JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT)

Turks and Caicos Islands / Grand Turk / Cockburn Town / Airport Road
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This is the airport serving the island of Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands. Its IATA code is GDT.

The airport named for James Alexander George Smith McCartney, the island territory's first Chief Minister. The Turks & Caicos are a British Overseas Territory. Commercial passenger service is available through carriers Air Turks and Caicos and SkyKing.

Runway 12/30

Name: JAGS Mccartney Intl
IATA: GDT
ICAO: MBGT
Grand Turk , Turks & Caicos Islands
Latitude: 21°26' 40" N
Longitude: 71°8' 32" W
Elevation: 13
Runway Length: 6368 Feet
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAGS_McCartney_International_Airport
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Coordinates:   21°26'40"N   71°8'31"W

Comments

  • This runway was used as part of Grand Turk Auxilary Air Force Base. I remember going through here several times in the 1970s while traveling between Patrick AFB and Antigua. The Air Force used a C-118 to fly between the old tracking station sites, and Grand Turk was the lunch stop. The site had significant activity during the Mercury program, but wound down after that. The US closed its operation here in 1984.
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