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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color: #DDDDFF; color: black; font-size: 125%"><div style="display:inline;" class="fn org">Piarco International Airport</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Piarco_International_Airport,_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Piarco_International_Airport%2C_2010.jpg/250px-Piarco_International_Airport%2C_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Piarco_International_Airport%2C_2010.jpg/375px-Piarco_International_Airport%2C_2010.jpg 1.5x, 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dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist" style="width:22.5em"><ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/IATA_airport_code" title="IATA airport code">IATA</a>: <span class="nickname">POS</span></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/ICAO_airport_code" title="ICAO airport code">ICAO</a>: <span class="nickname">TTPP</span></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Location_identifier#WMO_station_identifiers" title="Location identifier">WMO</a>: <span class="nickname">78970<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DDDDFF; color: black">Summary</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Airport type</th><td class="infobox-data category">Public</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner/Operator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Airports_Authority_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago">Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Serves</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Trinidad" title="Trinidad">Trinidad</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Piarco" title="Piarco">Piarco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tunapuna%E2%80%93Piarco" title="Tunapuna–Piarco">Tunapuna–Piarco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">8 January 1931<span class="noprint">; 93 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1931-01-08</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Airline_hub" title="Airline hub">Hub</a> for</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist 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.geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Piarco_International_Airport&params=10_35_43_N_061_20_14_W_region:TT_type:airport"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">10°35′43″N</span> <span class="longitude">061°20′14″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">10.59528°N 61.33722°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">10.59528; -61.33722</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data plainlinksneverexpand"><span 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class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="width:100%; margin:-2px -1px -1px -1px; border-spacing:0;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #e6e6ff"> <th rowspan="2" style="width: 15%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:0 1px 0 0; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Runway#Naming" title="Runway">Direction</a> </th> <th colspan="2" style="width: 50%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; text-align: center;">Length </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width: 35%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:0 0 0 1px; text-align: center;">Surface </th></tr> <tr style="background-color: #e6e6ff"> <th style="width: 20%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:1px 1px 0 1px; text-align: center;">m </th> <th style="width: 20%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:1px 1px 0 1px; text-align: center;">ft </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">10/28 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">3,200 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">10,499 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Asphalt_concrete" title="Asphalt concrete">Asphalt</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DDDDFF; color: black">Statistics (2019)</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">International Passengers</th><td class="infobox-data">1,941,141</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Domestic Passengers</th><td class="infobox-data">981,862</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total passengers<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data">2,923,003</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #eee"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align: left;">Sources: Aerodrome charts<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/DAFIF" title="DAFIF">DAFIF</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Piarco International Airport</b> (<a href="/wiki/IATA_airport_code" title="IATA airport code">IATA</a>: <b>POS</b>, <a href="/wiki/ICAO_airport_code" title="ICAO airport code">ICAO</a>: <b>TTPP</b>) is an <a href="/wiki/International_airport" title="International airport">international airport</a> serving the island of <a href="/wiki/Trinidad" title="Trinidad">Trinidad</a> and is one of two international airports in <a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a>. The airport is located 30 km (19 mi) east of <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Port_of_Spain" title="Downtown Port of Spain">Downtown Port of Spain</a>, located in the suburban town of <a href="/wiki/Piarco" title="Piarco">Piarco</a>. The airport is the primary hub and operating base for the country's national airline, as well as the Caribbean's largest airline, <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Airlines" title="Caribbean Airlines">Caribbean Airlines</a>. </p><p>Piarco International Airport has direct scheduled service to destinations in the United States, Canada, Central America, South America and Europe. It is also a significant transit hub for the Southern Caribbean and serves as the primary connection point for many passengers travelling from <a href="/wiki/Guyana" title="Guyana">Guyana</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Piarco_International_Airport&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Piarco Airport opened on 8 January 1931, to serve <a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a>'s <i>Compagnie Generale Aeropostale</i>. Before this, the Queen's Park Savannah, the Mucurapo Field, and the Cocorite Docks (for <a href="/wiki/Flying_boat" title="Flying boat">flying boats</a>) were used as airstrips to serve the island. