List of airports in the Turks and Caicos Islands
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Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

s in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands
The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union consisting of two groups of tropical islands in the Caribbean, the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands, known for tourism and as an offshore financial centre.The Turks and...

, sorted by location.

The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory located southeast of Mayaguana
Mayaguana
Mayaguana is the most easterly island and district of the Bahamas. It is one of only a few Bahamian islands which retain their Lucayan names. The population of Mayaguana in the 2000 census was 259, amounting to an estimate 312 in 2010...

 in the Bahamas and north of the island of Hispaniola
Hispaniola
Hispaniola is a major island in the Caribbean, containing the two sovereign states of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The island is located between the islands of Cuba to the west and Puerto Rico to the east, within the hurricane belt...

. It consists of two groups of sub-tropical islands in the West Indies, the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands. The total population is about 36,000, of whom approximately 22,500 live on Providenciales
Providenciales
Providenciales is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The island has an area of and an approximate population of 15,542, making it the largest island in population and the third largest in area. It is served by the Providenciales International Airport...

 in the Caicos Islands. Cockburn Town
Cockburn Town
Cockburn Town is the capital city of the Turks and Caicos Islands.-Location and features:Cockburn Town is located on the largest island in the Turks Islands archipelago, Grand Turk Island. Historic 18th and 19th century Bermudian architecture line Duke and Front Streets in Cockburn Town...

, the capital, is on Grand Turk Island
Grand Turk Island
Grand Turk Island is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. It is the largest island in the Turks Islands with . It contains the territory's capital, Cockburn Town and the JAGS McCartney International Airport...

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Airports

Names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.
Island ICAO
ICAO airport code
The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic...

IATA
IATA airport code
An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association...

Airport name
Ambergris Cay
Ambergris Cay
Ambergris Cay is an island within the Turks and Caicos Islands. It was named for valuable deposits of ambergris, a waxy substance that migrating humpback whales secrete, found on the of shoreline. The island is approximately four miles long, one mile wide, and in total...

 (Caicos Islands)
MBAC Harold Charles International Airport
Grand Turk Island
Grand Turk Island
Grand Turk Island is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. It is the largest island in the Turks Islands with . It contains the territory's capital, Cockburn Town and the JAGS McCartney International Airport...

 (Turks Islands)
MBGT GDT JAGS McCartney International Airport
JAGS McCartney International Airport
JAGS McCartney International Airport , also known as Grand Turk International Airport, is an airport located one mile south of Cockburn Town on Grand Turk Island in the Turks and Caicos Islands, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The airport named for James Alexander George Smith...

Middle Caicos
Middle Caicos
Middle Caicos, also Grand Caicos, is the largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. To the west, it is separated from North Caicos by Juniper Hole, and to the east, from East Caicos by Lorimer Creek, both narrow passages that can accommodate only small boats.Middle Caicos has an area of 144.2...

 (Caicos Islands)
MBMC MDS Middle Caicos Airport
Middle Caicos Airport
Middle Caicos Airport is an airport serving Middle Caicos , the largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway which is ....

North Caicos
North Caicos
North Caicos is the second-largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. To the west, the Caicos Cays link to Providenciales. To the east, it is separated from Middle Caicos by Juniper Hole, a narrow passage that can accommodate only small boats.North Caicos has an area of 116.4 km² within the...

 (Caicos Islands)
MBNC NCA North Caicos Airport
North Caicos Airport
North Caicos Airport is an airport serving North Caicos, the second largest of the Turks and Caicos Islands.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 08/26 with an asphalt surface measuring ....

Pine Cay
Pine Cay
Pine Cay is an privately owned island occupied by 36 homeowners and a small exclusive resort The Meridian Club in the Turks and Caicos Islands.The Meridian Club consists of 13 beachfront hotel rooms, a restaurant, clubhouse and bar. There is also a small spa....

 (Caicos Islands)
MBPI PIC Pine Cay Airport
Providenciales
Providenciales
Providenciales is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The island has an area of and an approximate population of 15,542, making it the largest island in population and the third largest in area. It is served by the Providenciales International Airport...

 (Caicos Islands)
MBPV PLS Providenciales International Airport
Providenciales International Airport
Providenciales International Airport on the island of Providenciales is the main international airport serving the Turks and Caicos Islands, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It is operated by Providenciales Airport Company...

Salt Cay
Salt Cay, Turks Islands
Salt Cay is the second largest of the Turks Islands, one of the two island groups forming of the British territory Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean. Its size is 6.7442 km². The size of the district, which also includes some unpopulated islands like Cotton Cay nearby, is 9.1 km²....

 (Turks Islands)
MBSY SLX Salt Cay Airport
Salt Cay Airport
Salt Cay Airport is the public airport serving Salt Cay, the second largest of the Turks and Caicos Islands.-Airlines and destinations:As of January 2010, only one airline offers scheduled services to and from Salt Cay Airport:...

South Caicos
South Caicos
South Caicos is the seventh largest island in the Turks and Caicos islands archipelago, with a land area of . The population was estimated at 1579 in 2006. Together with uninhabited East Caicos and a number of smaller islands, it forms the South Caicos and East Caicos District, with a total area of...

 (Caicos Islands)
MBSC XSC South Caicos Airport
South Caicos Airport
South Caicos Airport is an airport serving South Caicos, the seventh largest of the Turks and Caicos Islands.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring ....


See also

  • List of airports by ICAO code: M#MB - Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: North America#Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)
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