Times of the Islands Fall 2017

about the Islands
Map provided courtesy Wavey Line Publishing. Their navigation charts and decorative and historic maps of the Turks & Caicos Islands, the
Bahamas, and Hispaniola are available in shops throughout the Islands. Visit www.waveylinepublishing.com.
Where we are
The Turks & Caicos Islands lie some 575 miles southeast
of Miami — approximately 1 1/2 hours flying time —
with the Bahamas about 30 miles to the northwest and
the Dominican Republic some 100 miles to the southeast.
The country consists of two island groups separated
by the 22-mile wide Columbus Passage. To the west are
the Caicos Islands: West Caicos, Providenciales, North
Caicos, Middle Caicos, East Caicos, and South Caicos. To
the east are the Turks Islands: Grand Turk and Salt Cay.
The Turks & Caicos total 166 square miles of land
area on eight islands and 40 small cays. The country’s
population is approximately 32,000.
Getting here
There are international airports on Grand Turk, North
Caicos, Providenciales, and South Caicos, with domestic
airports on all of the islands except East Caicos.
At this time, all of the major international carriers
arrive and depart from Providenciales International
Airport. American Airlines flies three times daily from
Miami, daily from Charlotte, and from Boston, Dallas,
New York/JFK on Saturday and from Philadelphia on
Saturday and Sunday. JetBlue Airways offers daily service
from Fort Lauderdale, daily flights from New York/JFK
and flights from Boston on Saturday and Sunday. Delta
Airlines flies from Atlanta and New York/JFK daily. United
Airlines flies from Newark daily, from Washington DC on
Saturday, and from Chicago Saturday and Sunday. West
Jet travels from Toronto on Monday, Wednesday, Friday
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