Providenciales International Airport

Providenciales
International Airport
Summary
Operator Providenciales Airport Company
Location Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Hub for InterCaribbean Airways
Elevation AMSL 15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates 21°46′25″N 72°15′57″W / 21.77361°N 72.26583°W / 21.77361; -72.26583Coordinates: 21°46′25″N 72°15′57″W / 21.77361°N 72.26583°W / 21.77361; -72.26583
Website provoairport.com
Map
MBPV

Location in Providenciales

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,804 9,199 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Providenciales International Airport (IATA: PLS, ICAO: MBPV), on the island of Providenciales in the Caicos Islands, is the main international airport serving the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. It is operated by Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority (TCIAA). The territory's other international airport is JAGS McCartney International Airport on Grand Turk Island. Currently, there are more than 12,000 commercial aircraft operations per year.

Check-in area

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 15 ft (5 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,807 m × 45 m (9,209 ft × 148 ft).[1][3] There were plans for the TCIAA to either extend or build a new terminal after having recently completed the extension of the runway, which currently stands at 2,807 m (9,209 ft) long. These plans have been enacted and the renovation was finished by December 2014.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Air Canada Toronto–Pearson
Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau
Air Canada Rouge Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau
American Airlines Charlotte, Miami, New York-JFK
Seasonal: Boston, Dallas/Fort Worth, Philadelphia
American Eagle Miami
Bahamasair Nassau
British Airways London-Gatwick
Caicos Express Airways Cap-Haïtien, Grand Turk, Salt Cay, Port-au-Prince
Delta Air Lines Atlanta
Seasonal: Boston, New York–JFK
Delta Connection Atlanta
InterCaribbean Airways Cap-Haïtien, Grand Turk, Havana, Kingston–Norman Manley, Nassau, Port-au-Prince, Puerto Plata, San Juan, Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo–Las Américas, South Caicos, Tortola
JetBlue Airways Fort Lauderdale, New York–JFK
Seasonal: Boston
Southwest Airlines Fort Lauderdale (begins November 5, 2017)[4]
United Airlines Newark
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, Houston–Intercontinental, Washington–Dulles
WestJet Toronto–Pearson
Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Ameriflight Santiago de los Caballeros
Contract Air Cargo Miami, Santiago de los Caballeros
IBC Airways Miami
Skyway Enterprises Santiago de los Caballeros

References

  1. 1 2 Airport information for MBPV at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  2. Airport information for PLS at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. http://tciairports.com/brochure-2012.pdf
  4. https://www.swamedia.com/pages/when-did-we-arrive

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