Times of the Islands Winter 2019/20

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.amnautical.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 36,500.
Getting here
There are international airports on Grand Turk,
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 from Miami, Charlotte,
Chicago, Dallas, New York/JFK and Philadelphia. JetBlue
Airways offers service from Fort Lauderdale, Boston
and New York/JFK. Southwest Airlines travels to Fort
Lauderdale. Delta Airlines flies from Atlanta, Boston and
New York/JFK. United Airlines travels from Chicago and
Newark. WestJet travels from Toronto and Montreal. Air
Canada offers flights from Toronto and Montreal. British
Airways travels from London/Gatwick via Antigua.
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