what airport is closest to sandals grande in st lucia?
George F. L. Charles Airport
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 Pilots have called Congonhas airport the " aircraft carrier , " because of the runway 's short length and because pilots are told to go @-@ around if they overshoot the first 1 @,@ 000 feet ( 300 m ) of runway . 

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 A memorial to the four Bermudians whose lives were claimed by Hurricane Fabian was subsequently erected near the Causeway 's east end by the airport , where the 10th anniversary of their deaths was remembered by government officials in September 2013 . The onslaught of Hurricane Gonzalo in October 2014 prompted a catastrophe modeller to revisit Fabian 's destruction , concluding that had it struck in 2014 , it would have caused around $ 650 million in damage . 

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 The main airport in the state is the Akanu Ibiam International Airport which can be accessed by buses and taxis . Renovations began on 30 November 2009 to upgrade it to accommodate wide @-@ bodied aircraft . These plans include extending the 2 @,@ 400 @-@ metre ( 7 @,@ 900 ft ) runway by 600 metres ( 2 @,@ 000 ft ) to make it 3 kilometres ( 1 @.@ 9 mi ) long ; the runway will be widened from 45 to 60 metres ( 148 to 197 ft ) . It is estimated that the project will cost ₦ 4.13bn ( 27 @.@ 3 million US Dollars As of 26 June 2010 ) . 

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 The ExcelAire 's crew asserted in their depositions and subsequent interviews that they were cleared by air traffic control ( ATC ) to FL370 for the entire trip , all the way to Manaus . The actual transcript of the clearance given to the Embraer 's crew prior to takeoff at São José dos Campos at 14 : 41 : 57 BST , as later released by CENIPA , was : 

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 Aeroméxico , Air Canada , British Airways , and WestJet are among several international carriers as well as American carrier American Airlines ( which maintains a hub at the airport ) providing flights to destinations such as Canada , Costa Rica , Mexico , and London . 
