AirportsNorth Caicos Airport is a medium-sized airport serving North Caicos, in Turks and Caicos Islands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NCA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NCA
- ICAO code
- MBNC
- City
- North Caicos
- State or region
- North Caicos
- Country
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 21.9161° N, 71.9430° W
- Elevation
- 3 m (10 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,294 m (4,245 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NCA means North Caicos Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MBNC. 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 21.9161° N, 71.9430° W. It stands 3 metres (10 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Providenciales, about 35 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
North Caicos Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,294 metres (4,245 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,294 m 4,245 ft | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Providenciales International AirportProvidenciales | PLS | 37 km |
| South Caicos AirportSouth Caicos | XSC | 62 km |
| JAGS McCartney International AirportCockburn Town | GDT | 98 km |
| Salt Cay AirportSalt Cay | SLX | 101 km |
| Mayaguana AirportAbraham Bay Settlement, Bahamas | MYG | 122 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,494 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,063 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,282 km | 15 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,850 km | 8 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,089 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,714 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,391 km | 21 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,804 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,608 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.