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Providenciales International AirportIATA code PLS

Providenciales International Airport (PLS/MBPV) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands in North America. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

visittci.com/providenciales-international-airport-pls(official website, opens in a new tab)View map(Google Maps, opens in a new tab)
Serves
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Codes
PLS · MBPV
IATA · ICAO
Time zone
America/Grand_Turk
Region
North America
Airport record, updated 10 Jul 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Providenciales International Airport (PLS/MBPV) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands in North America. Operating on America/Grand_Turk local time at coordinates 21.770°, -72.270°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Providenciales International Airport (PLS) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Providenciales, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

Providenciales International Airport details

Airport record · 10 Jul 2026
IATA code
PLS
ICAO code
MBPV
City
Providenciales
Country
Turks and Caicos Islands
Region
North America
Time zone
America/Grand_Turk
Coordinates
21.774°, -72.268°
From OurAirports
Official website
visittci.com/providenciales-international-airport-pls (opens in a new tab)
From Wikidata

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Providenciales International Airport’s own pages.

PLS airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata
Size class
Large airport
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation
5 m (15 ft)
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Named after
Providenciales
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights
North Caicos Airport NCA · 37 km
OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at PLS

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

One open runway, lit. The runway 10/28: 2,804 m, asphalt.

Runways at PLS: length, width, surface and lighting
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
10/282,804 m9,199 ft45 masphalt

Routes from PLS

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from PLS yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.

Airlines with a hub at PLS

Wikidata · 5 Oct 2026

Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names PLS, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.

Where PLS is

Calculated

0.8 km southwest

Providenciales International Airport lies 0.8 km southwest of Providenciales city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).

Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.

Terminals, transport and parking at PLS

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Providenciales, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Providenciales International Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:visittci.com/providenciales-international-airport-pls (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)

Before you travel

  • Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
  • Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
  • Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
  • Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Airports near Providenciales

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Providenciales International Airport: common questions

Where is Providenciales International Airport?

Providenciales International Airport serves Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 21.774°, -72.268°.

What are the airport codes for Providenciales International Airport?

The IATA code is PLS and the ICAO code is MBPV.

What time zone is PLS in?

Providenciales International Airport is in the America/Grand_Turk time zone.

What is the official website of Providenciales International Airport?

The airport’s official website is visittci.com/providenciales-international-airport-pls. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

How many runways does Providenciales International Airport have?

OurAirports lists one open runway at PLS: 10/28 (2,804 m (9,199 ft), asphalt).

Which airlines have a hub at PLS?

Wikidata lists PLS as a hub of Caicos Express Airways and InterCaribbean Airways.

How far is PLS from Providenciales city centre?

Providenciales International Airport is about 0.8 km southwest of Providenciales city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.

What is the elevation of Providenciales International Airport?

OurAirports gives PLS’s elevation as 5 m (15 ft) above sea level.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Providenciales International Airport’s own pages.

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)