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.
Providenciales International Airport | |||||||||||
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Operator | Turks & Caicos Islands Airports Authority | ||||||||||
Location | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | ||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 15 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 21°46′25″N 72°15′57″W / 21.77361°N 72.26583°W | ||||||||||
Website | plsairport.com | ||||||||||
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In 2023, the airport was nominally renamed the Howard Hamilton International Airport, however, the name Providenciales International Airport remains the dominant name used outside of official government sources.[3]
The airport is 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][4] 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. This project has now been completed and the renovation was finished by December 2014.[5][6]
Locally-based air carriers interCaribbean Airways and Caicos Express Airways both currently operate respective hubs at the Providenciales International Airport.[16][17]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Ameriflight | Santiago de los Caballeros |
Contract Air Cargo | Miami, Santiago de los Caballeros |
IBC Airways | Miami |
Skyway Enterprises | Santiago de los Caballeros |
Currently, the largest aircraft type serving the airport on a scheduled basis is the wide-body Boeing 777-200 operated by British Airways with direct flights once a week to London Gatwick Airport via an intermediate stop in Antigua.[32][33]
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