Airports / Saint Lucia / SLU
George F. L. Charles Airport
TLPC / SLUCastries, Saint LuciaELEV 22 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
17 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
George F. L. Charles Airport, listed as TLPC / SLU, is a mid-sized airport in Castries, Saint Lucia. The field lies at an elevation of 22 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
SLU has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Hewanorra International Airport (UVF, 17 nm), Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF, 34 nm), and Argyle International Airport (SVD, 52 nm).
Quotes for flights out of SLU vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Vigie Airport. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from SLU, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
TLPC
IATA
SLU
FAA / Local
TLPC
Elevation
22 ft
Coordinates
14.0202° N · 60.9929° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 17nmUVFHewanorra International AirportVieux Fort
- 34nmFDFMartinique Aimé Césaire International AirportFort-de-France
- 52nmSVDArgyle International AirportKingstown
- 64nmBQUJ F Mitchell AirportBequia
- 69nmMQSMustique AirportLovell
- 82nmCIWCanouan AirportCanouan
Location
Open the full mapTLPC · George F. L. Charles Airport · Castries, Saint Lucia