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> the original airfield was used by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Fleet Air Arm</a> No. 1 Observer Training School with the base known as RNAS Piarco (HMS Goshawk). The following squadrons were based there until disbanding in 1945:<sup id="cite_ref-RNAS_Piarco_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNAS_Piarco-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/749_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="749 Naval Air Squadron">749 Naval Air Squadron</a> - Observer Training Squadron, (1 January 1941 – 1 October 1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/750_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="750 Naval Air Squadron">750 Naval Air Squadron</a> - Observer Training Squadron, (5 November 1940 – 10 October 1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/752_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="752 Naval Air Squadron">752 Naval Air Squadron</a> - Observer Training Squadron, (5 November 1940 – 9 November 1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/793_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="793 Naval Air Squadron">793 Naval Air Squadron</a> - Air Towed Target Unit, (18 November 1940 – 10 October 1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/817_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="817 Naval Air Squadron">817 Naval Air Squadron</a> - Torpedo, Spotter, Reconnaissance Squadron, 'Z' flight, (21 September 1943 – 27 September 1943)</li></ul> <p>In 1942 it was also used by both the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a> <a href="/wiki/Sixth_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Sixth Air Force">Sixth Air Force</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> air squadrons. The airport was used both as a transport airfield and also for anti submarine patrol flights over the south Caribbean. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a> <a href="/wiki/Sixth_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Sixth Air Force">Sixth Air Force</a> stationed the following units at the airport performing anti submarine patrols: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Reconnaissance_Squadron" title="1st Reconnaissance Squadron">1st Bombardment Squadron</a> (<a href="/wiki/9th_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="9th Bombardment Group">9th Bombardment Group</a>) 24 April – 29 October 1941 (B-18 Bolo)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Missile_Squadron" title="10th Missile Squadron">10th Bombardment Squadron</a> (<a href="/wiki/25th_Tactical_Reconnaissance_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="25th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing">25th Bombardment Group</a>) 27 August – 12 October 1943 (B-18 Bolo)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/35th_Bombardment_Squadron" title="35th Bombardment Squadron">35th Bombardment Squadron</a> (<a href="/wiki/25th_Tactical_Reconnaissance_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="25th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing">25th Bombardment Group</a>) 27 August – 12 October 1943 (B-18 Bolo)</li></ul> <p>It was returned to civil control after the war ended. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Modern_day">Modern day</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Piarco_International_Airport&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Modern day"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A major expansion of the airport, which included the construction of a new terminal building, and high-speed taxiways, was completed in 2001. The old airport building is currently used for cargo handling. Piarco International Airport is also the primary hub and operating base of <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Airlines" title="Caribbean Airlines">Caribbean Airlines</a> and was also the primary hub and operating base of the now defunct <a href="/wiki/BWIA_West_Indies_Airways" title="BWIA West Indies Airways">BWIA West Indies Airways</a> and <a href="/wiki/Air_Caribbean_(Trinidad_and_Tobago)" title="Air Caribbean (Trinidad and Tobago)">Air Caribbean</a>. Briko Air Services and Aerial World Services operate a flight school at the airport.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2006 the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago commissioned a study for land use planning and urban development planning. All-Inclusive Project Development Services Limited was commissioned to conduct the study. The study was completed in October 2007 and approved by the Board. In 2011, work on the infrastructure of the North Aviation Business Park began. It was completed in 2013.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In December 2019, the European Union awarded the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago a grant of 1.5 million euros to finance the installation of a large-scale solar panel system at the Piarco International Airport, where ground-mounted solar panels will be installed with an annual generation capacity of 1,443,830 kWh and potentially avoid 1,010 metric tons of CO<sub style="font-size: 80%;vertical-align: -0.35em">2</sub> emissions annually. </p><p>In 2021, 2022, and 2023 Piarco International Airport was rated the best airport in the Caribbean by Skytrax, winning the honor over three consecutive years.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2021, it was also named third best in the Caribbean and Latin American regions.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Facilities">Facilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Piarco_International_Airport&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:StepUp.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c1/StepUp.jpg/220px-StepUp.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c1/StepUp.jpg/330px-StepUp.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c1/StepUp.jpg/440px-StepUp.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Apron view</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Piarco_International_Airport_Atrium.