Grand Turk Transportation
Friendship 7 U.S. space capsule outside JAGS McCartney International Airport; (c) Soul Of America
Airport
JAGS McCartney Airport (MBGT) features one runway and one terminal. The airport handles planes as large as a Boeing 757 and Airbus A321. It is the second largest airport in the Turks & Caicos, after Providenciales International Airport.
Just outside the airport, you will find a replica of the Friendship 7 space capsule used by astronaut John Glenn when he splashed down here in 1962. There is also a unique John Glenn Exhibit located at the Grand Turk Cruise Center.
The airport is named after James Alexander George Smith McCartney, who was Turks & Caicos’ first Chief Minister and first national hero.
Ground Transport
Patsy’s Taxi & Tour Services
For a special personal touch, take a tour with this long-time island resident, Patsy for a treasure trove of information. She will regal you along the way with the history of the island, point out noteworthy stops and give the background on structures and families, giving insight into the year-round denizens who have fallen in love with the island and built vacation homes here. Remember to have Patsy show you the baptismal inside of St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral Anglican Episcopal Church and her special connection with it.
PHONE: 649-341-1504 or 649-241-6713
Lysa Allman-Baldwin on tour with Ms. Patsy on Grand Turk; (c) Soul Of America
Grand Turk Taxi Association
The island is laid out in four north to south zones A, B, C and D where you pay about $10 depending on how many zones you travel through.
Contact you hotel concierge to book a taxi.
Cruiseport
Unlike most other cruises centers that reside in deeper ports, Grand Turk Cruise Center has direct beachfront access, landscaped acres, convenient changing rooms, showers and lockers for cruise line guests.
Princess cruise ship docked in Grand Turk; (c) Soul Of America
Visitors can swim in warm clear ocean water or one of the largest pools in the Caribbean.