List of airports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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This is a list of airports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , sorted by location.

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines lies to the west of Barbados, south of Saint Lucia, and north of Grenada in the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, an island arc of the Caribbean Sea. The islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines include the main island of Saint Vincent 344 km2 (133 sq mi) and the northern two-thirds of the Grenadines 45 km2 (17 sq mi), which are a chain of smaller islands stretching south from Saint Vincent to Grenada. There are 32 islands and cays that make up St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Nine are inhabited, including the mainland St. Vincent, Young Island, Bequia, Mustique, Canouan, Union Island, Mayreau, Petit St Vincent and Palm Island. The capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is Kingstown.

The main island of Saint Vincent measures 26 km (16 mi) long, 15 km (9.3 mi) in width and 344 km2 (133 sq mi) in area. From the most northern to the most southern points, the Grenadine islands belonging to Saint Vincent span 60.4 km (37.5 mi) with a combined area of 45 km2 (17 sq mi).

Airports

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Argyle International Airport terminal
Location ICAO IATA Airport name Coordinates
St.Vincent(Mainland)TVSASVD Argyle International Airport (AIA) 13°09′23″N061°09′01″W / 13.15639°N 61.15028°W / 13.15639; -61.15028 (Argyle International Airport)
Bequia, Grenadines TVSBBQU J. F. Mitchell Airport 12°59′18″N061°15′43″W / 12.98833°N 61.26194°W / 12.98833; -61.26194 (J. F. Mitchell Airport)
Canouan, Grenadines TVSCCIW Canouan Airport 12°41′57″N061°20′33″W / 12.69917°N 61.34250°W / 12.69917; -61.34250 (Canouan Airport)
Mustique, Grenadines TVSMMQS Mustique Airport 12°53′17″N061°10′49″W / 12.88806°N 61.18028°W / 12.88806; -61.18028 (Mustique Airport)
Union Island, Grenadines TVSUUNI Union Island Airport 12°35′55″N061°24′53″W / 12.59861°N 61.41472°W / 12.59861; -61.41472 (Union Island Airport)

Argyle International Airport located about 5.17 miles (8.32 km) from Kingstown, replaced the E.T. Joshua Airport on February 14, 2017.

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