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Twelve miles of limestone at the eastern end of the Caymans, with caves in the cliff, a sunken frigate off the north-west shore and a runway long enough for a midsize jet.

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Arrival
Charles Kirkconnell International · CYB
From Grand Cayman
About 160 km east, several flights daily
Private jets
Land on the Brac, 6,010 ft runway, 7 am to 7 pm
Best time
December to April

The city

A cliff, its caves, and the reef below.

Cayman Brac is a narrow island, about twelve miles by one, and the Bluff gives it its shape: a limestone cliff that runs its length; at the East End a trail leads up its face from Spot Bay towards the lighthouse. The rock is full of caves, Peter’s, Rebecca’s, the Bat Cave and the Great Cave near the top, and climbers use the face itself. Inland, a reserve of 180 acres shelters the Cayman Brac parrot.

Under water there are some fifty dive sites, most within twenty minutes by boat. Off the north-west shore lies the Captain Keith Tibbetts, a Russian frigate brought from Cuba and sunk in 1996, its stern 17 metres down. December to April is the dry season. There is one main road and no bus, so plan on a car or a bicycle.

  • The Bluff and the Lighthouse Trail A path up the north-east face of the cliff from Spot Bay, past Peter’s Cave to the light at the East End.
  • Captain Keith Tibbetts A former Soviet frigate on the sand off the north-west coast, bow at 34 metres, stern at 17, about 180 metres offshore.
  • Parrot Reserve A free trail of about a mile at the island’s centre, home of the endangered Brac parrot.

Arriving

A runway by the sea at the West End.

Charles Kirkconnell International sits at the south-western end of the island, with its approaches over the water. Its runway of 6,010 feet takes airliners and business jets, and the airport is open from 7 am to 7 pm.

Business & First Class Scheduled flights Cayman Airways is the only airline: several flights a day from Grand Cayman, with links to Little Cayman, and a direct flight from Miami on Saturdays. Business & First fares Private Jet Private aviation The Brac is an airport of entry with customs on site, and jet fuel is available. Plan to land within the opening hours. Charter operators need prior authorisation from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands, so file well in advance. Charter a jet
Approximate flying time by midsize jet
  • Nassau 1 h 10
  • Miami 1 h 15
  • Washington 3 h 05
  • Chicago 3 h 40
  • Geneva 10 h 50 long-range jet

When to go

December to April.

The dry months run from December to April: afternoons of 29 to 31 °C and barely 32 mm of rain in March, the driest of them. May turns wet, and by September and October each month brings over 200 mm, at the core of the hurricane season. Water temperatures run from 26 °C in late winter to 30 °C in September.

  1. 29° J 56 27°
  2. 29° F 44 26°
  3. 30° M 32 26°
  4. 31° A 48 27°
  5. 31° M 132 28°
  6. 32° J 184 28°
  7. 32° J 176 29°
  8. 32° A 171 29°
  9. 32° S 208 30°
  10. 31° O 234 29°
  11. 30° N 118 28°
  12. 29° D 57 27°
Best months weather2travel.com, long-term averages (Cayman Islands series)

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