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unusual facts about Point Salines International Airport



Saint George Parish, Grenada

The peninsula at the south-western tip of Saint George is called Point Salines, and Grenada's only active airport, Maurice Bishop International Airport, is located here.


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Grenada–Libya relations

In 1982, at the time, Mr Bishop wrote a letter to the Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, if it possible to borrowed six million US dollar as a soft loan to complete the runway at Point Salines International Airport, (today known as, Maurice Bishop International Airport).

Maurice Bishop

On 29 May 2009, which would have been his 65th birthday, Grenada's international airport (formerly Point Salines International Airport) was renamed Maurice Bishop International Airport.