MBGT
Grand Turk/JAGS McCartney International Airport
Airport
ICAO code
MBGT
IATA Code
GDT
Summary
ICAO Region
CARSAM
ICAO Territory
Location
Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos Islands
Serving
Grand Turk
Elevation
13 ft
Coordinates
21°
26'
40"
N
,
71°
8'
32"
W
KCC
Airport WX
Tropical Revolving Storm
JAGS McCartney International Airport (IATA: GDT), 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. The airport named for James Alexander George Smith McCartney, the island territory's first Chief Minister. It is the second largest airport in the Turks & Caicos, after Providenciales International Airport.
Climatology
Tropical Savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw) - monthly mean temperature above 18°C in every month of the year and a pronounced dry season.
The dry season is in Feb/Mar. The Hurricane season lasts from May to December with the rainy season extending into January.
Runways
| Designator | Length | Width | Surface | Rops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1939 | 46 | ASP | No/No |
