Los Roques Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Los Roques) – a small
domestic airport on the
El Gran Roque
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island in the
Los Roques archipelago
The Los Roques Archipelago (Spanish: ''Archipiélago de Los Roques'') is a federal dependency of Venezuela consisting of approximately 350 islands, cays, and islets in a total area of 40.61 square kilometers. The archipelago is located dir ...
off the coast of mainland
Venezuela
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, some north of
Caracas.
The runway was repaved in 2007. Air traffic is controlled remotely from
Simón Bolívar International Airport.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents
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See also
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Transport in Venezuela
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List of airports in Venezuela
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References
External links
OurAirports - Los RoquesSkyVector - Los Roques
"Aeropuertos - Pistas: Los Roques (Gran Roque) - SVRS"
(official info about SVRS from the Venezuelan authorities)
"Noticias: Rehabilitación de la pista de Los Roques va por la mitad."
''VolarEnVenezuela.com'', 19 June 2007. Link accessed 2008-1-5.
"Accidentes Aéreos: Cae al Mar el YV2081, LET-410 en Los Roques el 4-1-2008"
''VolarEnVenezuela.com'', 4 January 2008. Link accessed 2008-1-5.
Aerial picture of the airport and island
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Airports in Venezuela
Los Roques Archipelago