Rhode Island TF Green International
PVD · KPVD · Providence, Rhode Island · Kent County · map
Rhode Island TF Green International is a public-use airport owned by the State of Rhode Island, 6 miles south of Providence, Rhode Island, 54 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 8,700 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KPVD · observed 4:51 pm EDT (20:51 UTC), 29 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 11 knots, gusting to 16
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 61°F (16°C), dew point 32°F (0°C)
- Altimeter 30.00 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 4:30 pm EDT (20:30 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KPVD 062051Z 29011G16KT 10SM CLR 16/00 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP160 T01610000 55006 $
TAF KPVD 062030Z 0621/0718 28010G18KT P6SM SKC FM062200 30008KT P6SM SKC FM070300 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM071500 21008KT P6SM FEW250
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 PVD · ICAO KPVD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Rhode Island
- Elevation
- 54 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · sun-fri 5:30 am to 12:30 am saturday 5:30 am to 12:00 am
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15W
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1937
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 8,700 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 16/34 | 6,081 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), trees 56 ft high 2,475 ft from the end
- Runway 23: ILS with DME, VASI, four boxes on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 50 ft high 2,185 ft from the end
- Runway 16: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 565 ft, 5,516 ft available for landing, pole 19 ft high 560 ft from the end
- Runway 34: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 39 ft high 1,400 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 120.7 | Providence |
| Digital ATIS · Pvd and automated weather (ASOS) | 124.2 | Providence |
| Clearance delivery When tower closed 10:00 pm to 12:00 am, 6:00 am to 7:00 am | 119.85 | Groton |
| Clearance delivery | 120.1 | |
| Clearance delivery | 124.35 | |
| Clearance delivery | 126.65 | Providence |
| Clearance delivery | 127.25 | |
| Ground | 121.9 | Providence |
| Approach South of orw | 119.45 | |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Wipor and star | 123.675 | Providence |
| Approach and departure · Departure | 125.75 | Groton |
| Approach and departure | 128.7 | New Bedford |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Providence |
| Pvd and vot | 108.2 | |
| Providence and rco | 122.6 | Providence |
| Woodstock and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.85 | Providence |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 401-734-2818.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Providence from the FAA register
30 aircraft are registered to owners in Providence, Rhode Island: 13 piston singles, 11 business jets, 4 turboprops, 1 helicopter, 1 glider. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Rhode Island.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 10 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Gnd vehicles mnt the common traffic frequency when the control tower closed.
- When the control tower closed, ALSF-2 bcms ssals preset med intst only. When the control tower closed, activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 23 and 34; runway end identifier lights runway 16; PAPI runway 05, 16 and 34; VASI runway 23; tdz runway 05; cntln runway 5/23; high-intensity runway lights runway 5/23 and 16/34 - the common traffic frequency.
- Engineered material arresting system (emas) 462 feet in length by 178 feet in width located at the der 16.
- Engineered material arresting system (emas) 417 feet in length by 178 feet in width located at the der 23.
- Engineered material arresting system (emas) 255 feet in length by 170 feet in width located at the der 34.
- 54 feet trees 700 feet R of centerline 2000 feet from runway end. 37:1 to dthr.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- 110 feet unmkd light poles, 2700 feet from threshold runway 34, 900 feet left of centerline.
- Run up pad for taxiway F closed to aircraft with wingspan over 118 feet.
- Noise abatement procedures in effect. Helicopters avoid resl areas when below 1000 feet.
- Northwest ramp aircraft with wingspan gtr than 110 feet rqr gnd crew assistance for through taxi and parking.
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.