T.F. Green International Airport – PVD Providence, Rhode Island
Opened in 1931, the T. F. Green International Airport (officially known as Theodore Francis Green Memorial State Airport)is an international airport in Providence, Rhode Island. Named for a former Rhode Island governor, it was the first state-owned and operated airport in the country. Theairport with the IATA code PVD is classified as an airport of entry with a full-service U.S. Customs and Border Protection unit on site. It is the biggest and most active airport in the area with peak traffic of 5.7 million travelers.
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The airport's terminal bears the name of former Rhode Island governor Bruce Sundlun. It features two concourses, North and South. The North has 14 gates while the South has 8. Two gates are exclusively for international arrivals and are linked to customs. The airport utilizes two runways with the main runway being extended by 1,500 feetallowing the airport to offer nonstop runs to the west coast plus more international flights. Busiest routesare those bound for Orlando, Baltimore, Charlotte, and Washington DC. It also serves nearby cities as well as those in Massachusetts like Peabody and Cambridge.
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PVD Rhode Island Airport hotels nearby are many. The Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Providence Airport Warwick is connected by a walkway to the airport while the Radisson Hotel Providence Airport is situated opposite it. Also very near is Hampton Inn & Suites Providence-Warwick Airport.
Only an hour away is another airport with domestic and international flights, the BOS-Boston Logan International Airport in East Boston, Massachusetts.
