José Leonardo Chirino Airport , is an airport serving
Coro
Coro or CORO may refer to:
Entertainment
* ''Coro'' (Berio), a composition by Luciano Berio
* Coro (music), Italian for choir
* Coro TV, Venezuelan community television channel
* Omweso (Coro), mancala game played in the Lango region of Uganda
* ...
, the capital of
Falcón
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state in
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
. It is named to honor
José Leonardo Chirino
José Leonardo Chirino (April 25, 1754 – December 10, 1796) was a free zambo who helped lead a 1795 uprising in Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela. José Leonardo Chirino Airport is named after him.
1795 rebellion
1795 was perhaps the most revolut ...
, leader of a 1795 rebellion in Coro that called for the abolition of slavery and the establishment of a democratic republic.
The runway length includes a
displaced threshold A displaced threshold or DTHR is a runway threshold located at a point other than the physical beginning or end of the runway.
The portion of the runway behind a displaced threshold may be used for takeoff in either direction and landings from the ...
on Runway 27.
The Coro
VOR-DME
In radio navigation, a VOR/DME is a radio beacon that combines a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) with a distance-measuring equipment (DME). The VOR allows the receiver to measure its bearing to or from the beacon, while the DME provides the slan ...
(Ident: CRO) is located on the field.
CRO VOR
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See also
*Transport in Venezuela
Transport in Venezuela revolves around a system of highways and airports. Venezuela is connected to the world primarily via air ( Venezuela's airports include the Simón Bolívar International Airport near Caracas and La Chinita International Airp ...
*List of airports in Venezuela
Venezuela, officially known as the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America. It is a continental mainland with numerous islands located off its coastline in th ...
References
External links
OurAirports - CoroOpenStreetMap - CoroSkyVector - Coro
Airports in Venezuela
Buildings and structures in Falcón
Buildings and structures in Coro, Venezuela
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