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Piarco International Airport

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

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TTPP

Elevation

58 ft

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Location

Port of Spain · TUP · Trinidad and Tobago

Connectivity

35 routes · 21 destinations

Position

10.595°, -61.338° · 58 ft elev.

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Trinidad and Tobago's primary international gateway.

Opened

1931

Location

Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago

Piarco International Airport (IATA: POS, ICAO: TTPP) is the main international airport serving Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, located in the Piarco district approximately 25 kilometres east of the capital. It is the busiest airport in the twin-island nation and one of the major aviation hubs in the southern Caribbean. The airport underwent significant modernisation and expansion in the early 2000s, resulting in a new terminal complex that greatly increased passenger capacity and improved facilities. It serves as the primary hub for Caribbean Airlines, the national carrier of Trinidad and Tobago. Piarco handles a substantial volume of regional and international traffic, connecting Trinidad to destinations across the Caribbean, North America, South America, and the United Kingdom. It plays a critical role in the country's tourism and trade economy.

Terminals

The airport operates a single main terminal building with separate domestic and international sections handling both arrivals and departures.

Getting to & from

Ground transportation options include taxis, maxi-taxis, and private car hire, with no direct rail link; the journey to Port of Spain city centre typically takes 30–45 minutes by road.

Airlines here

Caribbean Airlines is the primary hub carrier, with additional service from American Airlines, Air Canada, British Airways, Copa Airlines, and several regional carriers.

Notable facts

›Piarco International Airport is the hub of Caribbean Airlines, the national carrier of Trinidad and Tobago.
›The airport was substantially redeveloped and a new terminal opened in 2001, significantly expanding capacity.
›It is located approximately 25 km east of Port of Spain in the Piarco area of Trinidad.
›The airport is named after the Piarco district and has operated as an international facility since the mid-20th century.
›Piarco is one of the key connecting airports in the southern Caribbean for flights between North America and South America.

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Route map (21 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Insel Air (7I/INC) (Priv)

Leeward Islands Air Transport

Routes

POS → CUR7I · 733

POS → PBM7I · 733

POS → MIAAA · 757

POS → PTYAM · 73G E90

POS → FLLB6 · 320

POS → JFKB6 · 320

POS → UVFBA · 777

POS → BGIBW · ATR 738

POS → CCSBW · ATR

POS → FLLBW · 738

POS → GEOBW · 738 767

POS → GNDBW · ATR 738

POS → JFKBW · 738

POS → KINBW · 738

POS → LGWBW · 767

POS → MCOBW · 738

POS → MIABW · 738

POS → PBMBW · 738

POS → SLUBW · ATR

POS → TABBW · ATR 738

POS → YYZBW · 738

POS → PTYCM · 73G E90

POS → UVFIB · 777

POS → CURLI · AT7

POS → GNDLI · AT7 DH3

POS → SLULI · AT7

POS → SVDLI · AT7 AT4

POS → CURPY · 733

POS → PBMPY · 733

POS → EWRUA · 738

POS → IAHUA · 738

POS → MIAUS · 757

POS → GNDV0 · E90

POS → PMVV0 · E90

POS → YYZWS · 73W

Aircraft operating here

Boeing 737-80013 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-6005 routes Boeing 737-3004 routes Embraer 1904 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 724 routes Boeing 7572 routes Boeing 737-7002 routes Airbus A3202 routes Boeing 7772 routes Boeing 7672 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 81 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-3001 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Piarco International Airport is an international airport serving the island of Trinidad and is one of two international airports in Trinidad and Tobago. The airport is 30 km (19 mi) east of Downtown Port of Spain, in the suburban town of Piarco. The airport is the primary hub and operating base for the country's national airline, as well as the Caribbean's largest airline, Caribbean Airlines.

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