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Providenciales International Airport

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Providenciales International Airport
Summary
OperatorTurks & Caicos Islands Airports Authority
LocationProvidenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Hub for
Elevation AMSL15 ft (4.6 m)
Coordinates21°46′25″N 72°15′57″W / 21.77361°N 72.26583°W / 21.77361; -72.26583
Websitetciairports.com
Map
PLS is located in Turks and Caicos Islands
PLS
PLS
Location in Providenciales
PLS is located in the Caribbean
PLS
PLS
PLS (the Caribbean)
PLS is located in North America
PLS
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PLS (North America)
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. Locally based air carriers interCaribbean Airways and Caicos Express Airways both currently operate respective hubs at the Providenciales International Airport.[3][4]

In 2023, the airport was renamed the Howard Hamilton International Airport.[5]

History

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According to the Official Airline Guide (OAG), in late 1978 Southeast Airlines was the only air carrier operating scheduled passenger service to Miami (MIA) with a flight operated three days a week flown with a Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprop airliner via two intermediate en route stops in Grand Turk and South Caicos.[6]

Air Florida was operating nonstop Boeing 737 jet service to Miami (MIA) in 1984.[7] By 1985, Providenciales was being served by Cayman Airways with nonstop service to Miami being operated once a week with Boeing 727-200 jetliners[8] as well as by Atlantic Gulf Airlines which was flying British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven service nonstop to Miami and also direct to MIA via a stop in Grand Turk.[9]

Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) was also serving the airport in 1985 with Boeing 727-200 jet service nonstop to Miami twice a week.[10] The next year, in 1986, British Caribbean Airways was operating nonstop service to Miami flown with a British Aerospace BAe 146-100 jet as part of its Tortola, British Virgin Islands - Providenciales - Miami route. In 1987, Pan Am was flying a "triangle" routing of Miami - Grand Turk - Providenciales - Miami four days a week with a Boeing 727,[11] and in 1989 Pan Am was operating three nonstop flights a week to Miami with Boeing 727-200 jets.[12]

By 1991, Pan Am had increased its service to four Boeing 727-200 flights a week nonstop to Miami while at the same time Cayman Airways was operating two nonstop flights a week to Miami with Boeing 737-200 jets.[13]

From 1993 to 1994 Carnival Air Lines was operating two nonstop flights a week to Miami with Boeing 727-100 jetliners.[14][15] By 1994, American Airlines was serving the airport with a single daily nonstop Boeing 757-200 flight from Miami while at the same time Turks and Caicos Airways Ltd., which was based in nearby Grand Turk, was operating Boeing 737-200 service from Miami five days a week either nonstop or via a stop in Grand Turk.[16]

Three airlines were operating nonstop flights to Miami in early 1995: American was continuing to serve Providenciales with a daily Boeing 727-200 nonstop flight plus a Saturday only Boeing 727-200 nonstop, Turks and Caicos Airways was flying nonstop with a Boeing 737-200 four days a week, and Gray Line Air was operating nonstop Convair 580 turboprop service nine times a week.[17]

In 1999, American was operating daily nonstop Boeing 727-200 service to Miami while at the same time Bahamasair was operating nonstop Boeing 737-200 flights to both Miami and Nassau twice a week.[18]

By 2001, American was operating three daily nonstop flights to Miami with Boeing 737-800 aircraft and was also flying a Saturday only nonstop to New York John F. Kennedy Airport with a Boeing 737-800.[19]

In 2023, the airport was nominally renamed the Howard Hamilton International Airport,[5] however, the name Providenciales International Airport remains the dominant name used outside of official government sources.[20]

Facilities

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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][21] 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.[22][23]

