Piarco International Airport

POS TTPP  Port of Spain, TT

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POS at a glance

  • What it is: Piarco International Airport is a regional airport serving Port of Spain, TT.
  • Codes: POS on your ticket, TTPP on the radar.
  • Size: 1 runway at 58 ft above sea level.
  • Local time zone: America/Port_of_Spain (UTC-4), so every time shown for POS is local rather than UTC.
1
Runways
58 ft
Field elevation

About Piarco International Airport

Piarco International Airport lies in the tropics at 10.60° N, 61.34° W, on America/Port_of_Spain time (UTC-4). Tropical airports contend with heat and humidity, both of which thin the air and lengthen takeoff runs, and with convective storms that build fast in the afternoon.

Piarco International Airport has 1 runway. The longest, 10/28, measures 10,500 ft by 150 ft, which puts the field in the long-haul capable category: widebodies operate comfortably, though the very longest sectors may need a payload trade. The surface is asphalt. It is lit for night operations.

Runway 10/28 is aligned roughly east/west, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. Every runway here shares that east/west alignment, so a strong crosswind means a crosswind landing rather than a switch to another strip.

Runways at POS

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
10/28 10,500 ft (3,200 m) 150 ft Asphalt Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near POS

Great-circle distance from Piarco International Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
Grantley Adams BGI 341 km north-east Bridgetown
Cheddi Jagan GEO 568 km south-east Georgetown
IATA / ICAO
POS / TTPP
Location
Port of Spain, TT 10.595, -61.338
Time zone
America/Port_of_Spain
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Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in TT.

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How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. The codes POS and TTPP are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about POS

What is the airport code for Piarco International Airport?

Piarco International Airport uses the IATA code POS on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code TTPP in flight plans and on radar. The leading “T” in TTPP is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does POS have?

Piarco International Airport operates 1 runway. The field sits at 58 ft above sea level.

What time zone is POS in?

Piarco International Airport operates on America/Port_of_Spain local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at POS live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Piarco International Airport. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in America/Port_of_Spain.