AirportsCanaima Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Canaima, in Bolívar State, Venezuela. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CAJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CAJ
- ICAO code
- SVCN
- City
- Canaima
- State or region
- Bolívar State
- Country
- Venezuela
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 6.2320° N, 62.8548° W
- Elevation
- 442 m (1,450 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,155 m (7,070 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CAJ means Canaima Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SVCN. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.2320° N, 62.8548° W. It stands 442 metres (1,450 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is La Paragua, about 85 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Caracas, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Canaima Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,155 metres (7,070 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 22 airports of Venezuela on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 11.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,155 m 7,070 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| General Manuel Carlos Piar International AirportGuyana City | PZO | 229 km |
| Santa Elena de Uairén AirportSanta Elena de Uairén | SNV | 266 km |
| San Tomé AirportEl Tigre | SOM | 334 km |
| Kaieteur AirportKaieteur Falls, Guyana | KAI | 390 km |
| José Tadeo Monagas International AirportMaturín | MUN | 392 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,240 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,408 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,484 km | 15 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,580 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,977 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,471 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,329 km | 22 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,801 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,353 km | 19 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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