AirportsPiarco International Airport is a large airport serving Port of Spain, in Tunapuna-Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is POS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- POS
- ICAO code
- TTPP
- City
- Port of Spain
- State or region
- Tunapuna-Piarco
- Country
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 10.5953° N, 61.3376° W
- Elevation
- 18 m (58 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, POS means Piarco International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: TTPP. ICAO codes that begin with T belong to the Caribbean. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 10.5953° N, 61.3376° W. It stands 18 metres (58 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Port of Spain, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Piarco International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,500 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,200 m 10,500 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A.N.R. Robinson International AirportScarborough | TAB | 83 km |
| Maurice Bishop International AirportSaint George's, Grenada | GND | 164 km |
| Lauriston AirportCarriacou Island, Grenada | CRU | 210 km |
| General Francisco Bermúdez AirportCarúpano, Venezuela | CUP | 210 km |
| José Tadeo Monagas International AirportMaturín, Venezuela | MUN | 220 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,780 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,009 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,090 km | 15 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,092 km | 9 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,557 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,328 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,918 km | 22 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,425 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,813 km | 19 h 35 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
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