Tomás de Heres Airport
| Tomás de Heres Airport Aeropuerto Nacional Tomas de Heres | |||||||||||||||
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| IATA: CBL – ICAO: SVCB | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 197 ft / 60 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 08°07′20″N 063°32′10″W / 8.12222°N 63.53611°WCoordinates: 08°07′20″N 063°32′10″W / 8.12222°N 63.53611°W | ||||||||||||||
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Tomás de Heres Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Nacional Tomas de Heres, IATA: CBL, ICAO: SVCB) is an airport in Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| RUTACA Airlines | Caracas, Maturín |
Accidents and incidents
On 25 January 2001, RUTACA Airlines Flight 225, operated by Douglas DC-3C YV-224-C crashed at Ciudad Bolívar killing all 24 on board plus one person on the ground. Another person on the ground was seriously injured. There were unconfirmed reports that a 25th person may have been on board the aircraft. The aircraft was on a non-scheduled domestic passenger flight from Tomás de Heres Airport to Del Caribe "Santiago Mariño" International Airport, Porlamar and had developed an engine problem shortly after take-off.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "YV-224-C Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ↑ "SINIESTRO DEL YV – 224C" (in Spanish). Rescate. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
External links
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Media related to Tomás de Heres Airport at Wikimedia Commons - Airport information for SVCB at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Accident history for CBL at Aviation Safety Network
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