Editing Hewanorra International Airport (section)

== Expansion ==
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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, 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 family|Airbus A320]] and [[Boeing 757]].

Under a master plan, the runway will also be widened. At {{convert|2,745|m|ft|-2}}, Hewanorra's runway is already long enough to handle most commercial aircraft. However, its {{convert|45.72|m|ft|adj=on}} width is insufficient to handle the Airbus A380, which requires {{convert|60.96|m|abbr=on}} from shoulder to shoulder and a length of at least {{convert|3,050|m|-2|abbr=on}}. There are also plans to exploit a disused concrete runway to the north of the airport, which was built by the American military during World War II and could be recommissioned as a taxiway for cargo operations and access to [[hangar]]s. One proposal is to move cargo operations to the north side of the airport, putting in all the requisite infrastructure as well as two stands for aircraft up to [[Boeing 747]] freighter size. This project is hoped to be financed by the increased airport tax, which is now approximately XCD 290 (USD 107.40) for each passenger.