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Airport Reef
Montego Bay, Jamaica
EntryBoat
Max depth12 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataSep–Jul
About this site
Airport Reef is a reef dive site near Montego Bay, Saint James, Jamaica, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 12 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, jacks, lionfish, moray eels, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Yellowtail DamselfishMicrospathodon chrysurus
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensis
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Nearby sites
- 1The Coral Gardens1.5 km
- 2The Point2.5 km
- 3Chattham Reef2.7 km
- 4Fish Pond2.7 km
- 5Sergant Major Reef2.8 km
- 6Fish Pond Edge3.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org