Providenciales International Airport

Coordinates: 21°46′25″N 72°15′57″W / 21.77361°N 72.26583°W / 21.77361; -72.26583
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Providenciales
International Airport
Summary
OperatorTurks & Caicos Islands Airports Authority
LocationProvidenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Hub for
Elevation 
AMSL
15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates21°46′25″N 72°15′57″W / 21.77361°N 72.26583°W / 21.77361; -72.26583
Websiteplsairport.com
Map
PLS is located in Turks and Caicos Islands
PLS
PLS
Location in Providenciales
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,804 9,199 Asphalt
Statistics (2016-2017)
Passengers939,814
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.

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]

Check-in area

Facilities

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]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Dallas/Fort Worth, New York–JFK, Philadelphia
Bahamasair Nassau
British Airways London–Heathrow, Nassau
Santo Domingo–Las Américas, South Caicos
Minneapolis/St. Paul,[9] New York–JFK
Santo Domingo–Las Américas, South Caicos
JetBlue New York–JFK
Seasonal: Boston
Silver Airways Fort Lauderdale[11]
Southwest Airlines Fort Lauderdale (ends 3 June 2024),[12] Orlando (begins 4 June 2024)[12]
Seasonal: Baltimore[13]
Sun Country Airlines Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul[14]
Washington–Dulles
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, Houston–Intercontinental
Virgin Atlantic London–Heathrow[15]
WestJet Toronto–Pearson

Locally-based air carriers interCaribbean Airways and Caicos Express Airways both currently operate respective hubs at the Providenciales International Airport.[16][17]

Cargo

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

Historical passenger airline service

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Airport information for MBPV". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  2. ^ Airport information for PLS at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ "Howard Hamilton International Airport Redevelopment - Turks & Caicos Islands Airports Authority (TCIAA)".
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Providenciales Airport Expansion Update". Turks and Caicos Tourism Official Website. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Terminal Redevelopment Readies Providenciales Int'l for More Island Visitors | Airport Improvement Magazine". airportimprovement.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Caicos Express Airways Adds Kingston Service From mid-June 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Delta Expands Turks & Caicos Service in 1Q24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Delta adds new MSP route headed to tropical location this winter".
  10. ^ "InterCaribbean Airways Launches Flights to Ocho Rios, Jamaica". 17 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Silver Airways Adds Fort Lauderdale – Providenciales From Dec 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Southwest Airlines Extends Flight Schedule with New International Options and Most-Ever Departures". 26 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Southwest to Introduce Flights from Baltimore/Washington". 6 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Sun Country Airlines Announces 18 New Nonstop Routes". Sun Country Airlines. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  15. ^ Mayling, Samantha (17 November 2022). "Virgin Atlantic unveils new services to Maldives and Turks and Caicos". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Inter Caribbean Flights | Route Map". interCaribbean Airways. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Turks and Caicos Flights | Turks and Caicos | Caicos Express".
  18. ^ Dec. 15, 1978 Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American edition, Miami (MIA) flight schedules
  19. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Jan. 15, 1984 Air Florida route map
  20. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Feb. 15, 1985 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Miami flight schedules
  21. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Nov. 1, 1985 Atlantic Gulf Airlines route map
  22. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Oct. 27, 1985, Pan Am system timetable
  23. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Feb. 1, 1987 Pan Am system timetable
  24. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Dec. 15, 1989 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Miami flight schedules
  25. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Oct. 1, 1991, Official Airline Guide (OAG), Miami flight schedules
  26. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Nov. 16, 1993 Carnival Air Lines system timetable
  27. ^ Feb. 1994 OAG Pocket Flight Guide, North American edition, Miami flight schedules
  28. ^ Sept. 15, 1994 Official Airline Guide (OAG) Desktop Flight Guide, North American Edition, Providenciales flight schedules
  29. ^ Jan. 1, 1995 Official Airline Guide (OAG) Pocket Flight Guide, North American Edition, Miami flight schedules
  30. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, June 1, 1999 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Miami & Nassau flight schedules
  31. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, April 2, 2001 American Airlines system timetable
  32. ^ "Book Flights, Holidays & Check In Online - British Airways". britishairways.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023.
  33. ^ "British Airways Increasing Service to Turks and Caicos Islands". Caribbean Journal. 5 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022.

External links

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