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Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)

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Maiquetia International Airport (IATA: CCS, ICAO: SVMI), officially known as Simón Bolívar International Airport, is located in Maiquetía, Venezuela, near Caracas.

Located just 45 minutes north of Caracas, this is the most important airport in the country, following La Chinita International Airport in Maracaibo. The Simon Bolivar Airport is the main hub for Aeropostal. For many years, it was the hub for Viasa, Venezuela's former flag carrier that went into bankruptcy in 1997. Its traffic movement is 50,000 airplanes per year, and more than a million passengers go through this airport every year. It handles flights to many important cities in the Americas, the Caribbean and Europe.

Notes

  • On January 5th 2006, Venezuelan authorities closed the main access road between Caracas and Maiquetia-Simon Bolivar International Airport due to a bridge failure. Officials are working on a brand-new bridge to fully reestablish the road connection and plan to have it constructed by the second half of 2007. In the meantime, a 1.5-mile two-lane road has been paved to go around the broken structure. The highway reopened on February 26th 2006.
  • Venezuelan civil aviation authorites are currently in talks with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to settle a dispute with the US over limitations for Venezuelan carriers, which were imposed in 1995. If negotiations should happen to fail by March 30th 2006, restrictions on US civilian and cargo flights would take effect immediately.

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