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N7994H, veered off the runway into a grassy area at George F. L. Charles Airport after the aircraft's right landing gear malfunctioned. The sole occupant of the aircraft, the pilot, was not harmed. Following the incident,
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as well as direct, no change of plane jet service with the BAC One-Eleven to Port of Spain, Trinidad, St. Maarten and San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1995, Carib Express was operating
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turboprop airliners on a round trip routing of Port of Spain - Grenada - Barbados - St. Lucia - Martinique - Guadeloupe - Antigua. The same year,
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On average, George F. L. Charles Airport handles 32,000 flights per year carrying 394,000 passengers. Most of these flights operate with
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suspended all operations, and the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority launched an investigation.
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The airport currently has no scheduled jet service. All jet services into St. Lucia, including
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April 7, 1996 OAG Pocket Flight Guide, St. Lucia, Miami and New York JFK flight schedules
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was operating a round trip flight six days a week on a routing of Antigua - Guadeloupe -
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with both of these direct, no change of plane flights making an intermediate stop in
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July 2, 2001 American Airlines system timetable, St. Lucia Vigie flight schedules
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Vigie Beach, immediately opposite the airport check-in and departure lounge area
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https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/liat-2020-releases-first-flight-schedule
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prop aircraft. By 1965, BWIA was operating daily flights into the airport with
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The airport was renamed on 4 August 1997 in honour of Saint Lucia politician
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approach only on Runway 9. Landings on Runway 27 are strictly visual.
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The airport previously had scheduled passenger jet service flown by
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George F. L. Charles Airport apron from the passenger's passageway
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series 500 twin jets on nonstop flights to Antigua, Barbados and
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North American Edition Desktop Guide, St. Lucia flight schedules
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as well as flying MD-80 service several days a week nonstop to
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agreement with these services being flown by San Juan-based
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was operating six daily flights from the airport nonstop to
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twice a week and also twice a week between the airport and
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as well as one stop BAe 146 service from Port of Spain and
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Passageway at George F. L. Charles Airport, in Saint Lucia
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The airport houses the George Charles Outstation of the
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jet flights into the airport nonstop from Barbados,
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Charles Airport entrance 608:Sir George Frederick Lawrence Charles 7: 1611:Buildings and structures in Castries 739:jetliners between the airport and 645:, operate at the present time via 14: 1092: 628:de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 439: 438: 418: 417: 264: 257: 39: 1503:from the original on 2020-04-25 1478:from the original on 2020-04-25 1453:from the original on 2020-04-25 1428:from the original on 2020-04-25 1397:"Winair NW24 Network Expansion" 1338:from the original on 2020-04-25 1313:from the original on 2020-04-25 647:Hewanorra International Airport 497:Hewanorra International Airport 242:http://www.stlucia-airport.com/ 108: 100: 1528:Retrieved on 23 December 2012. 1237:http://www.timetableimages.com 1198:http://www.timetableimages.com 1188:, Dec. 15, 1965 BWIA timetable 1186:http://www.timetableimages.com 1176:, Dec. 14, 1950 BWIA timetable 1142:"Airport information for TLPC" 1: 1118:. 4 July 2017. Archived from 695:Leeward Islands Air Transport 556:Leeward Islands Air Transport 30:AĂ©roport George F. L. Charles 900:(begins November 16, 2024), 896:(begins November 17, 2024), 892:(begins November 17, 2024), 888:(begins November 19, 2024), 703:British Aircraft Corporation 661:which in 1968 was operating 487:) is the smaller of the two 465:George F. L. Charles Airport 23:George F. L. Charles Airport 904:(begins November 19, 2024) 673:with direct jet service to 562:- Martinique - St. Lucia - 516:British West Indies Airways 265: 145:; 83 years ago 1627: 1334:. 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Caribbean Airlines. 1082: 1061:On 8 November 2015, a 1045:The airport offers an 1025: 818:InterCaribbean Airways 767: 638: 568:Hawker Siddeley HS 748 457:2012 SLASPA Statistics 435:Movements change 15–16 414:Passenger change 15–16 29: 16:Airport in Saint Lucia 1080: 1023: 765: 683:San Juan, Puerto Rico 643:transatlantic flights 636: 622:aircraft such as the 222:14.02028°N 60.99306°W 194:22 ft / 7 m 1293:"Caribbean Airlines" 745:New York JFK Airport 653:Previous jet service 598:turboprop aircraft. 1122:on 27 February 2022 1063:Beechcraft Model 99 602:Renaming of airport 467:(commonly known as 227:14.02028; -60.99306 218: /  1447:"Fleets and Bases" 1332:"Flight Schedules" 1083: 1026: 1011:St. Vincent–Argyle 985:St. Vincent–Argyle 945:St. Vincent–Argyle 932:Air Cargo Carriers 902:St. Vincent–Argyle 832:St. Vincent–Argyle 804:St. Vincent–Argyle 795:Caribbean Airlines 768: 639: 588:Executive Airlines 495:, the other being 427:Aircraft movements 1593: 1592: 1018: 1017: 910: 909: 714:British Aerospace 580:American Airlines 548:Lockheed Lodestar 462: 461: 447: 446: 396: 388: 387: 338: 337: 33: 1618: 1562: 1555: 1548: 1539: 1529: 1518: 1512: 1511: 1509: 1508: 1493: 1487: 1486: 1484: 1483: 1468: 1462: 1461: 1459: 1458: 1443: 1437: 1436: 1434: 1433: 1418: 1412: 1411: 1409: 1407: 1393: 1387: 1382: 1376: 1371: 1365: 1364: 1353: 1347: 1346: 1344: 1343: 1328: 1322: 1321: 1319: 1318: 1303: 1297: 1296: 1289: 1280: 1277: 1271: 1264: 1258: 1257: 1246: 1240: 1234: 1228: 1227: 1216: 1210: 1207: 1201: 1195: 1189: 1183: 1177: 1171: 1165: 1163: 1157: 1149: 1138: 1132: 1131: 1129: 1127: 1112: 1102: 1097: 1096: 1095: 1029:Other facilities 917: 820: 780: 552:Vickers Viscount 442: 441: 421: 420: 403: 394: 353: 352: 346: 299: 298: 292: 268: 267: 261: 233: 232: 230: 229: 228: 223: 219: 216: 215: 214: 211: 153: 151: 146: 81: 80: 70: 69: 59: 58: 43: 32: 27: 19: 1626: 1625: 1621: 1620: 1619: 1617: 1616: 1615: 1596: 1595: 1594: 1589: 1571: 1566: 1535: 1533: 1532: 1519: 1515: 1506: 1504: 1495: 1494: 1490: 1481: 1479: 1474:. 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Index


IATA
ICAO
WMO
Castries
Vigie
Hub
Wiggins Airways
Time zone
AST
UTC−04:00
AMSL
Coordinates
14°01â€Č13″N 060°59â€Č35″W / 14.02028°N 60.99306°W / 14.02028; -60.99306
http://www.stlucia-airport.com/
SLU is located in Saint Lucia
Runways
Direction
Asphalt
Helipads
DAFIF
IATA
ICAO
airports
Saint Lucia
Hewanorra International Airport
Castries
Vigie Beach
British West Indies Airways
Barbados

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