AirportsJAGS McCartney International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Cockburn Town, in Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GDT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GDT
- ICAO code
- MBGT
- City
- Cockburn Town
- State or region
- Grand Turk
- Country
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 21.4445° N, 71.1423° W
- Elevation
- 4 m (13 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,939 m (6,362 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GDT means JAGS McCartney International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MBGT. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 21.4445° N, 71.1423° W. It stands 4 metres (13 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Puerto Plata, about 190 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Grand Turk, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
JAGS McCartney International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,939 metres (6,362 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,939 m 6,362 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salt Cay AirportSalt Cay | SLX | 14 km |
| South Caicos AirportSouth Caicos | XSC | 41 km |
| North Caicos AirportNorth Caicos | NCA | 98 km |
| Providenciales International AirportProvidenciales | PLS | 122 km |
| Gregorio Luperon International AirportPuerto Plata, Dominican Republic | POP | 197 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,494 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,045 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,251 km | 15 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,834 km | 8 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,149 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,811 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,426 km | 21 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,889 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,658 km | 19 h 20 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.