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Piarco_International_Airport_Atrium.jpg/220px-Piarco_International_Airport_Atrium.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Piarco_International_Airport_Atrium.jpg/330px-Piarco_International_Airport_Atrium.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Piarco_International_Airport_Atrium.jpg/440px-Piarco_International_Airport_Atrium.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1328" data-file-height="747" /></a><figcaption>Main atrium</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Piarco_Airport_checkinterminal2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Piarco_Airport_checkinterminal2016.jpg/220px-Piarco_Airport_checkinterminal2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Piarco_Airport_checkinterminal2016.jpg/330px-Piarco_Airport_checkinterminal2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Piarco_Airport_checkinterminal2016.jpg/440px-Piarco_Airport_checkinterminal2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1328" data-file-height="747" /></a><figcaption>Check-in area</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_%282%29.jpg/220px-POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_%282%29.jpg/330px-POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_%282%29.jpg/440px-POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Piarco International Airport apron</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_(4).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_%284%29.jpg/220px-POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_%284%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_%284%29.jpg/330px-POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_%284%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_%284%29.jpg/440px-POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_%284%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Caribbean Airlines jet at POS Airport</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_(5).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_%285%29.jpg/220px-POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_%285%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_%285%29.jpg/330px-POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_%285%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_%285%29.jpg/440px-POS_-_Port_of_Spain_-_2012_%285%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Inside POS boarding area</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Operational_facilities">Operational facilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Piarco_International_Airport&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Operational facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At Piarco International Airport there are two high-speed taxiways and three connector taxiways (ICAO Code F for new large aircraft). This technologically state of the art airport has 82 ticket counter positions that operate under SITA's fibre-optic C.U.T.E. system which exceeds the recommended standards of ICAO and IATA. It also has a Flight Information Display System, which serves all airport users and a Baggage Information Display System. </p><p>The terminal is a fully air-conditioned, smoke-free building, equipped to handle peak-hour passenger traffic of 1,500 processing passengers through a fully computerised immigration system. The Customs Hall has four baggage/cargo carousels. </p><p>An administrative/operations building for the <a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago_Defence_Force#Air_Guard" title="Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force">Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard</a> is being constructed at the Piarco Air Base. Also, a military airfield will be constructed near the air base. </p><p>The control tower at the old terminal building is currently used for air traffic control. The tower at the new terminal building is used for ramp control and runway movement control. A new nine-story control tower was opened in 2011. </p><p>The new North Terminal consists of 35,964 m<sup>2</sup> (387,110 sq ft) of building with 14 second-level aircraft gates for international flights and 2 ground-level domestic gates. The overall layout of the building consists of three main elements: a landside core structure, a single-level duty-free shopping mall, and a two-level, Y-shaped concourse. 100-foot (30 m) cathedral ceilings and glass walls provide passengers and other visitors to the North Terminal with a sense of open space and magnificent views of the Piarco savannah and the nearby <a href="/wiki/Northern_Range" title="Northern Range">Northern Range</a> mountains. <span class="citation-needed-content" style="padding-left:0.1em; padding-right:0.1em; color:var(--color-subtle, #54595d); border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1);">The public atrium has the largest glass dome in the Caribbean</span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The airport is also large enough to accommodate most international widebody <a href="/wiki/Airliners" class="mw-redirect" title="Airliners">airliners</a> including the <a href="/wiki/Boeing_747" title="Boeing 747">Boeing 747</a>, <a href="/wiki/Airbus_A330-300" class="mw-redirect" title="Airbus A330-300">Airbus A330-300</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boeing_777" title="Boeing 777">Boeing 777</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boeing_767" title="Boeing 767">Boeing 767</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Airbus_A340" title="Airbus A340">Airbus A340</a>. Piarco International is capable of medium-sized aircraft including the <a href="/wiki/Boeing_737" title="Boeing 737">Boeing 737</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boeing_757" title="Boeing 757">Boeing 757</a>, <a href="/wiki/Airbus_A320" class="mw-redirect" title="Airbus A320">Airbus A320</a>, <a href="/wiki/Embraer_190" class="mw-redirect" title="Embraer 190">Embraer 190</a> as well as small aircraft such as the DeHavilland <a href="/wiki/Bombardier_Dash_8" class="mw-redirect" title="Bombardier Dash 8">Dash 8</a>, <a href="/wiki/ATR_72" title="ATR 72">ATR 72</a> and other such <a href="/wiki/Turboprop" title="Turboprop">turboprop</a> aircraft. The airport layout consists of one main <a href="/wiki/Airport_terminal" title="Airport terminal">terminal</a> building which includes three concourses. These <a href="/wiki/Concourse" title="Concourse">concourses</a> are not strictly identified as their name depicts but are divided into the following areas; Gates 1–7 serving all other airlines, Gates 8-14 serving Caribbean Airlines, and the Tobago concourse serving flights to Tobago. </p><p>The Club Caribbean lounge is located in the southern atrium, adjacent to Gates 8-14. The VIP Flyers lounge is located adjacent to Gate 1, just outside of the atrium. </p><p>The Air Guard of Trinidad and Tobago is based at Piarco International Airport.