Nonstop flight route between Trapani, Italy and Castries, Saint Lucia:
Departure Airport:
(37°54'42"N by 12°29'35"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°1'13"N by 60°59'35"W)
Distance from TPS to SLU:
4,733.18 miles (7,617.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS), Trapani, Italy and George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU), Castries, Saint Lucia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,733 miles (or 7,617 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TPS / LICT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Trapani, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°54'42"N by 12°29'35"E |
| Area Served: | Trapani |
| Airport Type: | Military/public |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TPS |
| More Information: | TPS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLU / TLPC |
| Airport Name: | George F. L. Charles Airport |
| Location: | Castries, Saint Lucia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°1'13"N by 60°59'35"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Saint Lucia Air & Sea Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLU |
| More Information: | SLU Maps & Info |
Facts about Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS):
- Data from Assaeroporti.
- The furthest airport from Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,817 miles (19,018 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) is Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) ENE of TPS.
- Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2013, 1,878,557 passengers passed through the airport, making it the third busiest airport in Sicily.
- In addition to being known as "Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi", another name for TPS is "Aeroporto Vincenzo Florio di Trapani-Birgi".
- Because of Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi handled 1,878,557 passengers last year.
Facts about George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU):
- George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of George F. L. Charles Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at George F. L. Charles Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) is Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) S of SLU.
- The airport offers an RNAV, and NDB approach for only runway 9, landings on runway 27 are strictly visual.
- The furthest airport from George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to George F. L. Charles Airport (meaning George F. L. Charles Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,124 miles (19,511 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.89 miles (60.98 km) ENE | Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) | Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy |     |
| 2 | 132.22 miles (212.79 km) ESE | Comiso Airport (CIY) | Comiso, Italy | |
| 3 | 137.45 miles (221.21 km) ESE | Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) | Catania, Italy | |
| 4 | 143.87 miles (231.54 km) ESE | Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) | Catania, Sicily, Italy | |
| 5 | 144.39 miles (232.38 km) WSW | Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) | Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia | |
| 6 | 155.25 miles (249.85 km) WSW | Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ) | Bizerte, Tunisia | |
| 7 | 163.08 miles (262.45 km) SE | Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM) | Xewkija, Gozo, Malta | |
| 8 | 166.95 miles (268.67 km) S | Lampedusa Airport (LMP) | Lampedusa, Italy | |
| 9 | 170.14 miles (273.81 km) SW | Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) | Enfidha, Tunisia | |
| 10 | 172.43 miles (277.50 km) E | Reggio di Calabria Airport (REG) | Reggio Calabria, Italy | |
| 11 | 177.17 miles (285.12 km) SSW | Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) | Monastir, Tunisia | |
| 12 | 179.36 miles (288.65 km) SE | Malta International Airport (MLA) | Luqa, Malta | |
| 13 | 204.94 miles (329.81 km) NW | Tortolì Airport (TTB) | Sardinia, Italy | |
| 14 | 207.51 miles (333.95 km) WNW | Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) | Cagliari, Italy | |
| 15 | 208.55 miles (335.63 km) WSW | Tabarka–Ain Draham International Airport (TBJ) | Tabarka, Tunisia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,817.12 miles (19,017.76 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,648.74 miles (18,746.78 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,588.60 miles (18,649.99 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,588.58 miles (18,649.96 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,557.21 miles (18,599.47 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,548.01 miles (18,584.68 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,546.74 miles (18,582.62 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,523.60 miles (18,545.39 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,518.40 miles (18,537.03 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,514.23 miles (18,530.31 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,508.29 miles (18,520.74 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,502.34 miles (18,511.17 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,502.02 miles (18,510.67 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,492.77 miles (18,495.77 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,488.95 miles (18,489.63 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.01 miles (32.21 km) S | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 2 | 39.52 miles (63.60 km) N | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 3 | 62.26 miles (100.19 km) SSW | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 4 | 73.55 miles (118.37 km) SSW | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 5 | 79.23 miles (127.51 km) S | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 6 | 94.25 miles (151.69 km) SSW | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 7 | 94.79 miles (152.54 km) NNW | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 8 | 102.24 miles (164.53 km) SSW | Union Island Airport (UNI) | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 9 | 107.46 miles (172.93 km) N | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 10 | 111.40 miles (179.28 km) SSW | Lauriston Airport (CRU) | Carriacou Island, Grenada | |
| 11 | 120.11 miles (193.30 km) ESE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 12 | 133.32 miles (214.55 km) NNW | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 13 | 149.18 miles (240.08 km) SSW | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 14 | 159.06 miles (255.98 km) NNW | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 15 | 198.63 miles (319.67 km) S | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,123.68 miles (19,511.12 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,121.04 miles (19,506.87 km) SW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,091.17 miles (19,458.81 km) SW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,057.51 miles (19,404.63 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,050.34 miles (19,393.10 km) SW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,049.82 miles (19,392.26 km) S | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,044.54 miles (19,383.76 km) SSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,036.89 miles (19,371.45 km) SSW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,028.91 miles (19,358.61 km) SSE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,024.53 miles (19,351.55 km) SW | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,011.10 miles (19,329.94 km) SSE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,005.54 miles (19,320.99 km) SSW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,005.52 miles (19,320.97 km) SSW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,996.82 miles (19,306.96 km) S | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,989.28 miles (19,294.83 km) SE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |