Theodore Francis Green State Airport

Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport — formerly Theodore Francis Green State Airport — is the principal airport of Rhode Island and a meaningful secondary gateway for the Greater Boston and southern New England market. Located in Warwick 9 mi (14 km) south of downtown Providence and 60 mi (97 km) south of Boston, PVD handles 126 routes to 83 destinations with 33 airlines. The airport serves as a price-competitive alternative to Boston Logan for southern New England originating traffic and has historically been one of Southwest Airlines' most important secondary northeastern focus points. PVD is named after Theodore Francis Green, a former US senator and Rhode Island governor. Southwest Airlines has the largest passenger share at PVD, with substantial mainline operations connecting Rhode Island to major US hubs and leisure markets. Other carriers include American, Delta, United, JetBlue, Alaska Airlines (seasonal), Frontier, Breeze Airways (which runs a significant base at PVD and has treated the airport as one of its initial launch focus cities), Allegiant, Spirit, Avelo, and Air Canada Express. Seasonal international-lite service includes Condor (Frankfurt, seasonal charter history), Icelandair (historical), and a long history of European low-cost entrants using PVD as a cheaper Northeast entry point — Norwegian's short-lived trans-Atlantic 737 MAX operation memorably used PVD before its collapse. The route map emphasizes Florida, the Southeast, Chicago, Denver, Nashville, and major West Coast destinations. The airfield sits at 55 ft (17 m) elevation with two asphalt runways: the primary 05/23 at 8,700 ft (2,652 m) — extended over New England residential neighborhoods in a long and contentious expansion program — and the shorter crosswind 16/34 at 6,081 ft (1,854 m). The unified terminal has been progressively expanded and is one of the more passenger-friendly mid-sized airports in the Northeast. Most notably, PVD is directly connected to the MBTA commuter rail and Amtrak Northeast Regional via an on-site station within the Interlink transit building — one of only a handful of US airports with integrated intercity-rail connection, providing direct trains to Boston South Station and southern Rhode Island.