Beef Island/Tortola

Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (IATA: EIS, ICAO: TUPJ), previously known as Beef Island Airport, is the main airport serving the British Virgin Islands, a British overseas territory in the Caribbean.

The airport serves as the gateway to just about all of the islands within the BVI. The airport is also a gateway for inter-Caribbean travelers headed to the nearby U.S. Virgin Islands. Many travellers fly into Beef Island, with the intention of taking a ferry to the other smaller British Virgin Islands.

The airport is located on Beef Island, a small island off the main island of Tortola, to which it is connected by the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge.

Departure Tax

Passengers travelling by air from the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport incur the following fees totaling $50.00 on departure.  Said fees are generally included in the ticket price of the airlines registered with IATA.

• Departure Tax - $15.00
• Security Fee - $5.00
• Airport Development Fee - $30.00

For those airlines (Charter Operators) not registered with IATA the fees are payable at the Cashiers Window situated to the right of the airlines’ Check-in Counter area on the first floor of the terminal building. Make sure to get your receipt which is required to proceed through Security.   

Additionally, visitors arriving by air or sea incur an Environmental and Tourism Levy of US$10 on arrival.

There is no departure tax or security fee payable at the other two airports.