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Quebecair Flight 714, a charter flight operated with a Boeing 707-123B from Toronto, crashed on its approach to Hewanorra International Airport on 19 February 1979. Wind shear caused the aircraft to halt its descent. The copilot, who was flying at the time, retarded the throttles, but the aircraft had just passed the wind shear zone, and the ...
This is a list of the busiest airports in the Caribbean region by passenger traffic.Statistics are available for almost all the airstrips taken into account. The present list intends to include all the international airports located in the area geographically defined as the Caribbean.
Each gate typically corresponds to one parking stand on the airport's apron. A gate that provides access to multiple stands/jet bridges may have separate, designated doorways – sometimes termed sub-gates – for each stand. Commercial airport stands have airside components to facilitate passenger boarding and aircraft ground handling. [1]: 6-2
After the war it was subsequently expanded to form Hewanorra International Airport. [4] Today, Vieux Fort is the main point of entry for Saint Lucia and also hosts a port [5] just to the south of the town. It is also a major industrial area and also hosts other places such as St Jude's Hospital and the George Odlum Stadium.
George F. L. Charles Airport (commonly known as Vigie Airport) (IATA: SLU, ICAO: TLPC) is the smaller of the two airports in Saint Lucia, the other being Hewanorra International Airport. It is located 2 km (1.2 mi) north of Castries, the capital city. George F. L. Charles Airport is managed by the Saint Lucia Air and Seaports Authority (SLASPA).
The former USAF base was then refurbished and converted into Hewanorra International Airport. There remains a disused northeast–southwest runway, north of the main east–west runway, that was part of the military airfield. It is in poor condition.
La Tourney is located on the southern coast of Saint Lucia, close to Hewanorra International Airport There is also a 127 m (417 ft) high Tourney Mountain nearby at 13°44′34″N 60°57′55″W / 13.74288°N 60.96536°W / 13.74288; -60.
Brigadier General Antonio Parodi International Airport: EQS Formosa: Formosa International Airport: FMA Mar del Plata: Ástor Piazzolla International Airport: MDQ Mendoza: Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport: MDZ Neuquén: Presidente Perón International Airport: NQN Posadas: Libertador General José de San Martín Airport: PSS ...