AviatDataClifford Gardiner International Airport (North Caicos Airport) NCA / MBNC
North Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands · Turks & Caicos (United Kingdom) · Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority (TCIAA), a statutory body of the TCI Government established in 2006; a North Caicos redevelopment project is listed among TCIAA's future plans, but the developer, concession terms, and acreage are unconfirmed as of September 2026
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigration
ICAO / IATAMBNC / NCA
OperatorTurks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority (TCIAA), a statutory body of the TCI Government established in 2006; a North Caicos redevelopment project is listed among TCIAA's future plans, but the developer, concession terms, and acreage are unconfirmed as of September 2026
Coordinates21.9176°N, 71.9396°W
Elevation10 ft · 3 m
Time zoneEST/EDT (UTC-5/-4, US DST rules observed) - TCI tried permanent Atlantic Standard Time (fixed UTC-4, no DST) from March 2015 but reverted to standard US Eastern Time with DST in March 2018, which remains current
Passengers / yr—
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceMBNC - entry in the Turks and Caicos Islands AIP, published under the UK Overseas Territories aviation safety framework (ASSI regulatory oversight); no ILS on the runway, so arrivals are visual or non-precision instrument approaches only
Operating hoursSunrise to sunset only; no scheduled airline service. Customs and immigration are staffed sunrise-sunset; after-hours operations are PPR via TCIAA (+1 649-946-4420). Domestic charter and GA only, and arrivals outside published hours must be pre-arranged.
TerminalsSingle small terminal building handling charter and GA passengers; a redevelopment project is listed among TCIAA's future plans, but no construction start date or terminal design has been confirmed as of September 2026
Runways (1)
- 08/26 · 1,294 m / 4,245 ft · 23 m wide · Asphalt
North Caicos Airport is the sole air gateway to North Caicos Island, operating a single 1,294 m asphalt runway (08/26) with no ILS and no scheduled airline service. Caicos Express Airways operates it as a domestic charter route to Providenciales only, a single-carrier, single-route dependency that makes this the thinnest-service item in the TCI batch besides Salt Cay and a route-continuity risk worth flagging; interCaribbean has also served the route historically but its current status here is unconfirmed. No published annual passenger figures exist because the airport carries no scheduled service. A North Caicos redevelopment project appears among TCIAA's future plans, but the developer, concession terms, and timeline are unconfirmed, and on-field fuel availability is unconfirmed - treat the field as PPR-only and verify fuel and ground handling directly with TCIAA before operating.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Unconfirmed · 2 providers
Caicos Express Airways
Self-handled, Caicos Express Airways. TCIAA's own North Caicos airport page confirms the carrier operates domestic charter flights between Providenciales and North Caicos (the airport currently has no scheduled service, charter only); no independent third-party ground handler is listed for MBNC in any FBO/handler directory checked (Business Air News Handbook, Universal Weather, AirNav all show zero handlers on file), consistent with the carrier turning its own flights.
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interCaribbean Airways
Self-handled, interCaribbean Airways. TCIAA's own North Caicos airport page names interCaribbean alongside Caicos Express Airways as the two carriers offering charter flights into MBNC (the airport has no scheduled service); no independent third-party ground handler is listed for MBNC in any FBO/handler directory checked, consistent with in-house handling of its own aircraft.
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Aircraft fuel
Not listed
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
Available
Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority (TCIAA)
Airport operator; under the Airports Authority Ordinance TCIAA provides or arranges customs, immigration, health and security screening plus airport rescue-and-firefighting cover (3 foam tenders on field per AirNav) at Clifford Gardiner (North Caicos) Airport - documented on TCIAA's own "Functions of TCIAA" page as exercised across its network including North Caicos. · sunrise-sunset
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Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Available
Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority (TCIAA)
TCIAA provides air traffic control (Providenciales Approach on 126.0, Miami FSS relay per AirNav) and arranges meteorological/briefing services network-wide including North Caicos (MBNC); no separate on-field FBO trip-planning desk is listed, so this is the extent of documented flight-support at the airport. · sunrise-sunset
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Hotel & travel
Not listed