Hewanorra International Airport
| Hewanorra International Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: UVF - ICAO: TLPL | |||
| Summary <tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Airport type</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Public</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Operator</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Saint Lucia Air and Seaports Authority</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Serves</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Vieux Fort Quarter</td></tr> | |||
| 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. It is mainly a hotbed for charter airlines. George F. L. Charles Airport is located in Castries and handles inter-Caribbean flights, as well as to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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History
Hewanorra International Airport was orginally 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.
Airlines
Airlines serving this airport are:
- Air Canada (Toronto-Pearson)
- Air Jamaica (Barbados, New York-JFK)
- American Airlines (Miami)
- bmi (Manchester (UK))
- BWIA West Indies Airways/Caribbean Airlines) (London-Heathrow via Trinidad,and Port of Spain trinidad)
- British Airways (Antigua, London-Gatwick)
- Delta Air Lines (Atlanta)
- First Choice Airways (London-Gatwick)
- Helen Air
- Leeward Islands Air Transport
- St. Lucia Helicopters
- US Airways (Philadelphia, Charlotte)
- Virgin Atlantic Airways (London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK))
- Cubana(cuba)
Cargo
- DHL
- Amerijet
- Fedex
External links
- Details of Hewanorra International airport on SLASPA website
- World Aero Data airport information for TLPL
Categories
Airports in Saint Lucia