<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Last.Class:
No, no, NO!!!!!. The Upper Cape is the Falmouth/Sagamore/Mashpee area. Mid-Cape is Hyannis/Yarmouth/Dennis. The Lower Cape is anything past Orleans. One always travels DOWN when going toward Provincetown, even as this involves going north.</font>
Correct!
Thanks for correcting this earlier error. It is a rather common error, as people accustomed to maps with North on top think that anything to the North is "up." Provincetown is Lower Cape Cod. Falmouth is Upper Cape Cod.
People in Provincetown and environs (Truro, Wellfleet) have started to use "Outer Cape," which lessens the confusion.
Yes, there is an airport in Provincetown. Unlike East Hampton, it does have scheduled, commercial service. Cape Air to Boston and, new this Summer, to Nantucket. Hyannis has the best service for the original query. It is nearby, and several carriers offer nonstop service to many Northeastern US cities.
Cape Air also provides connections at Hyannis to Nantucket and to Martha's Vineyard (among other destinations).