Travel guide: Mustique, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (MQS)
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Local facts
Travel essentials for Mustique, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — what to expect on the ground. Mustique sits in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Americas), in a tropical climate band — tropical northern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season. Airport IATA code MQS serves the area. Local timezone is America/St_Vincent, which matters for arrivals and check-ins. It sits at 12.89°, -61.18° — useful for weather, daylight, and route planning. Use the live tools below to plan around these facts.
- RegionSaint Vincent and the Grenadines, Americas
- Climate bandtropical northern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season
- Airport IATA code MQS
- TimezoneAmerica/St_Vincent
- Coordinates12.89, -61.18
- Located in the Northern Hemisphere
MQS is the airport code for Mustique Airport, serving the small private island of Mustique, one of the most exclusive islands in the Caribbean, part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Mustique is a privately managed island, run by the Mustique Company on behalf of its villa owners, and is famous as a discreet retreat known for its luxury villas, its beautiful beaches and its long association with royalty, musicians and film stars. Though it is small and quiet, with green hills and clear turquoise water, it has an easy, barefoot glamour, and its beach bars, above all the well-known Basil's Bar, are legendary in the islands. Mustique is reached by small aircraft on short flights from nearby islands such as Saint Lucia and Barbados, connecting with international services. The climate is warm and tropical all year, cooled by the trade winds, with a drier season and a wetter, greener one.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Mustique?
Mustique is a small private island in the Grenadines, part of the nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, in the eastern Caribbean. It is a quiet, green island of hills, white-sand beaches and clear turquoise water, privately managed and known as one of the most exclusive and discreet retreats in the region.
What is Mustique known for?
Mustique is known as one of the Caribbean's most exclusive private islands, run by the Mustique Company for its villa owners. It is famous for its luxury villas, its beautiful beaches and its long links with royalty, rock stars and film stars, as well as for its relaxed beach bars, above all the legendary Basil's Bar.
How do you get to Mustique?
Mustique is reached by small aircraft into Mustique Airport, on short flights from nearby islands such as Saint Lucia, about twenty-five minutes away, and Barbados, which connect with international flights. There is no direct long-haul service, so visitors first fly to a regional hub and then take the short island-hopping flight.
Nearby destinations
- Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- J. F. Mitchell airport (BQU), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Canouan Island airport (CIW), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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