Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo Airport , is an airport serving
El Vigía
The Alberto Adriani Municipality () is one of the 23 municipalities () that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a popula ...
, a city in
Mérida state in
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 ...
. It opened in 1991, and was named for the Venezuelan politician
Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo
Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo (13 December 1903 – 3 September 1979) was a prominent Venezuelan diplomat, politician and lawyer primarily responsible for the inception and creation of the OPEC, along with Saudi Arabian minister Abdullah Tariki.
Ea ...
(1903–1979).
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 t ...
on Runway 27.
The El Vigia
non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are i ...
(Ident: EVG) is located on the field.
EVG NDB
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Airlines and destinations
Notes
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 Ai ...
*List of airports in Venezuela
Venezuela, officially known as the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (), is a country on the northern coast of South America. It is a continental mainland with numerous islands located off its coastline in the Caribbean Sea. Venezuela borders Guyan ...
References
External links
OurAirports - El VigíaSkyVector - El VigiaOpenStreetMap - Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo
Airports in Venezuela
Buildings and structures in Mérida (state)
Buildings and structures in El Vigía
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