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George F. L. Charles Airport
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| George F. L. Charles Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: SLU - ICAO: TLPC | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Saint Lucia Air & Sea Ports Authority | ||
| Serves | Saint Lucia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 22 ft (7 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 09/27 | 5,735 | 1,748 | Asphalt |
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).
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George F. L. Charles Airport was renamed on August 4, 1997 after a Saint Lucian politician.
On average, George F. L. Charles Airport handles 32,000 flights per year carrying 394,000 passengers.
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)
- Caribbean Star Airlines (Now joined with LIAT)
- Bwee Express & Air jamaica Xpress in 2004 (Bwee Express was shut down in 2004 to make service for Tobago Express and Air Jamaica Xpress was shut down due to Air Jamaica's loses.