Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport
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| Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport | |||
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| IATA: EIS – ICAO: TUPJ | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | BVIAA | ||
| Location | Road Town, British Virgin Islands | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 15 ft / 5 m | ||
| Coordinates | 18°26′41″N 064°32′35″W / 18.44472°N 64.54306°WCoordinates: 18°26′41″N 064°32′35″W / 18.44472°N 64.54306°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 07/25 | 4,642 | 1,415 | Asphalt |
Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (IATA: EIS, ICAO: TUPJ), previously known as Beef Island Airport, is the main airport serving the British Virgin Islands, a British overseas territory in the Caribbean. The airport serves as the gateway to just about all of the islands within the BVI. Many travelers fly into Beef Island, with the intention of taking the ferry to the other smaller British Virgin Islands. The airport is located on Beef Island, a small island off the main island of Tortola, to which it is connected by the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge.
The Terrance B. Lettsome airport underwent a major $55 million renovation in 2004. After dredging was completed the runway was expanded allowing larger planes into the BVI. These planes are not the large jumbo jets one could expect flying into St. Thomas or Puerto Rico. They are merely 64 passenger turbo prop airplanes, used for regional flying only. This renovation was the largest capital project ever at that time.
Some of the highlights of the project include:
- A new 46,000 sq. ft. terminal building
- An enlarged flight apron
- A new control tower
- 3700 ft. runway extension
- New airport road with expanded parking(150 parking stalls)
On the concourse the airport features
Please make note that flying into Terrance B. Lettsome Airport is free. However, there is a $20 mandatory departure tax for anyone over the age of five years old.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- American Airlines (San Juan)
- Executive Air operated by American Eagle Airlines (San Juan)
- Cape Air (San Juan)
- LIAT (Antigua, St. Maarten)
[edit] External links
- Terrence B. Lettsome Airport
- Beef Island Airport
- Information resources for this airport:
- Information about TUPJ
- Weather information at this airport TUPJ
- Airport information for TUPJ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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