Jags Mccartney International
MBGT · MBGT · Cockburn Town, · Turks and Caicos County · map
Jags Mccartney International is a public-use airport, 2 miles south of Cockburn Town, , 11 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 11/29, is 6,368 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower.
Weather right now MBGT · observed 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC), 20 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 6 or more miles
- Sky: scattered clouds at 1,500 feet
- Temperature 88°F (31°C), dew point 77°F (25°C)
- Altimeter 29.83 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, showers nearby, a few clouds at 1,500 feet (thunderheads), scattered clouds at 2,000 feet
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR MBGT 062100Z 13004KT 9999 SCT015 31/25 Q1010
TAF MBGT 061700Z 0618/0718 13010KT 9999 VCSH FEW015CB SCT020
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MBGT · ICAO MBGT
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 1100-0100z++ utc-5(-4dt); otr hours on required.
- Attended
- every day, 11:00 am to 0100z++ utc to 5( to 4dt); otr hours on required
- Lights
- beacon see the remarks below
- Magnetic variation
- 11W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 6,368 × 148 ft | Asphalt | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 11: SALS, threshold displaced 820 ft
Radio frequencies
| Ground | 121.9 | Mccartney |
| Tower | 118.6 | Mccartney |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Mccartney |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Cockburn Town from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Cockburn Town, as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- As rqr
- Foreign civil government. Landing fees and diplomatic clnc may be rqr.
- Firefight equip: three foam tenders, each 5,999 gals water, 717 gals foam, 2,701 pounds dry chem; one truck 500 gals water.
- Local ais brief available on aprt.
- Prior arng only.
- PAPI on left.
- PAPI on left.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.