Oscar Machado Zuloaga International Airport is a
general aviation
General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations except for commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services for other ...
airport in the
Miranda state of
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
, serving
Caracas
Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern p ...
, the capital of Venezuela. The airport is named in honor of Oscar Machado Zuloaga, an engineer and civic developer.
The airport sits atop a ridge south of Caracas, near the town of
Charallave
Charallave is a city in the state of Miranda, Venezuela, and part of Miranda's Valles del Tuy region. It is the capital of Cristóbal Rojas Municipality. The name derives from the local ''Charavares'' indigenous people found at the time the ci ...
. Low mountain terrain lies to the north, between the airport and Caracas.
The airport has an
ILS approach to Runway 10.
The Charallave
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 (navigation), bearing to or from the beacon, while the D ...
(Ident: TUY) is northeast of the Runway 28 threshold.
Facilities
Customs and Immigration are available. The airport has full services, fuel, maintenance, weather, aircraft/avionics repair shops, snack bar, pilots briefing room and two flight schools.
Airport information
(Spanish)
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 BolÃvar International Airport near Caracas and La Chinita International Ai ...
*List of airports in Venezuela
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References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Oscar Machado ZuloagaSkyVector - Oscar Machado Zuloaga
Airports in Venezuela
Miranda (state)
Charallave
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