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the existence of BWIA West Indies, its head office was on the airport property.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The disused south terminal has been renovated into a VIP terminal for the Summit of The Americas. The North terminal has also received additional remote parking stands. In November 2009, upgrades on the south terminal were completed and the area now serves as a private/executive jet facility for high-end travellers.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2022, the sod was turned for a $12M solar park at the airport.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Terminals">Terminals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Piarco_International_Airport&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Terminals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Piarco International Airport has two terminals. The south terminal was once the passenger terminal for the airport but has been renovated to serve as an executive terminal. It serves cargo flights, general aviation and helicopter flights. It has fourteen parking positions as well as light aircraft parking.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition it has the Airports Administration Centre, the head office of the <a href="/wiki/Airports_Authority_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago">Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The North terminal is the main passenger terminal. It handles all the commercial passenger airline traffic. The north terminal has twenty-nine parking positions. </p><p>In addition to passenger airlines, the airport also handles cargo traffic, general aviation, military and helicopter flights to the many oil rigs present offshore. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="North_Terminal">North Terminal</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Piarco_International_Airport&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: North Terminal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The North Terminal is the main passenger terminal built in 2001, handling all commercial passenger airline traffic. It has a total of fourteen jetway gates spread among two concourses, with a total of twenty-nine parking positions spread among the three concourses. The concourses are not strictly named, but are split among Caribbean Airlines and all other airlines. </p><p>The western concourse includes a VIP Lounge, four remote stands, and serves all international airlines through gates 1-7. This concourse is connected to the rest of the airport via the joint southern atrium. Gates 8-14 form the eastern concourse serving all international Caribbean Airlines flights, as well as the location of the Club Caribbean lounge and eight remote stands. </p><p>The two concourses together form the international departures section of the airport, with a duty free mall area and panoramic views of the airfield and the Northern Range. The rest of the North Terminal consists of the check-in hall, public atrium, arrivals hall, local food court and the Tobago concourse, located just outside the check-in hall. The Tobago concourse strictly serves domestic flights to Tobago and as such does not require the same infrastructure as an international departure hall, which is why there are just three parking positions. </p><p>The check-in hall contains 82 ticket counter positions, where Caribbean Airlines occupies the eastern extreme desks and the western extreme desks (designated for Tobago), and all other airlines occupy the remaining counters. The arrivals hall has 4 baggage claim belts, rental car facilities and restaurants. The public atrium itself is a social space consisting of fast food, shopping and seating underneath the largest glass dome in the Caribbean.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> It connects the international departures hall, Tobago concourse, arrivals hall and check-in hall. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="South_Terminal">South Terminal</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Piarco_International_Airport&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: South Terminal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The south terminal now serves general aviation, cargo and helicopter flights. It has a total of fourteen parking positions as well as offices for the Airport Administration Centre and the Airport Authority. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ground_transportation">Ground transportation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Piarco_International_Airport&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Ground transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The airport is served by the east-west <a href="/wiki/Churchill%E2%80%93Roosevelt_Highway" title="Churchill–Roosevelt Highway">Churchill-Roosevelt Highway</a> which runs to the north of the airport, and connects to the airport circular via BWIA Boulevard. The airport is also accessible from the south via the Caroni South Bank Road, which connects to the north-south <a href="/wiki/Uriah_Butler_Highway" title="Uriah Butler Highway">Uriah Butler Highway</a> at Caroni. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Public_Transport_Service_Corporation" title="Public Transport Service Corporation">Public Transport Service Corporation</a> runs an hourly service during the week providing a bus connection between the airport and City Gate, Port of Spain. From City Gate, passengers can transit onto a bus to their final destination. Privately run taxi services are also available at the airport with fixed fares. </p><p>Rental car services are also available at the airport's curbside arrivals hall, from both local and foreign rental companies. The airport contains a large ground-level car park with fixed daily, weekly and monthly fares, as well as secondary parking north of the existing car park on an unfinished roadway, to which shuttle services are provided. