<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Hewanorra International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Hewanorra International Airport was originally named Beane Army Airfield and was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Forces' Sixth Air Force during World War II. Beane Field was activated in early 1941 with a mission to defend Saint Lucia as well as the Caribbean region against an enemy attack. It was subsequently renamed Beane Air Force Base and was operated by the U.S. Air Force before being closed in 1949.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Expansion</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Officials have proposed a new terminal building at Hewanorra to accommodate Saint Lucia's growing tourism industry. It is envisaged that the new terminal would be more than twice as large as the current facility,</p>
<p class="blog-para">equipped with 6 to 8 jet bridges and a proposed 13 parking positions, including one stand capable of handling the Airbus A380. Currently, the airport has seven parking positions: two for wide-body aircraft, two behind those, and three for medium-sized aircraft such as the Airbus A320 and Boeing 757.</p>
<p class="blog-para">This project is hoped to be financed by the increased airport tax, which is now approximately XCD 290 (approx. USD 107, 30) for each passenger.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Runway and taxiways</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The airport uses a single east&ndash;west runway, connected by two taxiways at its midsection, with turning bays at the end for back-tracking. As a result of the trade winds that blow northeast across Saint Lucia, all aircraft usually arrive and depart in an easterly direction. This results in a typical flight path for arriving aircraft along the west coast of Saint Lucia, while departing flights usually fly along the east coast of the island. On relatively rare occasions, weather disturbances such as passing hurricanes or tropical systems may force planes to take off or land in a westerly direction.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The airport is equipped with RNAV, VOR/DME, and NDB approaches.</p>
<h2 class="h2  text-left"><strong>Facilities Hewanorra International Airport </strong></h2>
<p class="blog-para">The airport houses the Hewanorra Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority.</p>
<p class="blog-para">This is the required transportation from the Airport to the Resort or Hotel. Travelers are able to move around the Island hassle-free.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The Hewanorra International Airport (HIA), located in the south of the island, serves as Saint Lucia&rsquo;s international flight and cargo hub, with flights from New York, Miami and London. This airport which was once a military airfield for the United States Army Air Forces now accommodates passengers from all over the world; from the tourist who just wants to get away from it all to the hurried business man the airport caters to them all. The airport is also home to the Iyanola Executive Lounge which offers passengers a comfortable environment, with an open bar, free WI-FI, snacks and access to latest news journals and magazines.</p>
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