Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base , commonly called by its former name of ''La Carlota'', is located in

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. The airport is named for

Francisco de Miranda Sebastián Francisco de Miranda y Rodríguez de Espinoza (28 March 1750 – 14 July 1816), commonly known as Francisco de Miranda (), was a Venezuelan military leader and revolutionary. Although his own plans for the independence of the Spani ...

, a South American revolutionary. On 27 November 1992, the airport was bombed during

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's attempted coup. It has been closed to public use since 2005 and is used only for military purposes and aeromedic flights (EMS). In April 2019, the airport was the starting point of the

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Controversy

Opponents of President Hugo Chávez claimed that private use of the airfield is allowed for people who get individual permission from the government. Direct observation of the airfield shows several landings per day by the kinds of small jets used for general aviation. No planespotter information is available for this airport, so it is difficult to determine whether these jets are military, government or private.

Events La Carlota

La Carlota has occasionally been used as an event center, having a capacity of 200 people. Some concerts that have occurred include:

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