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Expansion">Expansion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Piarco_International_Airport&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Expansion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Airport underwent expansion and renovation works in preparation for the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit in November 2009.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> These improvements included: </p> <ul><li>Repaving and repainting of the taxiways.</li> <li>Re-painting of the runway.</li> <li>Installation of new Taxiway and runway lighting.</li></ul> <p>More recently, numerous upgrades have been conducted at the airport, and more are planned. These include: </p> <ul><li>Redone Club Caribbean lounge in the eastern concourse.</li> <li>Redone passport check area.</li> <li>Upgrades to atrium seating facilities</li> <li>Planned Four Points by Sheraton hotel</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Airlines_and_destinations">Airlines and destinations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Piarco_International_Airport&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Airlines and destinations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Passenger">Passenger</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Piarco_International_Airport&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Passenger"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Trinidad: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"><tbody><tr><th>Airlines</th><th class="unsortable">Destinations</th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/Air_Canada" title="Air Canada">Air Canada</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Pearson_International_Airport" title="Toronto Pearson International Airport">Toronto–Pearson</a> (resumes May 2, 2025)<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/American_Airlines" title="American Airlines">American Airlines</a> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Miami_International_Airport" title="Miami International Airport">Miami</a> </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/British_Airways" title="British Airways">British Airways</a> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Gatwick_Airport" title="Gatwick Airport">London–Gatwick</a></td></tr><tr><td> <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Airlines" title="Caribbean Airlines">Caribbean Airlines</a></span> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/V._C._Bird_International_Airport" title="V. C. Bird International Airport">Antigua</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grantley_Adams_International_Airport" title="Grantley Adams International Airport">Barbados</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvar_International_Airport_(Venezuela)" title="Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)">Caracas</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/George_F._L._Charles_Airport" title="George F. L. Charles Airport">Castries</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao_International_Airport" title="Curaçao International Airport">Curaçao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Douglas%E2%80%93Charles_Airport" title="Douglas–Charles Airport">Dominica–Douglas-Charles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martinique_Aim%C3%A9_C%C3%A9saire_International_Airport" title="Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport">Fort-de-France</a> (begins December 3, 2024),<sup id="cite_ref-December_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-December-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale%E2%80%93Hollywood_International_Airport" title="Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport">Fort Lauderdale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cheddi_Jagan_International_Airport" title="Cheddi Jagan International Airport">Georgetown–Cheddi Jagan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eugene_F._Correia_International_Airport" title="Eugene F. Correia International Airport">Georgetown–Correia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Bishop_International_Airport" title="Maurice Bishop International Airport">Grenada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mart%C3%AD_International_Airport" title="José Martí International Airport">Havana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norman_Manley_International_Airport" title="Norman Manley International Airport">Kingston–Norman Manley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_International_Airport" title="Miami International Airport">Miami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lynden_Pindling_International_Airport" title="Lynden Pindling International Airport">Nassau</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_1"><a href="#endnote_1">1</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport" title="John F. Kennedy International Airport">New York–JFK</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orlando_International_Airport" title="Orlando International Airport">Orlando</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johan_Adolf_Pengel_International_Airport" title="Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport">Paramaribo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pointe-%C3%A0-Pitre_International_Airport" title="Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport">Pointe-à-Pitre</a> (begins December 7, 2024),<sup id="cite_ref-December_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-December-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_2"><a href="#endnote_2">2</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Bradshaw_International_Airport" title="Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport">St. Kitts</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_3"><a href="#endnote_3">3</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Princess_Juliana_International_Airport" title="Princess Juliana International