AirportsJ F Mitchell Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Bequia, in Grenadines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BQU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BQU
- ICAO code
- TVSB
- City
- Bequia
- State or region
- Grenadines
- Country
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 12.9884° N, 61.2620° W
- Elevation
- 5 m (15 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,100 m (3,609 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BQU means J F Mitchell Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: TVSB. ICAO codes that begin with T belong to the Caribbean. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 12.9884° N, 61.2620° W. It stands 5 metres (15 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Calliaqua, about 17 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/St Vincent, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
J F Mitchell Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,100 metres (3,609 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 5 airports of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,100 m 3,609 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mustique AirportLovell | MQS | 14 km |
| Argyle International AirportKingstown | SVD | 23 km |
| Canouan AirportCanouan | CIW | 33 km |
| Union Island International AirportUnion Island | UNI | 46 km |
| Lauriston AirportCarriacou Island, Grenada | CRU | 61 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,583 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,854 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,943 km | 14 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,876 km | 8 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,308 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,190 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,737 km | 21 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,181 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,998 km | 19 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.