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T.F. Green Airport's Bruce Sundlum Terminal has 22 gates and is located on the western side of the airfield. The airport's FBO is Northstar Aviation, located on the north side of the field along Airport Road. FedEx and UPS operations, along with all other general aviation are also located in this area. | T.F. Green Airport's Bruce Sundlum Terminal has 22 gates and is located on the western side of the airfield. The airport's FBO is Northstar Aviation, located on the north side of the field along Airport Road. FedEx and UPS operations, along with all other general aviation are also located in this area. | ||
==Ground Transportation== | ==Ground Transportation== | ||
Green Airport offers a variety of ground transportation options including taxi, coach bus, rail, rental car, and public transit bus. Taxis, public transit, and coach buses are accessed through the lower level of the main terminal. In 2010, RIAC completed construction of Interlink, a $267 million transportation hub. Interlink connects to the Bruce Sundlum Terminal via a sky-walk that is roughtly 1,500 feet in length. | |||
Taxi service is primarily provided by Airport Taxi and Limousine Co., which also operates shuttle services to and from the Martha's Vineyard Fast Ferry at Quonset Point in North Kingstown. Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) operates two lines that serve the main terminal, 14 & 20. The 8 line serves Jefferson Boulevard which runs along the west side of the Interlink facility. Coach bus service to Downtown Providence is provided by Peter Pan Bus Lines. Once in Providence, one can continue on to Boston and Cape Cod. Hotel and off-airport parking shuttles are also located outside the main terminal on the lower level. | |||
Interlink houses all nine rental car companies that operate at PVD. Companies include Advantage, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, and Thrifty. Each company's inventory is also housed in the Interlink garage. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor runs through the facility and connects T.F. Green to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) Providence-Stoughton Line, which provides rail service to Boston's South Station. Amtrak service is not available at Interlink, although there are future plans to add an adjacent station. | |||
Revision as of 16:19, 23 January 2013
| Continent: North America | Country: United States | Region: Rhode Island |
| Theodore Francis Green State Airport | |
| Location | Warwick, Rhode Island |
| IATA code | PVD |
| ICAO code | KPVD |
| Airport type | Commercial |
| Website | http://www.pvdairport.com |
| Overview map | Google Maps |
| Communications | |
| Tower | 120.7 |
| Ground | 121.9 |
| Clearance | 126.65 |
| Approach | 135.4 |
| Departure | 127.9 |
| ATIS | 124.2 |
Theodore Francis Green Memorial State Airport is a regional airport located in Warwick, approximately six miles south of Providence in Kent County, Rhode Island. T.F. Green is the largest of six airports owned and operated by Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC); it was the first state owned airport in the United States. Other RIAC airports are Quonset State Airport (KOQU), Block Island State Airport (KBID), Newport State Airport (KUUU), North Central State Airport (KSFZ), and Westerly State Airport (KWST).
Official Spotting Locations
Location
Other Spotting Locations
Location
Locations to Avoid
Location
Regular Traffic
Southwest Airlines B733, B737
US Airways B734, A319
US Airways Express (Air Wisconsin, Republic) CRJ2, E170, E190
Delta Air Lines MD88
Delta Connection (Compass, ExpressJet, Pinnacle) E170, E145, CRJ2
United Airlines A320
United Express (Chautauqua, Commutair, ExpressJet, Mesa, Republic) E170, E145, E135, CRJ7, CRJ2, DHC8
jetBlue A320, E190
Air Canada Express (Air Georgian) B1900
Cape Air Cessna 402
United Parcel Service B752
Federal Express B752
Facilities
T.F. Green Airport's Bruce Sundlum Terminal has 22 gates and is located on the western side of the airfield. The airport's FBO is Northstar Aviation, located on the north side of the field along Airport Road. FedEx and UPS operations, along with all other general aviation are also located in this area.
Ground Transportation
Green Airport offers a variety of ground transportation options including taxi, coach bus, rail, rental car, and public transit bus. Taxis, public transit, and coach buses are accessed through the lower level of the main terminal. In 2010, RIAC completed construction of Interlink, a $267 million transportation hub. Interlink connects to the Bruce Sundlum Terminal via a sky-walk that is roughtly 1,500 feet in length.
Taxi service is primarily provided by Airport Taxi and Limousine Co., which also operates shuttle services to and from the Martha's Vineyard Fast Ferry at Quonset Point in North Kingstown. Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) operates two lines that serve the main terminal, 14 & 20. The 8 line serves Jefferson Boulevard which runs along the west side of the Interlink facility. Coach bus service to Downtown Providence is provided by Peter Pan Bus Lines. Once in Providence, one can continue on to Boston and Cape Cod. Hotel and off-airport parking shuttles are also located outside the main terminal on the lower level.
Interlink houses all nine rental car companies that operate at PVD. Companies include Advantage, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, and Thrifty. Each company's inventory is also housed in the Interlink garage. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor runs through the facility and connects T.F. Green to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) Providence-Stoughton Line, which provides rail service to Boston's South Station. Amtrak service is not available at Interlink, although there are future plans to add an adjacent station.