Research › Caribbean Air Connectivity Index 2027 › Tortola
Ranked #18 of 28
Tortola
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- Weekly departures
- 112
- Direct destinations
- 10
- Airlines
- 5
- Estimated weekly seats
- 3,960
Tortola
| Weekly departures | Weekly seats | Destinations | Airlines | Largest carrier share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | 3,960 | 10 | 5 | 53.3% |
Tortola ranks 18th overall (31.3) and 13th regionally (48.9). It is a regional connector: it serves 9 Caribbean islands, its largest partner, Puerto Rico (San Juan), takes 40.4% of Caribbean departures, and it has 2,972 Caribbean seats, against 988 extra-regional seats.
The Caribbean takes 75.1% of seats and the United States 24.9%. Leading routes are Puerto Rico (San Juan), with 40 departures and 1,062 seats on Cape Air (9K) and interCaribbean (JY); Antigua with 19; Miami (MIA), its only destination outside the region, with 13 departures and 988 seats on American Airlines (AA); St Thomas with 9; and St Maarten / St Martin (Princess Juliana and Grand Case) with 8.
interCaribbean holds 53.3% of seats (HHI 3,707), the highest carrier share among the regional connectors, and 30.0% of destinations have two or more airlines. For 31 of 112 departures, seats were estimated from an airline-level default. Tortola is served from Terrance B. Lettsome on Beef Island; Virgin Gorda and Anegada are not indexed. In full-year 2025 data, departing flights to other Caribbean islands were 55.3% full and to the United States 71.7%.
Score and rank
The connectivity score is an index on 0–100 built from departures, destinations, airlines, hub links and seats; the regional score uses the Caribbean subset only. Both are defined in the methodology. Not a percentage — an island does not have "96% connectivity".
| Measure | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 31.3 | #18 of 28 |
| Regional (Caribbean only) | 48.9 | #13 of 28 |
Destinations and airlines
Tortola has 9 direct Caribbean destinations and 1 beyond the region, with 99 of its 112 weekly departures staying inside the Caribbean. It has direct service to 1 of the index's connecting hubs.
| Airline | Weekly departures | Destinations |
|---|---|---|
| interCaribbean | 44 | 6 |
| Cape Air | 31 | 2 |
| Winair | 18 | 3 |
| American | 13 | 1 |
| FlexFlight | 6 | 1 |
Market mix
Estimated weekly seats by the region a flight goes to. Seats are estimated from aircraft type, not booked or flown.
| Market | Estimated weekly seats | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Caribbean | 2,972 | 75.1% |
| North America | 988 | 24.9% |
Resilience
How exposed this island's connectivity is to one airline or one route stopping. All three figures are derived from the route table below, so they can be checked against it.
| Carrier concentration (HHI on seats) | 3,707 of 10,000 — higher is more concentrated |
|---|---|
| Largest carrier by seats | interCaribbean at 53.3% of seats |
| Destinations served by 2+ airlines | 3 of 10 (30.0%) |
| Most-served Caribbean destination | SJU, carrying 40.4% of Caribbean departures |
Gateway reach
Long-haul arrivals at the cluster gateway that connect onward to Tortola within the same day, with the best total journey time. Only islands in a gateway cluster have this.
