# Hewanorra International Airport (UVF / TLPL)

**Hewanorra International Airport** (IATA: UVF, ICAO: TLPL) is a large airport in Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia. It opened in 1941. It has one runway, 2,744 m (9,003 ft) long, asphalt. In 2017 it handled 632 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: UVF / TLPL
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia
- Opened: 1941 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 4 m / 14 ft
- Coordinates: 13.7332, -60.9526
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,744 m / 9,003 ft
- Passengers: 632,478 (2017)
- Time zone: UTC-4 · America/St_Lucia
- Website: https://uvf.lc
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewanorra_International_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431475
- Weather station: TLPL · WMO 78948
- Ident: TLPL

## Timeline

- 1941: Hewanorra International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 2,744 m / 9,003 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |

## Routes

8 destinations in 7 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 3,241 km / 2,014 mi · JetBlue Airways
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,775 km / 2,346 mi · WestJet
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 6,800 km / 4,225 mi · British Airways

### Seasonal (4)

- [GND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tgpy.md) Maurice Bishop International Airport · Grenada · 212 km / 132 mi · British Airways
- [TAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ttcp.md) A.N.R. Robinson International Airport · Trinidad & Tobago · 288 km / 179 mi · British Airways
- [GEO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sycj.md) Cheddi Jagan International Airport · Guyana · 857 km / 533 mi · British Airways
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 3,327 km / 2,067 mi · JetBlue Airways

### Cargo (1)

- [DOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tdpd.md) Douglas-Charles Airport · Dominica · 205 km / 127 mi · Air Cargo Carriers

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (3)

- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 4
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 2
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- 2Q [Air Cargo Carriers](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cargo-carriers) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 632K (2017) | #1,014 of 3,974 | #247 in North America |  |
| Longest runway | 2,744 m / 9,003 ft | =1,773 of 29,858 | =368 in North America | #1 in LC |
| Elevation | 4 m / 14 ft | =42,010 of 43,403 | =18,934 in North America | #2 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | ST LUCIA APP | 119.800 |
| GND | GND | 121.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [SLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tlpc.md) George F. L. Charles Airport · 32 km / 20 mi
- [SVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tvsa.md) Argyle International Airport · 67 km / 42 mi
- [BQU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tvsb.md) J F Mitchell Airport · 89 km / 56 mi
- [FDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tfff.md) Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport · 96 km / 59 mi
- [MQS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tvsm.md) Mustique Airport · 97 km / 60 mi
- [CIW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tvsc.md) Canouan Airport · 122 km / 76 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: “Hewanorra International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hewanorra_International_Airport&oldid=1372748134), revision of 2 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/tlpl/data