Middle Caicos Airport

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Middle Caicos Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands
Elevation  AMSL 9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 21°49′33″N071°48′09″W / 21.82583°N 71.80250°W / 21.82583; -71.80250 Coordinates: 21°49′33″N071°48′09″W / 21.82583°N 71.80250°W / 21.82583; -71.80250
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MBMC
Location in Middle Caicos
Runways
Direction Length Surface
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12/30 750 2,461 Paved
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Middle Caicos Airport( IATA : MDS, ICAO : MBMC) is an airport serving Middle Caicos (also known as Grand Caicos), [1] the largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.

ICAO airport code four-letter code designating many airports around the world

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Airport location where aircraft take off and land

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Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 9 ft (3 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 750 m × 30 m (2,461 ft × 98 ft). [1]

Elevation Height of a geographic location above a fixed reference point

The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface . The term elevation is mainly used when referring to points on the Earth's surface, while altitude or geopotential height is used for points above the surface, such as an aircraft in flight or a spacecraft in orbit, and depth is used for points below the surface.

Runway Area of surface used by aircraft to takeoff from and land on

According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands (MBMC / MDS) at Great Circle Mapper.

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