George F. L. Charles Airport Aéroport George F. L. Charles | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Saint Lucia | ||||||||||
Operator | Saint Lucia Air & Sea Ports Authority | ||||||||||
Serves | Castries, Saint Lucia | ||||||||||
Location | Vigie, Castries | ||||||||||
Opened | 1941 | ||||||||||
Hub for | Wiggins Airways[1] | ||||||||||
Time zone | AST (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 22 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 14°01′13″N 060°59′35″W / 14.02028°N 60.99306°W | ||||||||||
Website | http://www.stlucia-airport.com/ | ||||||||||
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George F. L. Charles Airport (commonly known as Vigie Airport) (IATA: SLU, ICAO: TLPC) is the smaller of the 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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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.