Airport Codes
Total 1 airports of PLI
Palm Island Airport (IATA: PLI) is located in the the city of Palm Island, Saint vincent and the grenadines.
Airport Overview
Palm Island Airport(PLI) is a small island airport serving Palm Island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Based on the supplied airport record, it has no assigned ICAO code, no listed air-cargo or express-cargo count, and is not identified as a main airport. Its location in the Grenadines makes it more suitable for carefully coordinated regional or private aviation movements than for routine long-haul cargo handling. Our service team treats Palm Island Airport as a destination requiring pre-confirmation of aircraft availability, cargo acceptance, handling arrangements and onward local delivery. Shipments normally need to be planned through a larger regional gateway or an alternative airport when regular cargo capacity, customs processing or special-handling facilities are required.
| Airport name | Palm Island Airport |
|---|---|
| IATA code | PLI |
| ICAO code | Not assigned in the supplied record |
| Country / city | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines / Palm Island |
| Coordinates | 12.5830000, -61.3830000 |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 |
Key Highlights
- Island destination with limited logistics redundancy; capacity and handling must be confirmed before accepting a firm routing.
- No ICAO code is provided in the source record, so booking systems may require the airport name, IATA code and operator confirmation for validation.
- No listed air-cargo or express-cargo operation is shown; do not assume a staffed cargo terminal, bonded storage or routine customs warehouse.
- Regional feeder, charter, private aircraft or sea-air combinations may be more practical than direct scheduled cargo uplift.
- Weather, aircraft payload limits, daylight operating constraints and inter-island transfers can materially affect the delivery plan.
Cargo Facilities & Services
Our service team does not represent unverified warehouse or handling capabilities as available. For Palm Island Airport, the following points require advance operational confirmation:
- Acceptance and handling: confirm whether cargo can be accepted, by whom, during which hours, and whether loading equipment is available for the planned aircraft.
- Storage: do not assume a cargo terminal, bonded warehouse, cold room, dangerous-goods store or secure long-dwell facility. Arrange direct transfer or short-time staging where approved.
- Customs: confirm the designated customs entry point and whether import or export formalities must be completed at another airport or port before the island leg.
- Special cargo: temperature-controlled, dangerous, oversized, valuable and live-animal shipments require written acceptance from the carrier, handler and relevant authorities.
- Last-mile delivery: pre-arrange island-side collection, vessel or vehicle transfer, consignee access and any resort or private-property delivery restrictions.
Routes & Transit Times
- Regular long-haul freighter connectivity should not be presumed. Our team normally checks a regional gateway, feeder aircraft, charter option or multimodal alternative before confirming the routing.
- Possible connection patterns may include air movement into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines followed by an inter-island sector, or delivery through a nearby regional gateway with a sea or local-air transfer; the feasible option depends on the shipment and current schedules.
- Transit time is affected by aircraft payload, weather, daylight restrictions, connection availability, customs location, inter-island transfer frequency and consignee accessibility.
- We quote transit estimates only after carrier and ground-handler confirmation. Published schedules, if any, must be rechecked at booking and again before cargo tender.
Hinterland & Key Cargo
Palm Island Airport primarily serves the immediate island community and nearby Grenadines traffic rather than a broad industrial hinterland. Our service team generally assesses the shipment as an island-distribution movement with a potentially limited final-mile network.
- Suitable shipment profiles may include urgent supplies, maintenance parts, resort or hospitality provisions, personal effects and small commercial consignments, subject to acceptance.
- Perishables and chilled products require confirmed temperature control from origin through the final handover; an airport-to-airport label alone does not establish a cold chain.
- High-value electronics, pharmaceuticals, dangerous goods and oversized cargo need a pre-approved handling plan and may be better routed through a larger gateway.
- For island deliveries, the consignee’s exact location, transfer point, contact availability and local delivery method are essential routing data.
Operations & Compliance
- Booking and cut-off: no universal cargo cut-off should be assumed. Obtain the actual tender deadline, operating window, acceptance contact and aircraft restrictions before dispatching freight.
- Documentation: prepare a commercial invoice, packing list, accurate gross weight and dimensions, shipper/consignee details, transport instructions and any import, export or transit permits required for the selected gateway.
- Dangerous goods: batteries, aerosols, chemicals, medical samples and other regulated articles require correct classification, packing, marking, labelling and carrier approval under applicable air-transport rules.
- Inspection and delivery: customs or security examination may occur at the actual gateway rather than on Palm Island. Keep the consignee available and do not release delivery arrangements until clearance and local handling are confirmed.
Shipping Tips
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Palm Island Airport receive ordinary international air-cargo shipments?
Not automatically. Our team must first verify aircraft acceptance, local handling, customs arrangements and the consignee’s delivery plan. Where those elements are unavailable, we recommend routing through a confirmed regional gateway.
Does Palm Island Airport have a bonded cargo warehouse or cold storage?
These facilities should not be presumed from the supplied airport data. For bonded, chilled or frozen cargo, we obtain written confirmation of the storage and transfer chain before booking.
Can dangerous goods, lithium batteries or pharmaceuticals be shipped there?
Only after commodity classification, packaging review and acceptance by the operating carrier and handling parties. Pharmaceuticals additionally require a documented temperature-control and contingency plan.
Why might a shipment be routed through another airport?
A larger gateway may provide regular cargo capacity, customs processing, screening, specialist handling and more reliable onward connections. The final choice depends on destination, commodity, urgency and total landed logistics cost.
What information should be sent for a quotation?
Provide origin and final destination, commodity, number of pieces, dimensions, gross weight, value, ready date, temperature or dangerous-goods requirements, consignee contact details and whether airport delivery or door delivery is required.
Data Sources & Provenance
Hard identifiers, coordinates, city, country and time zone in this module are taken from the supplied Palm Island Airport record. The supplied record does not provide an ICAO code, cargo-facility inventory, runway specification, operating hours, throughput, carrier schedule or transit commitment; those items are therefore presented only as operational verification points, not as claimed airport statistics.
- International airport-code and aviation reference cross-checks: iata.org
- National government and public-sector reference boundary for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: gov.vc
- Operational status, acceptance, customs arrangements, schedules and special-cargo capability: to be confirmed by our service team with the operating carrier, local handler and relevant authorities before shipment tender.
This page does not infer cargo capacity, certification, warehouse availability, flight frequency, handling hours or delivery time from the airport name or IATA code alone.