# George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU / TLPC)

**George F. L. Charles Airport** (IATA: SLU, ICAO: TLPC) is a medium airport in Castries, Saint Lucia. It opened in 1941. It has one runway, 1,748 m (5,735 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/tlpc

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SLU / TLPC
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Castries, Saint Lucia
- Opened: 1941 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 7 m / 22 ft
- Coordinates: 14.0202, -60.9929
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,748 m / 5,735 ft
- Time zone: UTC-4 · America/St_Lucia
- Website: http://www.stlucia-airport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_F._L._Charles_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3275393
- Weather station: TLPC · WMO 78947
- Ident: TLPC

## Timeline

- 1941: George F. L. Charles Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 1,748 m / 5,735 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 075° / 255° | yes |

## Routes

9 destinations in 9 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (7)

- [FDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tfff.md) Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport · Martinique · 63 km / 39 mi · Air Adelphi
- [SVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tvsa.md) Argyle International Airport · St. Vincent & Grenadines · 97 km / 60 mi · Caribbean Airlines, Air Adelphi
- [BGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tbpb.md) Grantley Adams International Airport · Barbados · 193 km / 120 mi · Caribbean Airlines, Liat Air
- [GND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tgpy.md) Maurice Bishop International Airport · Grenada · 240 km / 149 mi · Liat Air
- [PTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tffr.md) Maryse Condé International Airport · Guadeloupe · 256 km / 159 mi · Caribbean Airlines
- [ANU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tapa.md) V. C. Bird International Airport · Antigua & Barbuda · 357 km / 222 mi · Liat Air
- [POS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ttpp.md) Piarco International Airport · Trinidad & Tobago · 383 km / 238 mi · Caribbean Airlines

### Cargo (5)

- [FDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tfff.md) Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport · Martinique · 63 km / 39 mi · DHL Aviation
- [SVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tvsa.md) Argyle International Airport · St. Vincent & Grenadines · 97 km / 60 mi · Air Cargo Carriers, DHL Aviation
- [DOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tdpd.md) Douglas-Charles Airport · Dominica · 173 km / 107 mi · Air Cargo Carriers
- [GND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tgpy.md) Maurice Bishop International Airport · Grenada · 240 km / 149 mi · DHL Aviation
- [SKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tkpk.md) Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport · St. Kitts & Nevis · 410 km / 255 mi · Air Cargo Carriers

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SLU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (3)

- BW [Caribbean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/caribbean-airlines) · 4
- 5L [Liat Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/liat-air) · 3
- [Air Adelphi](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-adelphi) · 2

### Cargo (2)

- 2Q [Air Cargo Carriers](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cargo-carriers) · 3
- [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 3

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,748 m / 5,735 ft | =5,093 of 29,858 | #1,514 in North America | #2 in LC |
| Elevation | 7 m / 22 ft | =41,157 of 43,403 | =18,579 in North America | #1 in LC |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =1 in LC |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =1 in LC |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.000 |
| APP/DEP | APP/DEP | 119.800 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 132.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [UVF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tlpl.md) Hewanorra International Airport · 32 km / 20 mi
- [FDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tfff.md) Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport · 63 km / 39 mi
- [SVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tvsa.md) Argyle International Airport · 97 km / 60 mi
- [BQU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tvsb.md) J F Mitchell Airport · 118 km / 74 mi
- [MQS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tvsm.md) Mustique Airport · 128 km / 79 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “George F. L. Charles Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_F._L._Charles_Airport&oldid=1376659616), revision of 25 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/tlpc/data