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JAGS McCartney International Airport

Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos Islands

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MBGT

Elevation

13 ft

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The Essence of JAGS McCartney International Airport

GDT

Location

Cockburn Town · GT · Turks and Caicos Islands

Connectivity

4 routes · 3 destinations

Position

21.445°, -71.142° · 13 ft elev.

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Grand Turk's gateway to the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Location

Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos Islands

JAGS McCartney International Airport serves Cockburn Town, the capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands, located on Grand Turk island. The airport is named in honor of James Alexander George Smith McCartney, the first Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands, who died in a plane crash in 1980. The airport handles a modest volume of regional and inter-island traffic, connecting Grand Turk to destinations in the Caribbean and occasionally the United States. It serves as an important link for government officials, residents, and tourists visiting the island's beaches and cruise port. The facility is relatively small, reflecting the limited population of Grand Turk, but supports scheduled and charter services. Its runway and infrastructure accommodate turboprop and small jet aircraft typical of regional Caribbean operations.

Terminals

The airport has a single small terminal building handling both arriving and departing passengers.

Getting to & from

Taxis are the primary means of ground transportation between the airport and Cockburn Town, which is located a short distance away.

Airlines here

InterCaribbean Airways and SkyKing have operated scheduled services at JAGS McCartney International Airport, providing regional connectivity.

Notable facts

›Named after James Alexander George Smith McCartney, the first Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
›McCartney died in an aircraft accident in 1980, inspiring the airport's dedication in his honor.
›Grand Turk is home to a major cruise ship pier, driving some tourism demand through the airport.
›The airport's IATA code GDT reflects the common local name 'Grand Turk' for the island.
›The island of Grand Turk is historically significant as the reported first landfall of John Glenn after his 1962 orbital spaceflight.

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Airlines serving this airport

PB Air

Air Turks and Caicos

Aereonautica militare

Routes

GDT → PLS9Q · CNT

GDT → SLX9Q · CNT

GDT → PLSJY · EM2 BE9

GDT → XSCJY · BE9

Aircraft operating here

CNT2 routes BE92 routes Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia1 routes

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Encyclopaedia

JAGS McCartney International Airport, also known as Grand Turk International Airport, is an airport located 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Cockburn Town on Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos Islands, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It is the second largest airport in the territory, after Providenciales International Airport.

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