George F. L. Charles Airport

George F. L. Charles Airport
IATA: SLUICAO: TLPC
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Saint Lucia Air & Sea Ports Authority
Location Saint Lucia
Elevation AMSL 22 ft / 7 m
Coordinates
Map
TLPC
Location in Saint Lucia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,748 5,735 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1]

George F. L. Charles Airport (Formerly Vigie Airport) (IATA: SLUICAO: TLPC) is the smaller of two airports in Saint Lucia, the other being Hewanorra International Airport. It is located 2 km (1.2 mi) north of Castries, the capital city. George F. L. Charles Airport is managed by the Saint Lucia Air and Seaports Authority (SLASPA). Its runway runs parallel to a pristine beach, Vigie Beach, which is a popular tourist attraction.

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History

George F. L. Charles Airport was renamed on 4 August 1997 in honor of Saint Lucia politician Sir George Frederick Lawrence Charles (1916–2004).[2]

Traffic

On average, George F. L. Charles Airport handles 32,000 flights per year carrying 394,000 passengers.

Airlines

The following airlines fly passenger services to George F. L. Charles Airport:

Airlines Destinations
Air Antilles Fort-de-France
Air Caraïbes Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre
American Eagle Airlines operated by Executive Air San Juan
Caribbean Airlines Port of Spain [begins January 24 2012]
LIAT Antigua, Barbados, Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan, Grenada, Port of Spain, Sint Maarten, Saint Vincent, San Juan
SVG Air Saint Vincent

Charter

Airlines Destinations
FlyMontserrat Montserrat
Inter Caribbean Express Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, Port of Spain, Saint Kitts, Saint Vincent
St Barth Commuter Saint Barthélemy
Trans Anguilla Airways Anguilla

Cargo Services

References

  1. ^ Airport information for TLPC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ http://www.stlucia.gov.lc/pr1997/vigie_airport_renamed_george_f_l__charles.htm St Lucia government press release concerning re-naming