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The unfinished airport was chosen as the jump-off point for the invasion of Grenada by the United States in October 1983. The event that precipitated the U.S.-led invasion was not the construction of the airport, but, rather, a violent coup in which Prime Minister Maurice Bishop was killed.
Grenada Municipal Airport covers an area of 656 acres (265 ha) at an elevation of 208 feet (63 m) above mean sea level.It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 13/31 is 7,000 by 150 feet (2,134 x 46 m) and 4/22 is 4,998 by 99 feet (1,523 x 30 m).
The Rangers had to switch abruptly to a parachute landing when they learned mid-flight that the runway was obstructed. The air drop began at 05:30 on 25 October in the face of moderate resistance from ZU-23 anti-aircraft guns and several BTR-60 armored personnel carriers (APCs), which were knocked out by M67 recoilless rifle fire.