فرودگاه بین‌المللی ترانس بی. لتسام

Historically, in 1986 the airport had scheduled passenger jet service اجرا توسط British Caribbean Airways,[2][3] with direct flights to میامی. British Caribbean operated a British Aerospace بی‌ای‌ئی ۱۴۶ jetliner. This was the only time that Tortola had airline jet service.

Thirty years after the short-lived British Caribbean Airways offered jet service to میامی using British Aerospace بی‌ای‌ئی ۱۴۶ aircraft, Tortola based BVI Airways will soon start میامی service using بی‌ای‌ئی ۱۴۶ airliners. Unlike British Caribbean Airways, BVI Airways will have no intermediate stops for fuel. One of their planes arrived at Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport.[4] It has originally been announced that the flights would start by Thanksgiving of 2016،[5] but repeated delays have pushed the launch date back.[6] On ۲۰ دسامبر ۲۰۱۶, BVI Airways acquired its second jet.[7] As of ۳ مه ۲۰۱۷, BVI Airways got approval from the Department Of Transportation (D.O.T)[8] to start Miami flights, however service won't start to Miami as the airline still needs approval from the FAA and the US Transportation Security Administration.[9] Additionally, BVI Airways has been granted two more cities to serve, Orlando and New York.[10] . In a sad and unfortunate twist, the airline ran out of funds and had to lay off its entire crew[11] However, on ۱۸ ژوئیه ۲۰۱۷ Premier Orlando Smith announced direct flights from Tortola to Miami on BVI Airways would start in November, saying, "I expect to see schedule flights – direct flights to and from the United States mainland, between the Terrance B Lettsome International Airport and the Miami International Airport – before Thanksgiving of this year."[1]