). Field elevation is 13 ft.
Radio services include Approach on 121 MHz, ATIS on 118.7 MHz, Clearance Delivery on 118.3 MHz, a common traffic advisory frequency of 122.95 MHz, Ground on 121.7 MHz, a radio frequency of 128 MHz, Tower on 119.5 MHz and UNICOM on 123 MHz. Runway 14 is equipped with an ILS, supporting instrument approaches into the airport.
The airfield's origins lie in the Second World War: in August 1942 No. 111 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit of the Royal Air Force was established at Nassau Airport to train general reconnaissance crews on North American Mitchell and Consolidated Liberator aircraft. On 30 December 1942 the airfield was named Windsor Field, after the Duke of Windsor, and operated as an RAF station until the unit returned to the United Kingdom in 1945 and the RAF withdrew on 1 June 1946, returning the field to civilian use. For some years afterwards, nearby Oakes Field remained the Bahamas' main airport owing to its proximity to downtown Nassau, but following a 1946 ICAO regional conference recommendation, Oakes Field was phased out at midnight on 1 November 1957, when Nassau International Airport at the former Windsor Field site took over as the country's full-time international airport. The airport was officially renamed Lynden Pindling International Airport on 6 July 2006, in honour of the Bahamas' first Prime Minister.
Today the airport functions as the Bahamas' principal international gateway, handling scheduled services from Bahamasair and a range of domestic and international carriers linking Nassau to destinations across the Bahamas, the Caribbean, and North America. Its scale, long ILS-equipped runway and full ATC service make it a significant hub for both airline and general aviation traffic in the region.
