Hewanorra International Airport

The Hewanorra International Airport (IATA: UVF, ICAO: TLPL) (from English: Hewanorra International Airport) Located near the Vieux Fort District, Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean, it is the larger of the two Saint Lucia airports and is managed by the Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA). It is located on the southern cape of the island, about 53.4 km (33.2 miles) from the capital city, Castries.

The airport is a Category 9 Fire facility that handles 700,000 passengers a year and can accommodate Boeing 747, Airbus A330, Airbus A340, Boeing 777 and other long-range intercontinental aircraft. Aircraft maintenance is performed by Caribbean Dispatch Services. The country's smallest airport, George F. L. Charles Airport, is located in Castries and handles inter-Caribbean passenger flights, which are operated by both turboprop and jet airliners.

History

Hewanorra International Airport was originally called Beane Army Airfield and was used as a military airfield by the Sixth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Beane Field was activated in early 1941 with a mission to defend Saint Lucia against an enemy attack.

The name of the airport is an Amerindian word meaning "[land of the] iguana".

Runway and taxiways

The airport uses a single east-west runway, connected by two taxiways in its midsection, with turn bays at the end for tracking. As a result of the trade winds blowing northeast across St. Lucia, all aircraft generally arrive and depart in an easterly direction. This results in a typical flight path for aircraft arriving along the west coast of St. Lucia, while departing flights typically fly along the east coast of the island. On relatively rare occasions, weather disturbances such as passing hurricanes or tropical systems can force aircraft to take off or land in a westerly direction.

The airport is equipped with RNAV, VOR/DME and NDB approaches.

Other facilities

The airport is home to the Hewanorra Station of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Load

International destinations

Service is provided to 16 foreign cities (5 seasonal), by 10 airlines.

Cities per country	Airport name	Airlines
North America
CanadaCanada (1 destination, 3 airlines)
Toronto	Toronto Pearson International Airport	Air Canada Rouge / Sunwing Airlines / WestJet
United States (9 seasonal destinations, 4 airlines)
Atlanta	Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport	Delta Air Lines
Boston	Logan International Airport	JetBlue Airways (Stationary)
Charlotte	Charlotte-Douglas International Airport	American Airlines
Chicago	O'Hare International Airport	United Airlines (Stationary)
Dallas	Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport	American Airlines (Stationary)
Philadelphia	Philadelphia International Airport	American Airlines (Stationary)
Miami	Miami International Airport	American Airlines
Newark	International Airport Freedom of Newark	JetBlue Airways (Stationary) / United Airlines
New York	John F. Kennedy International Airport	American Airlines / JetBlue Airways
The Caribbean
GrenadaGrenada (1 destination, 1 airline)
Saint George	Maurice Bishop International Airport	British Airways
GuyanaGuyana (1 destination, 1 airline)
Georgetown	Cheddi Jagan International Airport	British Airways (start on 27 March 2023)
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago (2 destinations, 1 airline)
Port of Spain	International Airport of Piarco	British Airways (Table 26 March 2023)
Tobago	Arturo Napoleón Raymond Robinson International Airport	British Airways (start on 28 March 2023)
Europe
United KingdomUnited Kingdom (2 destinations [1 seasonal], 3 airlines)
London	London-Gatwick Airport	British Airways / TUI Airways
	London-Heathrow Airport	Virgin Atlantic (Stationary)
Total: 16 destinations (5 seasonal), 6 countries, 10 airlines

Accidents and incidents

• Quebecair Flight 714, a charter flight from Toronto, crashed as he approached Hewanorra International Airport on 19 February 1979. The blink of the wind made the plane stop its descent. The copilot, which flew at the time, delayed the accelerators, but the plane had just passed the winding zone, and the nose crashed against the track and bounced twice, destroying the nose landing gear. There were no fatalities and only minor injuries. The plane suffered irreparable damage and was cancelled.