AirportsHewanorra International Airport is a large airport serving Vieux Fort, in Saint Lucia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is UVF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- UVF
- ICAO code
- TLPL
- City
- Vieux Fort
- State or region
- Vieux Fort
- Country
- Saint Lucia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 13.7332° N, 60.9526° W
- Elevation
- 4 m (14 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,744 m (9,003 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, UVF means Hewanorra International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: TLPL. ICAO codes that begin with T belong to the Caribbean. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 13.7332° N, 60.9526° W. It stands 4 metres (14 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Castries, about 30 km away in a straight line.
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
Hewanorra International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,744 metres (9,003 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,744 m 9,003 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 |
|---|---|---|
| George F. L. Charles AirportCastries | SLU | 32 km |
| Argyle International AirportKingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | SVD | 67 km |
| J F Mitchell AirportBequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | BQU | 89 km |
| Martinique Aimé Césaire International AirportFort-de-France, Martinique | FDF | 96 km |
| Mustique AirportLovell, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | MQS | 97 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,500 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,779 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,871 km | 14 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,791 km | 8 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,241 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,174 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,656 km | 21 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,116 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,077 km | 19 h 50 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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