George F. L. Charles Airport

George F. L. Charles Airport is the smaller of the two in , the other being . It is located 2 km north of , the capital city.
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  • Type: Airport
  • Description: airport in Saint Lucia
  • Also known as: “George F. Charles Airport”, “SLU”, “TLPC”, and “Vigie”
  • Historically known as: “Vigie Airport”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vigie Beach and Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Castries.

Beach
Photo: ROxBo, Public domain.
is located 2 km north of Castries District, , running parallel and immediately adjacent to the George F. L. Charles Airport. It is a protected white sand beach.

Church
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The Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, is a cathedral built in 1897 which is located in the centre of three well known streets: Peynier Street, Micoud Street and Laborie Street, and is opposite the in , .

Lighthouse
Photo: gailhampshire, CC BY 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castries and Cul De Sac.

Photo: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital city of . Founded by the French in 1650, now has a population of just over 11,000. doesn't have a lot to offer visitors, and it's usually just a place that you'll pass through on your way to the more obvious attractions of Saint Lucia.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles south of George F. L. Charles Airport.

Locality
is a settlement on the island of ; it is located at the northern end of the island towards its heart, between Trois Pitons and Barre Denis. In 2001 it had a population of 112 people in 30 households. is situated 3 miles south of George F. L. Charles Airport.

George F. L. Charles Airport

Latitude
14.02023° or 14° 1′ 13″ north
Longitude
-60.99294° or 60° 59′ 35″ west
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
IATA airport code
SLU
ICAO airport code
TLPC
United Nations Location Code
LC SLU
Open location code
776X22C4+3R
Geo­Names ID
3576407
Wiki­data ID
Q3275393
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tajik—“George F. L. Charles Airport” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مطار جورج تشارلز الدولي”
  • Cebuano: “George F. L. Charles Airport”
  • Chinese: “乔治·查尔斯机场”
  • French: “aéroport George F. L. Charles de Sainte-Lucie”
  • French: “Aéroport George F. L. Charles de Sainte-Lucie”
  • French: “SLU”
  • German: “George F. L. Charles Airport”
  • Greek: “Αεροδρόμιο Τζορτζ Φ. Λ. Τσαρλς”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara George F. L. Charles”
  • Indonesian: “Bandara George F. L. Charles”
  • Indonesian: “SLU”
  • Indonesian: “TLPC”
  • Italian: “aeroporto George F. L. Charles de Sainte-Lucie”
  • Japanese: “ジョージ F.L. チャールズ空港”
  • Japanese: “ジョージ・F・L・チャールズ空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang George F. Charles”
  • Persian: “SLU”
  • Persian: “TLPC”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه جرج واین گارتنر ال چارلز”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy George F. L. Charles”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul George F. L. Charles”
  • Russian: “Международный аэропорт имени Джорджа Чарльза”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto George F L Charles”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto George F. L. Charles”
  • Spanish: “George F L Charles Airport”
  • Spanish: “George F. L. Charles Airport”
  • Spanish: “SLU”
  • Spanish: “TLPC”
  • Swedish: “George F. L. Charles Airport”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи ҷурҷ уен гортнр ил чорлз”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sans Soucis and La Carrière.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kiwanies Beach and Petit Carenage.

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