Arturo Michelena International Airport

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Arturo Michelena International Airport
IATA: VLN - ICAO: SVVA
Summary
Airport type		Public
Serves		Valencia, Carabobo
Elevation AMSL		1,411 ft (430 m)
Coordinates		10°08′59.04″N, 067°55′42.24″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
10/28	9,842	3,000	Asphalt

Arturo Michelena International Airport (IATA: VLN, ICAO: SVVA) serves the fast-growing industrial city of Valencia in Venezuela two hours from Caracas (by car). It is an active airport but with few facilities, located at 10° 9' 29.46 North latitude, 67° 55' 36.31 W longitude.

The airport was named for Venezuela's famous painter, Arturo Michelena (1863 - 1918), who was born in Valencia.

[edit] Airlines and Destinations

• Aeropostal (Barcelona, Fort Lauderdale [starts March 7, 2007], Maracaibo, Miami, Porlamar)
• American Airlines (Miami [pending gov't approval])
• Aserca Airlines (Barcelona, Caracas, Maracaibo, Puerto Ordaz)
• Avianca operated by SAM (Bogota)
• Avior (Aruba, Barcelona, Caracas, Curacao, Maracaibo, Merida, Porlamar, Puerto Ordaz)
• Dutch Antilles Express (Curacao)
• Santa Barbara Airlines (Barquisimeto, Caracas, Maracaibo, Merida, San Antonio del Tachira)

[edit] External links

• World Aero Data airport information for SVVA

Airlines