Providenciales International Airport

In 1966 Fritz Ludington formed Provident Limited and made a lease-purchase agreement with the Turks and Caicos government on a 4,000-acre plot on the eastern part of Provinciales. There was an airstrip that was essentially hand-made in an area of cleared bush, so in 1967 when heavy equipment arrived, the first priority was to improve the airstrip. While doing so, it became apparent that a better location for a longer runway would be half-a-mile to the south, where there was a more flat surface. Originally 6,000 feet were cleared for the runway, and by the early 1970s, the entire runway had been built out with a coral surface (in 1977, it was surfaced with a seal coat). Starting in 1981, the entire airport received a makeover (to bring it up to FAA standards), and the runway was extended to 8,000 feet, with the limestone base reinforced with concrete and the runway receiving triple-seal coat protection. A new terminal was also built. In the 1990s, the runway was resurfaced with asphalt, and in 2011 it was extended to 9,200 feet. A new terminal was completed in 2014 at the cost of $10 million.

The airport is located on the island of Providenciales in the Caicos Islands.

• The largest aircraft currently serving PLS is a British Airways Boeing 777-200 with direct flights to London-Gatwick with an intermediate stop in Antigua. 
• The Turks and Caicos Islands Airport Authority operate the airport. 
• Gilly's Restaurant is found outside the security checkpoint. 
• Plans are in place for a new modern terminal to be completed in 2027, with four sky bridges for larger aircraft and bus service for smaller aircraft that the sky bridges cannot accommodate.