Santa Elena de Uairén Airport

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.

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
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]

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

See also

References
  1. Airport information for SVSE 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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