Airport">St. Maarten</a>, <a href="/wiki/Argyle_International_Airport" title="Argyle International Airport">St. Vincent–Argyle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luis_Mu%C3%B1oz_Mar%C3%ADn_International_Airport" title="Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport">San Juan</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Napoleon_Raymond_Robinson_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson International Airport">Tobago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Pearson_International_Airport" title="Toronto Pearson International Airport">Toronto–Pearson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Terrance_B._Lettsome_International_Airport" title="Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport">Tortola</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_4"><a href="#endnote_4">4</a></sup> </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/Copa_Airlines" title="Copa Airlines">Copa Airlines</a> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Tocumen_International_Airport" title="Tocumen International Airport">Panama City–Tocumen</a> </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/Frontier_Airlines" title="Frontier Airlines">Frontier Airlines</a> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Luis_Mu%C3%B1oz_Mar%C3%ADn_International_Airport" title="Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport">San Juan</a><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/JetBlue" title="JetBlue">JetBlue</a> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport" title="John F. Kennedy International Airport">New York–JFK</a> </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/KLM" title="KLM">KLM</a> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Amsterdam_Airport_Schiphol" title="Amsterdam Airport Schiphol">Amsterdam</a><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_5"><a href="#endnote_5">5</a></sup> </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/Rutaca_Airlines" class="mw-redirect" title="Rutaca Airlines">Rutaca Airlines</a> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvar_International_Airport_(Venezuela)" title="Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)">Caracas</a><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_6"><a href="#endnote_6">6</a></sup>, <a href="/wiki/Santiago_Mari%C3%B1o_Caribbean_International_Airport" title="Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport">Porlamar</a><sup id="cite_ref-trt_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trt-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/United_Airlines" title="United Airlines">United Airlines</a> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/George_Bush_Intercontinental_Airport" title="George Bush Intercontinental Airport">Houston–Intercontinental</a> <br /> <b>Seasonal:</b> <a href="/wiki/Newark_Liberty_International_Airport" title="Newark Liberty International Airport">Newark</a> (resumes December 19, 2024)<sup id="cite_ref-CN3_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CN3-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt></dl> <ul><li><small><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_1"><b><a href="#ref_1">^1</a></b></span> <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Airlines" title="Caribbean Airlines">Caribbean Airlines</a> operates between Nassau and Port of Spain but the flight makes an intermediate stop in Kingston.</small></li> <li><small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_2"><b><a href="#ref_2">^2</a></b></span> <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Airlines" title="Caribbean Airlines">Caribbean Airlines</a> operates between Guadeloupe and Port of Spain, but the flight makes an intermediate stop in either Barbados or Dominica & St. Lucia.</small></li> <li><small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_3"><b><a href="#ref_3">^3</a></b></span> <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Airlines" title="Caribbean Airlines">Caribbean Airlines</a> operates between St. Kitts and Port of Spain but the flight makes an intermediate stop in either Antigua or Barbados.</small></li> <li><small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_4"><b><a href="#ref_4">^4</a></b></span> <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Airlines" title="Caribbean Airlines">Caribbean Airlines</a> operates between Tortola and Port of Spain but the flight makes an intermediate stop in either Antigua or Barbados.</small></li> <li><small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_5"><b><a href="#ref_5">^5</a></b></span> <a href="/wiki/KLM" title="KLM">KLM</a> operates a nonstop flight from Port of Spain to Amsterdam, but the flight from Amsterdam to Port of Spain makes an intermediate stop in St. Maarten.</small></li> <li><small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_6"><b><a href="#ref_6">^6</a></b></span> <a href="/wiki/RUTACA_Airlines" title="RUTACA Airlines">Rutaca Airlines</a> operates between Port of Spain and Caracas, but the flight makes an intermediate stop in Porlamar.</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cargo">Cargo</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Piarco_International_Airport&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Cargo"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"><tbody><tr><th>Airlines</th><th class="unsortable">Destinations</th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/ABX_Air" title="ABX Air">ABX Air</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Miami_International_Airport" title="Miami International Airport">Miami</a> </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/Amerijet_International" title="Amerijet International">Amerijet International</a> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Miami_International_Airport" title="Miami International Airport">Miami</a><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/DHL_Aero_Expreso" title="DHL Aero Expreso">DHL Aero Expreso</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Grantley_Adams_International_Airport" title="Grantley Adams International Airport">Barbados</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvar_International_Airport_(Venezuela)" title="Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)">Caracas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao_International_Airport" title="Curaçao International Airport">Curaçao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tocumen_International_Airport" title="Tocumen International Airport">Panama City–Tocumen</a> </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Air_Cargo" title="Mountain Air Cargo">Mountain Air Cargo</a> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Hern%C3%A1ndez_Airport" title="Rafael Hernández Airport">Aguadilla</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accidents_and_incidents">Accidents and incidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Piarco_International_Airport&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Accidents and incidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Piarco_International_Airport" title="Special:EditPage/Piarco International Airport">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. 