JAGS McCartney International Airport

IATA: GDT – ICAO: MBGT

Summary

Airport type

Public

Operator

Civil Aviation Department

Location

Grand Turk Island

Elevation AMSL

13 ft / 4 m

Coordinates

21°26′40″N 071°08′32″W / 21.44444°N 71.14222°WCoordinates: 21°26′40″N 071°08′32″W / 21.44444°N 71.14222°W

Website

https://www.visittci.com/grand-turk-jags-mccartney-international-airport-gdt

Map

MBGT

Location in Grand Turk Island

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
11/29	1,939	6,361	Asphalt

Source: DAFIF^[1]

JAGS McCartney International Airport (IATA: GDT, ICAO: MBGT), also known as Grand Turk International Airport, is an airport located one mile south of Cockburn Town on Grand Turk Island in the Turks and Caicos Islands, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It is the second largest airport in the Turks & Caicos, after Providenciales International Airport.

History

The airport is named for James Alexander George Smith McCartney, the Territory's first Chief Minister, who died in a plane crash in New Jersey, United States in 1980.

Facilities and aircraft

JAGS McCartney has the ability to handle large aircraft, such as the Boeing 757 and Airbus A321 jets. The airport also houses a restaurant, rental car facilities, and free parking facilities. There is no public transportation on the island. The majority of the aerial services originating out of the airport are domestic flights within the Turks and Caicos Islands. However, international and other charter flights are popular during the peak travel season.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
InterCaribbean Airways	Providenciales
Caicos Express Airways	Providenciales, Salt Cay

References

↑ Airport information for MBGT at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.

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