Santa Elena de Uairén Airport

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Santa Elena de Uairén Airport

Aeropuerto de Santa Elena de Uairén
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesSanta Elena de Uairén, Venezuela
Elevation AMSL2,939 ft / 896 m
Coordinates4°33′15″N 061°08′35″W / 4.55417°N 61.14306°W / 4.55417; -61.14306
Map
SNV is located in Venezuela
SNV
SNV
Location of airport in Venezuela
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 1,650 5,413 Asphalt
Source: WAD[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

Santa Elena de Uairén Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Santa Elena de Uairén) (IATA: SNV, ICAO: SVSE) is an airport serving Santa Elena de Uairén, a city in the Venezuelan state of Bolívar. The runway is 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) south of the city, and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the Brazilian border.

The airport was under renovation in 2008[4] and it was re-opened on 29 April 2009 by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Airport information for SVSE[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for SNV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ Google Maps - Santa Elena
  4. ^ "Aeropuerto de Santa Elena listo para su inauguración" (in Spanish). Gobernación del Estado Bolívar. 27 August 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.

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