# Piarco

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| image_caption   = [British Guiana](/source/British_Guiana) Govt. Airways [Grumman Goose](/source/Grumman_Goose) c. 1955. Piarco Airport, [Trinidad](/source/Trinidad).
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'''Piarco''' is a town in [Trinidad and Tobago](/source/Trinidad_and_Tobago). It is situated in the north of the island of [Trinidad](/source/Trinidad) and is the site of the country's main airport, [Piarco International Airport](/source/Piarco_International_Airport).

==Geography==
Piarco is the site of one of the few natural [savanna](/source/savanna)s in Trinidad and Tobago, the ''Piarco Savanna''. Most of this savanna land has been incorporated into the airport.

Piarco is bounded by Orange Grove to the west, Trincity/Maloney to the north and Mausica to the east. Piarco comprises a few areas/villages such as Oropune, Golden Grove and St Helena.

==Administration==
Piarco, which is located south of [Trincity](/source/Trincity) and [Tunapuna](/source/Tunapuna), is administered by the [Tunapuna–Piarco Regional Corporation](/source/Tunapuna%E2%80%93Piarco_Regional_Corporation).

==Economy==
[Caribbean Airlines](/source/Caribbean_Airlines) has its headquarters in the Iere House, Golden Grove Road Piarco.<ref>"[http://www.caribbean-airlines.com/contact.shtml Contact Us > Caribbean] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103043051/http://caribbean-airlines.com/contact.shtml |date=2010-01-03 }}." Caribbean Airlines. Retrieved on 13 September 2012. "Iere House Golden Grove Road Piarco Trinidad, West Indies"</ref> Prior to the establishment of Caribbean Airlines, [BWIA West Indies Airways](/source/BWIA_West_Indies_Airways) was headquartered on the airport property in Piarco.<ref>"World Airline Directory." ''Flight International''. March 23, 1999. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%200518.html 66]. Retrieved on September 30, 2009. "Administration Building, Golden Grove Road, Piarco International Airport, PO Box 604, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago"</ref>

The [Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago](/source/Airports_Authority_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago) has its headquarters in the Airports Administration Centre, in the South Terminal of the airport.<ref>"[http://www.tntairports.com/contact_us.html Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820050811/http://www.tntairports.com/contact_us.html |date=2010-08-20 }}." [Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago](/source/Airports_Authority_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago). Retrieved on 12 January 2011. "Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago Airports Administration Centre Piarco International Airport South Terminal Golden Grove Road, Piarco."</ref>

==References==
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Category:Populated places in Trinidad and Tobago

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