AirportsGeorge F. L. Charles Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Castries, in Saint Lucia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SLU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SLU
- ICAO code
- TLPC
- City
- Castries
- State or region
- Castries
- Country
- Saint Lucia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 14.0202° N, 60.9929° W
- Elevation
- 7 m (22 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,748 m (5,735 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SLU means George F. L. Charles Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: TLPC. ICAO codes that begin with T belong to the Caribbean. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 14.0202° N, 60.9929° W. It stands 7 metres (22 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/St Lucia, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
George F. L. Charles Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,748 metres (5,735 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,748 m 5,735 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hewanorra International AirportVieux Fort | UVF | 32 km |
| Martinique Aimé Césaire International AirportFort-de-France, Martinique | FDF | 63 km |
| Argyle International AirportKingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | SVD | 97 km |
| J F Mitchell AirportBequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | BQU | 118 km |
| Mustique AirportLovell, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | MQS | 128 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,479 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,764 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,858 km | 14 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,768 km | 8 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,210 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,153 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,637 km | 21 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,085 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,095 km | 19 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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