A R R I V A L S L O U N G E
IAM JET CENTRE TO OPEN NEW FBO AT
SAINT LUCIA’S HEWANORRA AIRPORT
An agreement between IAM Jet Centre
and the St Lucia Air and Seaports
Authority that will see the FBO build
and operate a new facility at Hewanorra
International Airport on the Caribbean island.
The agreement is the result of a process that
started three years ago and will complement the
proposed master plan for Hewanorra. The hub is one
of two airports in St Lucia and is positioned at the
southern tip of the island in Vieux Fort.
IAM Jet Centre St Lucia will span 7,000ft2 (650m2)
and provide comprehensive international arrival and
departure services, including in-house customs and
immigration processing, bespoke passenger and crew
lounge spaces, meeting rooms and modern
security screening.
As part of the design, particular attention is being
given to the use of energy-efficient cooling systems
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Hewanorra
International Airport
Location: Vieux Fort, St Lucia
Opening hours: 24/7
Runwaylength: 28/10
2,745m (9,000 ft)
Fuel: Jet A
and window, door and lighting
materials. The facility is also being
built to remain functional regardless
of hurricane season weather
conditions. Although unaffected by the
hurricanes that ravaged the Caribbean and
surrounding areas in recent years, St. Lucia is near
the Hurricane Belt, a part of the ocean where storms
gain strength over warm and open water.
The official groundbreaking of the new FBO took
place on June 13 and completion of structural work
and a grand opening is slated for December of
this year.
Paul Worrell, chairman of IAM Jet Centre said,
“The decision to pursue development of a full service
FBO for Hewanorra International Airport comes after
several years of us providing supervisory support for
an increasing number of visiting operators, all while
Above: St Lucia welcomed
more than 1.2 million
tourists in 2018
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