George F. L. Charles Airport (Formerly Vigie Airport) (IATA: SLU, ICAO: TLPC) is the smaller of two airport in Saint Lucia, the other being Hewanorra International Airport. It is located adjacent to Vigie Beach, 2 km north of Castries, the capital of Saint Lucia. George F. L. Charles Airport is managed by the Saint Lucia Air and Seaports Authority (SLASPA). An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Hewanorra International Airport (IATA: UVF, ICAO: TLPL), near Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean, is the larger of the countrys two airports and is managed by the Saint Lucia Air and Seaports Authority (SLASPA). ... The Quarter of Castries, showing Castries city (red dot) Castries, population 11,147 (1991), is the capital city of Saint Lucia. ...

History

George F. L. Charles Airport was renamed on August 4, 1997 after a Saint Lucian politician. August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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:

• Air Caraibes
• American Airlines
  • American Eagle (San Juan)
• LIAT (Antigua, Dominica, St. Vincent, Georgetown, Barbados, Trinidad)

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Cargo Services

• Federal Express
• DHL
• Amerijet

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External links

• Details of George F. L. Charles Airport on SLASPA website
• St Lucia government press release concerning re-naming
• World Aero Data airport information for TLPC