Airports by country · VE
Airports in Venezuela
In short
Venezuela has 20 airports with scheduled passenger service in OurAirports data: 7 classified as large and 13 as medium.
The nearest to the capital, Caracas, is Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS), 14 km (8 mi) from the city centre.
Bolívar State has the most airports of any region (3).
Source: OurAirports data retrieved 2026-10-18; capital location from Natural Earth.
Data updated
At a glance
- Airports with scheduled service
- 20
- Large (OurAirports class)
- 7
- Medium (OurAirports class)
- 13
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Key findings
The highest is Santa Elena de Uairén Airport (SNV) at 2,938 ft (896 m) above sea level.
How we calculated this: Maximum OurAirports field elevation within the country.
The longest runway is at Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS): 11,483 ft (3,500 m).
How we calculated this: Maximum OurAirports runway length within the country.
Bolívar State has the most of them: 3 of 20, across 14 regions with airports.
How we calculated this: Count of dataset airports by OurAirports region (ISO 3166-2).
The airport nearest to central Caracas, the capital, is Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS), 14 km (8 mi) away.
How we calculated this: Nearest dataset airport to the Natural Earth capital point.
Airports by region
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PZOGeneral Manuel Carlos Piar International AirportGuyana City | Large | 2,050 m | 144 m |
| CAJCanaima AirportCanaima | Medium | 2,155 m | 442 m |
| SNVSanta Elena de Uairén AirportSanta Elena de Uairén | Medium | 1,660 m | 896 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAGeneral José Antonio Anzoategui International AirportBarcelona | Large | 3,000 m | 9 m |
| SOMSan Tomé AirportEl Tigre | Medium | 1,920 m | 262 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CZEJosé Leonardo Chirinos AirportCoro | Medium | 2,061 m | 16 m |
| LSPJosefa Camejo International AirportParaguaná | Medium | 2,800 m | 23 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUMAntonio José de Sucre AirportCumaná | Medium | 3,100 m | 4 m |
| CUPGeneral Francisco Bermúdez AirportCarúpano | Medium | 2,015 m | 10 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SVZJuan Vicente Gómez International AirportSan Antonio del Tachira | Medium | 1,870 m | 400 m |
| STDMayor Buenaventura Vivas International AirportSanto Domingo | Medium | 3,045 m | 330 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BNSBarinas AirportBarinas | Medium | 1,999 m | 187 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VLNArturo Michelena International AirportValencia | Large | 3,000 m | 430 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCSMaiquetía Simón Bolívar International AirportMaiquetía | Large | 3,500 m | 71 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRMJacinto Lara International AirportBarquisimeto | Large | 2,850 m | 622 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIGJuan Pablo Pérez Alfonso AirportEl Vigía | Medium | 3,245 m | 76 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUNJosé Tadeo Monagas International AirportMaturín | Medium | 2,100 m | 68 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PMVDel Caribe Santiago Mariño International AirportIsla Margarita | Large | 3,180 m | 23 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VLVDr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño AirportValera | Medium | 2,070 m | 628 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARLa Chinita International AirportMaracaibo | Large | 3,000 m | 73 m |
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