Airports / British Virgin Islands / VIJ
Virgin Gorda Airport
TUPW / VIJSpanish Town, British Virgin IslandsELEV 9 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
6 nm
To the nearest alternate
Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Virgin Gorda Airport (TUPW / VIJ) is a mid-sized airport serving Spanish Town, British Virgin Islands. The airport sits 9 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into VIJ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS, 6 nm), Cyril E. King Airport (STT, 32 nm), and Henry E. Rohlsen Airport (STX, 50 nm).
Charter pricing from VIJ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Spanish Town.
Field capability
ICAO
TUPW
IATA
VIJ
FAA / Local
TUPW
Elevation
9 ft
Coordinates
18.4466° N · 64.4279° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 6nmEISTerrance B. Lettsome International AirportBeef Island
- 32nmSTTCyril E. King AirportCharlotte Amalie
- 50nmSTXHenry E. Rohlsen AirportChristiansted
- 51nmCPXBenjamin Rivera Noriega AirportCulebra
- 64nmVQSAntonio Rivera Rodriguez AirportVieques
- 70nmNRRJosé Aponte de la Torre AirportCeiba
Location
Open the full mapTUPW · Virgin Gorda Airport · Spanish Town, British Virgin Islands