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They forced the pilot to circle Ciudad Bolívar and ordered them to drop <a href="/wiki/Pamphlet" title="Pamphlet">pamphlets</a> urging the Venezuelan public to avoid voting in the <a href="/wiki/1963_Venezuelan_general_election" title="1963 Venezuelan general election">upcoming elections</a>. After that they demanded to be flown to Piarco, where they surrendered.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>29 July 1984 – An <a href="/wiki/Aeropostal" class="mw-redirect" title="Aeropostal">Aeropostal</a> DC-9 flight from <a href="/wiki/Caracas" title="Caracas">Caracas</a> to Curaçao with 87 persons on board was hijacked in the air by 5 gunmen and forced to land at Piarco. The Trinidad and Tobago Government refused to negotiate with the hijackers and the aircraft departed hours later.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 36 hours later, Venezuelan counter-terrorist troops stormed the plane and rescued the hostages with two of the hijackers killed during gunfire.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>17 January 1990 – A male American tourist stripped himself, jumped a fence that led into the airport tarmac, then stole a car and crashed it into a British Airways Boeing 747. After being arrested, he managed to escape and he threw himself into the engine of the plane, resulting in his death.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>18 April 2005 – <a href="/wiki/Tobago_Express" title="Tobago Express">Tobago Express</a> Dash 8–300 made an emergency landing after the nose wheel section of the landing gear failed to deploy with multiple attempts. There were no deaths reported among the 46 passengers and 3 crew members, although some had panic attacks.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>October 2007 – Both Piarco and what was then known as the <a href="/wiki/Crown_Point_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Crown Point International Airport">Crown Point International Airport</a> (now the <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Napoleon_Raymond_Robinson_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson International Airport">Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson International Airport</a>) were shut down for at least 2 days due to failed negotiations with the airport staff for better working wages. All flights operated through Piarco and Crown Point were cancelled, severely disrupting passengers travelling to Caribbean and International destinations.</li> <li>2007 – A <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Airlines" title="Caribbean Airlines">Caribbean Airlines</a> flight from <a href="/wiki/Norman_Manley_International_Airport" title="Norman Manley International Airport">Norman Manley International Airport</a> with stops at <a href="/wiki/Grantley_Adams_International_Airport" title="Grantley Adams International Airport">Grantley Adams International Airport</a> in Barbados and the <a href="/wiki/Princess_Juliana_International_Airport" title="Princess Juliana International Airport">Princess Juliana International Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sint_Maarten" title="Sint Maarten">Sint Maarten</a> encountered smoke in the engine of a Boeing 737–800 upon arrival in Piarco. Auxiliary power was lost in the cabin, but there were no reports on injuries of the 84 passengers.</li> <li>15 August 2008 – An American Airlines <a href="/wiki/Boeing_757-200" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing 757-200">Boeing 757–200</a> made an emergency landing after <a href="/wiki/Hydraulic_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Hydraulic system">hydraulic system problems</a>. The aircraft landed safely but the brakes locked up and the plane could not exit the runway. Passengers were ferried to the terminal and mechanics took some three hours to remove the aircraft, closing the airport to flight operations. No injuries were reported among the 188 passengers and seven-member crew.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2009 – Piarco and Crown Point International Airports suffered massive delays and cancellations after aircraft fuel plagued with massive amounts of sulphur was discovered, rendering the fuel unusable. Airlines to and from Piarco and Crown Point either cancelled or delayed their flights.</li> <li>14 July 2010 – An <a href="/wiki/American_Airlines" title="American Airlines">American Airlines</a> <a href="/wiki/Boeing_767-300" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing 767-300">Boeing 767–300</a> operating flight 1668 to Miami International was forced to make an emergency landing at the field following a bird strike. No Injuries or deaths were reported among the 212 passengers and crew.</li> <li>19 October 2021 - An <a href="/w/index.php?title=Aerial_World_Services_Ltd&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aerial World Services Ltd (page does not exist)">Aerial World Services Ltd</a> Diamond DA40 Diamond Star crashed under unknown circumstances near Piarco while approaching the airport. Both occupants (a flight instructor and flight student) were injured.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Piarco_International_Airport&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2006 – The "Caribbean's Leading Airport", by the World Travel Awards<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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