| From | Via | Arrivals in week | Connecting | Best total hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLL | SJU | 34 | 27 | 4.8 |
| MCO | SJU | 129 | 60 | 5.1 |
| MIA | SJU | 55 | 31 | 5.2 |
| FLL | SDQ | 14 | 7 | 5.5 |
| BOG | SJU | 10 | 7 | 5.5 |
| LAL | SJU | 4 | 3 | 5.6 |
| TPA | SJU | 28 | 9 | 5.6 |
| JAX | SJU | 7 | 4 | 5.6 |
| PTY | SJU | 14 | 7 | 5.7 |
| MDE | SJU | 12 | 5 | 5.7 |
| PTY | SXM | 3 | 2 | 5.7 |
| ATL | SJU | 33 | 23 | 6.0 |
| JFK | SJU | 41 | 26 | 6.2 |
| ORF | SJU | 4 | 2 | 6.3 |
| PTY | SDQ | 33 | 11 | 6.3 |
| BOG | SDQ | 23 | 7 | 6.3 |
| MIA | ANU | 14 | 14 | 6.4 |
| PHL | SJU | 36 | 26 | 6.4 |
| HPN | SJU | 5 | 5 | 6.6 |
| JFK | SXM | 7 | 1 | 6.6 |
| EWR | SJU | 29 | 18 | 6.7 |
| BOS | SJU | 20 | 13 | 6.7 |
| RIC | SJU | 3 | 1 | 6.7 |
| IAD | SJU | 8 | 7 | 6.7 |
| BWI | SJU | 14 | 5 | 6.8 |
| HVN | SJU | 4 | 2 | 6.9 |
| IAH | SJU | 14 | 7 | 7.0 |
| DTW | SJU | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| MIA | SXM | 14 | 4 | 7.1 |
| PHL | SDQ | 7 | 7 | 7.1 |
| YYZ | SXM | 5 | 1 | 7.3 |
| BUF | SJU | 4 | 4 | 7.4 |
| EWR | SDQ | 31 | 6 | 7.6 |
| BDL | SJU | 14 | 7 | 7.6 |
| DFW | SJU | 12 | 7 | 7.7 |
| MSP | SJU | 2 | 2 | 8.2 |
| MIA | SDQ | 38 | 7 | 8.6 |
| DEN | SJU | 7 | 1 | 8.6 |
| MCO | SXM | 5 | 2 | 8.8 |
| ORD | SJU | 15 | 14 | 9.0 |
| JFK | SDQ | 35 | 7 | 9.0 |
| JFK | ANU | 1 | 1 | 9.8 |
| EWR | ANU | 1 | 1 | 10.0 |
| MAD | SJU | 11 | 7 | 10.8 |
| LGW | ANU | 5 | 5 | 12.1 |
| ORY | SXM | 2 | 1 | 13.3 |
| CLT | SJU | 14 | 14 | — |
| USA | SJU | 2 | 2 | — |
| YYZ | ANU | 1 | 1 | — |
| CLT | SXM | 1 | 1 | — |
Load factors
Actual passengers against actual seats, from Eurostat (2024) and BTS T-100 (2025). Monthly and historical: these do not describe the reference week. Route-months the source reports inconsistently are excluded, so every figure here is publishable.
| Source | Direction | Market | Months | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T100I | Inbound | Caribbean | 12 | 51.4% |
| T100I | Inbound | North America | 12 | 75.3% |
| T100I | Outbound | Caribbean | 12 | 55.3% |
| T100I | Outbound | North America | 12 | 71.7% |
Low season against peak
Peak week pending. This edition measures the week of 19 October 2026 only, and that week is an early shoulder week rather than the bottom of the season — some winter services start in October and others in November and December. The peak week is collected separately, and no low-versus-peak comparison is shown until it exists.
Routes
Every scheduled departure in the reference week, grouped by destination and airline. Seats are estimated; see the methodology for how, and for what "estimated" excludes.
Within the Caribbean
| From | To | Airline | Weekly departures | Est. weekly seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIS | SJU | Cape Air | 22 | 198 |
| EIS | SJU | interCaribbean | 18 | 864 |
| EIS | ANU | interCaribbean | 12 | 576 |
| EIS | STT | Cape Air | 9 | 81 |
| EIS | ANU | Winair | 7 | 162 |
| EIS | SDQ | interCaribbean | 7 | 336 |
| EIS | AXA | FlexFlight | 6 | 36 |
| EIS | SXM | Winair | 6 | 143 |
| EIS | SKB | Winair | 5 | 240 |
| EIS | BGI | interCaribbean | 3 | 144 |
| EIS | DOM | interCaribbean | 2 | 96 |
| EIS | SXM | interCaribbean | 2 | 96 |
Beyond the region
| From | To | Airline | Weekly departures | Est. weekly seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIS | MIA | American | 13 | 988 |
Compare
Back to the full 28-island table to see where Tortola sits against the rest.
