AviatDataGeorge F. L. Charles Airport SLU / TLPC
Castries · St Lucia · Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA)
208kpax · 2023
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATATLPC / SLU
OperatorSaint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA)
Coordinates14.0203°N, 60.9930°W
Elevation22 ft · 7 m
Time zoneAST (UTC-4, no DST)
Passengers / yr207,692 (2023)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceTLPC - AIP Eastern Caribbean / ECCAA
Operating hoursNo published 24-hour operation; effectively a daylight/VFR-leaning field. Published landside operating hours are approx. Mon-Sat 9:00 AM to last flight, Sun 10:00 AM-6:00 PM (per SLASPA). Approach aids are limited to RNAV and NDB on Rwy 09 only - Rwy 27 arrivals are visual only - and the runway is hemmed by Vigie Beach and hillside terrain, constraining night/IMC ops. Exact published ATC tower hours not independently confirmed; contact SLASPA/ATC for current hours.
TerminalsSingle terminal handling both domestic/regional and intra-Caribbean international traffic, with immigration, customs, security screening and baggage-claim facilities; modernized in recent years.
Runways (1)
- 09/27 · 1,898 m / 6,227 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt · ILS None (RNAV/NDB approach on Rwy 09 only; Rwy 27 visual only)
Airport contact
The historic in-town airport for Castries, SLU is St Lucia's domestic/regional gateway, handling turboprop service to Barbados, Antigua, and other Caribbean points, while Hewanorra (UVF) in the south carries the island's long-haul international and jet traffic; SLU's short, beach-hemmed runway caps it to turboprops and small regional jets.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Aviation Services (St. Lucia) Ltd.
Self-described "Saint Lucia's newest ground handler" based at George F.L. Charles Airport (Vigie), Castries; own website confirms ramp handling, passenger check-in, and baggage delivery, and states it is the official ground handler for InterCaribbean Airways' daily St. Maarten service. · Mon-Sat 08:00-16:00
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
CM&S Aviation
Listed as an FBO and ground handler for private aircraft at George F.L. Charles Airport (Vigie) on FlightAware's TLPC FBO directory, which independently corroborates the company's St. Lucia contact number. A separate directory's claim that it acts as local agent for IAM Jet Centre could not be independently confirmed and appears possibly outdated, since IAM Jet Centre's current St. Lucia FBO operates via Signature Flight Support at Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), a different airport.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available · 2 providers
Rubis Caribbean
Rubis Caribbean's own aviation network and St. Lucia locations pages list an Airport Office at George F.L. Charles Airport (SLU), Vigie, Castries as an active aviation fuel supply point among its Eastern Caribbean locations. · Daily 06:00-21:00
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
CM&S Aviation
Directory listings describe CM&S Aviation as coordinating private-jet fueling at the airport, likely via the Rubis fuel facility; not independently confirmed as a distinct fuel seller and Rubis Caribbean is the airport's independently confirmed fuel supplier.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
Available
Aviation Services (St. Lucia) Ltd.
Company's own website lists "security screening of bags" as part of its ground-handling service at the airport.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Passenger & crew transport
Available
Aviation Services (St. Lucia) Ltd.
Own website confirms VIP passenger handling, taxi arrangement, and overnight parking coordination for private and VIP flights, in addition to catering arrangements.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed