| Simón Bolívar International Airport of Maiquetia Aeropuerto de Maiquetia |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: CCS – ICAO: SVMI
CCS
|
|||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | IAAM | ||
| Operator | Instituto Autónomo del Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetía | ||
| Serves | Caracas | ||
| Location | Caracas | ||
| Hub for | Conviasa | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 235 ft / 72 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 10/28 | 11,483 | 3,500 | Asphalt |
| 09/27 | 9,930 | 3,027 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Total passengers | 8,830,688 | ||
Simón Bolívar International Airport of Maiquetia (IATA: CCS, ICAO: SVMI) (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetia Simón Bolívar) is an international airport located in Maiquetía, Venezuela, about 13 miles (21 kilometers) from downtown Caracas.
Simply called 'Maiquetia' by the local population, it is the top international air passenger gateway to Venezuela among the twelve international airports in the country. From 1960 to 1997 it was the main hub for VIASA, Venezuela's former flag carrier till the air carrier went bankrupt.
It handles flights to many important cities in the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East.
Since 2000 the airport has been undergoing major changes in order to meet international standards and to improve passenger traffic, security, immigration areas and customs areas. Security measures have become top priority since the 9/11 events, and now departure areas and arrival areas are completely split into the lower and upper levels of the airport. As part of an expansion plan new international gates are currently in construction and a section of the parking area has been cleared to build an airport hotel.
Maiquetia airport has two terminals: Domestic (D) and international (I).
Contents |
| Movements | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.277.907 | 4.863.991 | 4.559.247 | 4.621.254 | 3.781.682 | 3.547.602 |
| International | 3.552.781 | 3.909.470 | 4.081.752 | 3.668.783 | 3.251.037 | 3.224.981 |
| Auxiliary | 81.296 | 63.016 | ||||
| Total | 8.830.688 | 8.773.461 | 8.722.268 | 8.373.053 | 7.032.719 | 6.772.583 |
| Source: IAIM | ||||||
D represent Domestic Terminal. I represent International Terminal.
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires-Ezeiza | I |
| Aeroméxico | Mexico City | I |
| Aeropostal | Barquisimeto, Maracaibo, Porlamar, Puerto Ordaz | D |
| Air Canada | Toronto-Pearson | I |
| Air Europa | Madrid Seasonal: Santiago de Compostela, Tenerife-South |
I |
| Air France | Paris-Charles de Gaulle | I |
| Alitalia | Rome-Fiumicino | I |
| American Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, New York-JFK, San Juan | I |
| Aserca Airlines | Barcelona, Barquisimeto, Maracaibo, Maturín, Porlamar, Puerto Ordaz, Santo Domingo, Valencia | D |
| Aserca Airlines operated by PAWA Dominicana | Aruba, Punta Cana | I |
| Avianca | Bogotá | I |
| Avior Airlines | Barcelona, Barinas, Barquisimeto, Maracaibo, Porlamar, Puerto Ordaz | D |
| Avior Airlines | Aruba, Curaçao | I |
| Caribbean Airlines | Port of Spain | I |
| Conviasa | Barcelona, Barinas, Canaima, El Vigía, Las Piedras, Maracaibo, Maturín, Porlamar, Puerto Ayacucho, Puerto Ordaz, Santo Domingo, San Tomé, Valera | D |
| Conviasa | Bogotá, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Damascus [resumes January 28], Guayaquil, Havana, Madrid | I |
| Copa Airlines | Panama City | I |
| Copa Airlines Colombia | Bogotá, Medellín-Córdova | I |
| Cubana de Aviación | Havana | I |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta | I |
| Dutch Antilles Express | Curaçao | I |
| Iberia | Madrid | I |
| Insel Air | Curaçao | I |
| LAN Airlines | Guayaquil, Miami, Santiago de Chile | I |
| LAN Perú | Lima | I |
| LASER Airlines | El Vigía, Porlamar, Santo Domingo | D |
| LASER Airlines | Aruba | I |
| Línea Turística Aereotuy | Los Roques | D |
| Lufthansa | Frankfurt | I |
| RUTACA Airlines | Barinas, Ciudad Bolívar, Maturin, Porlamar, Puerto Ordaz, San Antonio del Táchira, Santo Domingo | D |
| SBA Airlines | Las Piedras | D |
| SBA Airlines | Guayaquil, Madrid, Miami, Panama City, Quito, Tenerife-North | I |
| TACA Airlines operated by Lacsa | San José de Costa Rica | I |
| TACA Perú | Lima | I |
| TAM Airlines | São Paulo-Guarulhos | I |
| TAP Portugal | Funchal, Lisbon, Porto | I |
| Varig operated by Gol Airlines | Aruba, Punta Cana, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos | I |
| United Airlines | Houston-Intercontinental Seasonal: Newark |
I |
| Venezolana | Cumaná, Maracaibo, Maturín, Porlamar | D |
| Venezolana | Aruba, Panama City, Santo Domingo | I |
|
|
The headquarters of Conviasa is located on the airport grounds."Sede Principal." Conviasa. Retrieved on September 13, 2010.