Santa Elena de Uairén Airport ( es, Aeropuerto de Santa Elena de Uairén) is an airport serving
Santa Elena de Uairén
Santa Elena de Uairén () is a small Venezuelan city (29,795 inhabitants in 2006) in the state of Bolívar near the border with Brazil and Guyana. It was founded by Lucas Fernández Peña in 1923. The city's name originates from his first daughte ...
, a city in the
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 ...
n state of
Bolívar. The runway is south of the city, and from the
Brazilian border.
The airport was under renovation in 2008
and it was re-opened on 29 April 2009 by Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez
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.
See also
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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 ...
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List of airports in Venezuela
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References
External links
OurAirports - Santa ElenaSkyVector - Santa ElenaOpenStreetMap - Santa Elena
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Airports in Venezuela
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