Hewanorra International Airport
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| Hewanorra International Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: UVF - ICAO: TLPL | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Saint Lucia Air and Seaports Authority | ||
| Serves | Vieux Fort Quarter | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 14 ft (4 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 10/28 | 9,003 | 2,744 | Asphalt |
Hewanorra International Airport (IATA: UVF, ICAO: TLPL), near Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean, is the larger of the country's two airports and is managed by the Saint Lucia Air and Seaports Authority (SLASPA).
The airport is a Fire Category 8 airport that handles 440,000 passengers a year and has the capability to handle Boeing 747s, Airbus A320, A340 and other similar aircraft. Aircraft maintenance there is carried out by Caribbean Dispatch Services. George F. L. Charles Airport is located in Castries and handles inter-Caribbean flights.
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[edit] History
Hewanorra International Airport was originally a military air base built by the United States Air Force and used in World War II. After the war, the USAF had no use for the base, so it was given to the St Lucian government, who refurbished and converted it into a commercial airport.
[edit] Airlines
Airlines serving this airport are:
- Air Canada (Toronto-Pearson)
- Air Jamaica (Barbados, Montego Bay, New York-JFK, Atlanta, Miami, Newark, Chicago-O'Hare, Boston)
- American Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Miami)
- bmi (Manchester (UK))
- Caribbean Airlines (Port of Spain)
- Delta Air Lines (Atlanta)
- St. Lucia Helicopters
- US Airways (Charlotte, Philadelphia)
- Virgin Atlantic Airways (London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK))
- British Airways (London-Gatwick)
- Cubana (Havana)
- Miami Air
- Apple Vacation
- Skyservice (Toronto-Pearson)
- WestJet (Toronto-Pearson) [charter]
- Air Transat (Toronto-Pearson) Winter Season Only
- Alitalia (Rome-Fiumicino) Charters only
- USA 3000 (Pittsburgh)
- Condor Airlines (Frankfurt)
- Ryan International Airlines (Saint Maarten, St.Louis)
- XL Airways (London-Gatwick) [starts May 2007]
[edit] Renovations
As St. Lucia is one of the hosts of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, Hewanorra Airport is being renovated so that it can handle an anticipated increase in traffic. It is undergoing a multi-million U.S. dollar project, which includes the construction of a new terminal with eight jetways, a bigger parking lot and a new taxiway.
