Providenciales International Airport
International airport serving on Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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 | ||||||||||
Website | tciairports.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]