Salt Cay Airport
| Salt Cay Airport | |||
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | MBSY | ||
| IATA code | SLX | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Height above MSL | 4 m (13 ft ) | ||
| Transport links | |||
| Distance from the city center | 2 km northeast of Balfour Town | ||
| Basic data | |||
| operator | Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority | ||
| Terminals | 1 | ||
| Start-and runway | |||
| 08/26 | 771 m × 22 m sand, compacted |
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The Salt Cay Airport ( ICAO code : MBSY , IATA code : SLX ) is a national airport in the Turks and Caicos Islands . It is located on Salt Cay , the second largest island in the Turks Islands , and is operated by the Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority (TCIAA).
The airport has a 771-meter-long runway made of compacted sand. It is served several times a week on scheduled flights from Providenciales and Grand Turk Island by InterCaribbean Airways and Caicos Express Airways , mainly with twin-engine propeller aircraft such as the Cessna 402 or Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander .
There is a small café in the terminal, the opening times of which depend on the flight schedule.
Web links
- Airports Authority - Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority.
- Aeronautical map for Salt Cay Airport on SkyVector.com
- Aerodrome Chart Salt Cay MBSY. (PDF; 2.44 MB) Airport map. In: Errata to AIRAC AIP AMDT 01/19. Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority, February 28, 2019, p. AD 2.8-5 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Salt Cay Airport. In: tciaa.com. Turks and Caicos Islands Civil Aviation Authority, accessed June 27, 2020 .
- ↑ MBSY - Salt Cay / Salt Cay. (PDF; 2.44 MB) In: Errata to AIRAC AIP AMDT 01/19. Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority, February 28, 2019, pp. AD 2.8-1 - AD 2.8-5 , accessed June 27, 2020 .
- ↑ Airport Café. In: visittci.com. Visit Turks and Caicos Islands Limited, archived from the original on April 21, 2019 ; accessed on June 27, 2020 (English).
