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Piarco

Field	Value
official_name	Piarco
settlement_type	Town
image_caption	British Guiana Govt. Airways Grumman Goose c. 1955. Piarco Airport, Trinidad.
pushpin_map	Trinidad and Tobago
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_caption	Location
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Trinidad and Tobago
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Tunapuna–Piarco
established_title
unit_pref	Imperial
population_note	Ranked
timezone	AST
utc_offset	−4
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	58
postal_code_type	Postal Code
area_code	+1 (868)-669

Piarco is a town in Trinidad and Tobago. It is situated in the north of the island of Trinidad and is the site of the country's main airport, Piarco International Airport.

Geography

Piarco is the site of one of the few natural savannas in Trinidad and Tobago, the Piarco Savanna. Most of this savanna land has been incorporated into the airport.

Piarco is bounded by Orange Grove to the west, Trincity/Maloney to the north and Mausica to the east. Piarco comprises a few areas/villages such as Oropune, Golden Grove and St Helena.

Administration

Piarco, which is located south of Trincity and Tunapuna, is administered by the Tunapuna–Piarco Regional Corporation.

Economy

Caribbean Airlines has its headquarters in the Iere House, Golden Grove Road Piarco. Prior to the establishment of Caribbean Airlines, BWIA West Indies Airways was headquartered on the airport property in Piarco.

The Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago has its headquarters in the Airports Administration Centre, in the South Terminal of the airport.

References

[http://caa.gov.tt/media/CHARTS/CHARTS/TRINIDAD/TTPP%20AD%20CHART.pdf Aerodrome chart]
"[http://www.caribbean-airlines.com/contact.shtml Contact Us > Caribbean] {{webarchive. link. (2010-01-03 ." Caribbean Airlines. Retrieved on 13 September 2012. "Iere House Golden Grove Road Piarco Trinidad, West Indies")
"World Airline Directory." ''Flight International''. March 23, 1999. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%200518.html 66]. Retrieved on September 30, 2009. "Administration Building, Golden Grove Road, Piarco International Airport, PO Box 604, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago"
"[http://www.tntairports.com/contact_us.html Contact Us] {{webarchive. link. (2010-08-20 ." [[Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago]]. Retrieved on 12 January 2011. "Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago Airports Administration Centre Piarco International Airport South Terminal Golden Grove Road, Piarco.")

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