Airlines and destinations

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Passenger

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AirlinesDestinations
Air Canada Montréal–Trudeau,[24] Toronto–Pearson[25]
American Airlines Charlotte,[26] Miami[26]
Seasonal: Boston,[26] Chicago–O'Hare,[26] Dallas/Fort Worth,[26] New York–JFK,[26] Philadelphia[26]
Bahamasair Nassau[27]
BermudAir Seasonal: Anguilla (begins 19 December 2026),[28] Baltimore (begins 24 December 2026),[29] Bermuda (begins 18 December 2026),[30] Boston (begins 19 December 2026),[29] Fort Lauderdale (begins 26 October 2026),[29] Grand Cayman (begins 18 December 2026),[30] Newark (begins 19 December 2026),[29] Raleigh/Durham (begins 20 December 2026),[29] St. Petersburg/Clearwater (begins 21 December 2026),[29] Toronto–Pearson (begins 19 December 2026)[29]
British Airways London–Heathrow,[31] Nassau[31]
Caicos Express Airways Cap-Haïtien,[26] Grand Turk,[26] Kingston–Norman Manley,[26] Port-au-Prince,[26] Santiago de los Caballeros,[26] Santo Domingo–Las Américas,[26] South Caicos[26]
Delta Air Lines Atlanta,[32] New York–JFK[32]
Seasonal: Boston,[33] Detroit,[26] Minneapolis/St. Paul[34]
InterCaribbean Airways Antigua,[35] Barbados,[36] Cap-Haïtien,[35] Grand Turk,[37] Havana,[35] Kingston–Norman Manley,[35] Nassau,[35] Santiago de los Caballeros,[35] Santo Domingo–Las Américas,[35] South Caicos[37]
JetBlue New York–JFK[26]
Seasonal: Boston[26]
Porter Airlines Seasonal: Ottawa (begins 17 December 2026),[38] Toronto–Pearson (begins 6 November 2026)[38]
Sunrise Airways Cap-Haïtien[39]
Southwest Airlines Orlando[40]
Seasonal: Baltimore,[41] Nashville (begins June 3, 2027)[42]
Sun Country Airlines Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul[43]
United Airlines Newark,[26] Washington–Dulles[26]
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare,[26] Houston–Intercontinental[26]
WestJet Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson[26]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Airport information for MBPV". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006.
  2. ↑ "Airport information for PLS". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ↑ "Inter Caribbean Flights | Route Map". interCaribbean Airways. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Turks and Caicos Flights | Turks and Caicos | Caicos Express".
  5. 1 2 "Turks and Caicos to Redevelop Howard Hamilton International Airport". TravelPulse. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  6. ↑ 15 December 1978, Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American edition, Miami (MIA) flight schedules[full citation needed]
  7. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, 15 January 1984, Air Florida route map[full citation needed]
  8. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, 15 February 1985, Official Airline Guide (OAG), Miami flight schedules[full citation needed]
  9. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, 1 November 1985, Atlantic Gulf Airlines route map[full citation needed]
  10. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, 27 October 1985, Pan Am system timetable[full citation needed]
  11. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, 1 February 1987, Pan Am system timetable[full citation needed]
  12. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, 15 December 1989, Official Airline Guide (OAG), Miami flight schedules[full citation needed]
  13. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, 1 October 1991, Official Airline Guide (OAG), Miami flight schedules[full citation needed]
  14. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, 16 November 1993, Carnival Air Lines system timetable[full citation needed]
  15. ↑ Feb. 1994 OAG Pocket Flight Guide, North American edition, Miami flight schedules[full citation needed]
  16. ↑ 15 September 1994, Official Airline Guide (OAG) Desktop Flight Guide, North American Edition, Providenciales flight schedules[full citation needed]
  17. ↑ 1 January 1995, Official Airline Guide (OAG) Pocket Flight Guide, North American Edition, Miami flight schedules[full citation needed]
  18. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, 1 June 1999, Official Airline Guide (OAG), Miami & Nassau flight schedules[full citation needed]
  19. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, 2 April 2001, American Airlines system timetable[full citation needed]
  20. ↑ "Howard Hamilton International Airport Redevelopment - Turks & Caicos Islands Airports Authority (TCIAA)".
  21. ↑ "Turks & Caicos Islands - AIRPORTS AUTHORITY" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  22. ↑ "Providenciales Airport Expansion Update". Turks and Caicos Tourism Official Website. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  23. ↑ "Terminal Redevelopment Readies Providenciales Int'l for More Island Visitors | Airport Improvement Magazine". airportimprovement.com. November 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  24. ↑ "Montreal, QC, Canada YMQ". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (1). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 768–771. July 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
  25. ↑ "Toronto, ON, Canada YTO". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (1). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1156–1162. July 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "All scheduled direct (non-stop) flights from Providenciales (PLS)". www.flightsfrom.com.
  27. ↑ "Bahamasair Revises Flight Schedule in Response to Tropical Disturbance | Nassau / Paradise Island, Bahamas | Bahamas Local News - Nassau / Paradise Island, Bahamas". 28 September 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  28. ↑ "Anguilla adds winter airlift from Toronto with new BermudAir service". Travel Week. 15 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  29. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "BermudAir Announces Major Expansion to Turks and Caicos, Belize, Anguilla, Bermuda and Guatemala City". EIN News Desk. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  30. 1 2 "BermudAir expanding services into destinations south". The Royal Gazette. 3 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  31. 1 2 Hunter, Marnie (26 July 2023). "British Airways serves KFC on international flight after apparent catering issue". CNN. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  32. 1 2 Britell, Alexander (25 April 2025). "Delta Air Lines Is Adding More Daily Nonstop Flights to Turks and Caicos". Caribbean Journal. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  33. ↑ Perrin, Wendy (5 February 2026). "Nonstop Flights To Make Your Travels Easier". Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  34. ↑ "Delta adds new MSP route headed to tropical location this winter".
  35. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Arriving by Air to Providenciales". Visit Turks & Caicos Islands. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  36. ↑ "InterCaribbean Airways announces expansion, Barbados Hub strengthened with new routes - Barbados Today". 21 December 2025. Archived from the original on 21 December 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  37. 1 2 "Route Map: Flying in the Caribbean". interCaribbean. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  38. 1 2 Pringle, Josh (11 June 2026). "You'll be able to fly non-stop between Ottawa and Turks and Caicos this winter". CTV News. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  39. ↑ "Direct flights from Cap-Haïtien to Providenciales". www.flightconnections.com.
  40. ↑ "All Southwest Airlines International Flight Destinations". 27 May 2025.
  41. ↑ "Southwest to Introduce Flights from Baltimore/Washington". 6 March 2020.
  42. ↑ "Nashville airport adds new international, domestic nonstop destinations". Tennessean. 2 October 2026. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  43. ↑ "Sun Country Returns With Seasonal Flight from Minneapolis". NewslineTCI. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
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