Norman Manley International Airport (IATA: KIN, ICAO: MKJP), formerly Palisadoes Airport, is an international airport serving Kingston, Jamaica and is located south of the Island 19 km away from the center of New Kingston, its the second busiest airport in the country after Sangster International Airport recording 1,502,973 arriving passengers in 2015. It is a hub for Caribbean Airlines and Fly Jamaica Airways. In 2011 the cash-strapped Jamaican airline Air Jamaica was taken over by the Trinidad carrier Caribbean Airlines but Jamaica have 14% of the shares and the airline retained the routes used, and the airport was named in honour of Jamaican statesman Norman Manley. There are over 130 international flights a week that depart from Norman Manley International Airport. The airport is located on the Palisadoes tombolo in outer Kingston Harbour; it fronts the city on one side and the Caribbean Sea.