Osbourn is a settlement in Antigua and Barbuda, home to
V.C. Bird International Airport.
Economy
Osbourn contains the largest airport in Antigua and Barbuda,
V. C. Bird International Airport.
The head office of
LIAT
LIAT (1974) Ltd, also known as Leeward Islands Air Transport Services and operating as LIAT, is a regional airline headquartered in Antigua and Barbuda that operated high-frequency inter-island scheduled services to 15 destinations in the Caribb ...
is located in Osbourn.
Government
The Ministry of Information is headquartered in Osbourn.
Geography
Nearby villages and settlements include
Piggotts
Piggotts, also known as St Mark's Village, is a small township in Saint George Parish on Antigua island in Antigua and Barbuda. It had a population of 1,478 in 2001.
It is located in the north of the island, to the east of the capital city of S ...
,
New Winthorpes and
Potters
A potter is someone who makes pottery.
Potter may also refer to:
Places United States
*Potter, originally a section on the Alaska Railroad, currently a neighborhood of Anchorage, Alaska, US
* Potter, Arkansas
* Potter, Nebraska
*Potters, New Jer ...
in
Saint George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldie ...
, and
Cedar Grove,
Parham and
Cassada Gardens elsewhere. The settlement is the northern area of Saint George Parish.
Transportation
V. C. Bird International Airport is located in Osbourn. An
Avis car rental building is located 0.62 mi away from V.C. Bird International Airport
Demographics
Census Data (2011)
Education
Notable schools in Osbourn include
* Antigua Gymnastics Association & Club, located 0.57 mi from the city center.
* Antigua and Barbuda Institute of Technology, located 0.78 mi from the city center.
Climate
The climate of this city is a
Tropical savanna climate
Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry winter) and ''As'' (for a dry summer). The driest month has less than of p ...
(
Koppen Koppen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Dan Koppen (born 1979), American football offensive lineman
* Erwin Koppen (1929–1990), German literary scholar
* Luise Koppen (1855–1922), German author
* Wladimir Köppen (1846 ...
: Aw)
References
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Saint George Parish, Antigua and Barbuda
Populated places in Antigua and Barbuda