Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)

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Simón Bolívar International Airport of Maiquetia Aeropuerto de Maiquetia
IATA: CCS – ICAO: SVMI
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		IAAM
Operator		Instituto Autónomo del Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetía
Serves		Caracas
Location		Caracas
Elevation AMSL		235 ft / 72 m
Coordinates		10°36′11″N 066°59′26″W / 10.60306°N 66.99056°W / 10.60306; -66.99056Coordinates: 10°36′11″N 066°59′26″W / 10.60306°N 66.99056°W / 10.60306; -66.99056
Website		http://www.aeropuerto-maiquetia.com.ve
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
10/28	11,483	3,500	Asphalt
09/27	9,930	3,027	Asphalt

Simón Bolívar International Airport of Maiquetia (IATA: CCS, ICAO: SVMI) (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetia Simón Bolívar) is located in Maiquetía, about 13 miles (21 kilometers) from downtown Caracas, Venezuela.

Simply called 'Maiquetia' by the local population, it is the top international air passenger gateway to Venezuela among the twelve international airports in the country. Simon Bolivar International Airport is the main hub for SBA Airlines. Since 1960 it had been the main hub for VIASA, Venezuela's former flag carrier that went into bankruptcy in 1997.

It handles flights to many important cities in the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East.

Since 2000 the airport has been undergoing major changes in order to meet international standards and to improve passenger traffic, security, immigration areas and customs areas. Security measures have become top priority since the 9/11 events, and now departure areas and arrival areas are completely split into the lower and upper levels of the airport. As part of an expansion plan new international gates are currently in construction and a section of the parking area has been cleared to build an airport hotel.

Maiquetia airport has two terminals: Domestic (D) and international (I).

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Passenger Traffic

• 2005: 7,079,634
• 2006^[1]: 6,772,583
• 2007^[1]: 8,357,446

[edit] Terminals, airlines and destinations

View of the airport from the Domestic Terminal. A few local airliners can be seen

[edit] Cargo airlines

• Air France Cargo
• Atlas
• Capital Cargo International Airlines
• DHL Aviation
• Tampa Cargo
• UPS

[edit] See also

• List of Venezuelan Airlines
• Los Roques Airport – an airport serving Los Roques archipelago national park, remotely controlled from Simón Bolívar International Airport

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} :::: Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetia Simón Bolivar ::::
2. ^ http://www.aeropostal.com/aero2009/itinerario.html
3. ^ http://www.aeropostal.com/aero2009/aeronews_15.html
4. ^ http://www.avior.com.ve/guia/destinos.asp?opcion=1
5. ^ http://www.conviasa.aero/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50:conviasa-destinos&catid=35&Itemid=56
6. ^ http://www.conviasa.aero/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93%3Aconviasa-destinos-internacionales&catid=42&Itemid=56
7. ^ http://www.aporrea.org/actualidad/n146693.html
8. ^ http://www.rutaca.com.ve/itinerarios.html
9. ^ http://www.sbairlines.com/rutas.html
10. ^ http://ravsa.com.ve/itinerario.asp

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)

• Official Website
• Airport information for SVMI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.