Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | BVIAA | ||||||||||
Serves | British Virgin Islands | ||||||||||
Location | Beef Island | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 16 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 18°26′44″N 064°32′35″W / 18.44556°N 64.54306°W | ||||||||||
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Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (IATA: EIS, ICAO: TUPJ), previously known as Beef Island Airport, is the main airport serving the British Virgin Islands, a British overseas territory in the Caribbean. The airport serves as the gateway to just about all of the islands within the BVI. The airport is also a gateway for inter-Caribbean travelers headed to the nearby U.S. Virgin Islands. Many travellers fly into Beef Island, with the intention of taking a ferry to the other smaller British Virgin Islands. The airport is located on Beef Island, a small island off the main island of Tortola, to which it is connected by the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge.