Providenciales International Airport

Providenciales International Airport
Summary
OperatorTurks & Caicos Islands Airports Authority
LocationProvidenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Hub for
Elevation AMSL15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates21°46′25″N 72°15′57″W / 21.77361°N 72.26583°W / 21.77361; -72.26583
Websitetciairports.com
Map
PLS
Location in Providenciales
PLS
PLS (Caribbean)
PLS
PLS (North America)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,804 9,199 Asphalt
Statistics (2016-2017)
Passengers939,814
Source: DAFIF

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