AirportsJuan Vicente Gómez International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving San Antonio del Tachira, in Táchira State, Venezuela. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SVZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SVZ
- ICAO code
- SVSA
- City
- San Antonio del Tachira
- State or region
- Táchira State
- Country
- Venezuela
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 7.8408° N, 72.4399° W
- Elevation
- 400 m (1,312 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,870 m (6,135 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SVZ means Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SVSA. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 7.8408° N, 72.4399° W. It stands 400 metres (1,312 feet) above sea level.
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
Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,870 metres (6,135 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 19.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,870 m 6,135 ft | 40 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Camilo Daza International AirportCúcuta, Colombia | CUC | 12 km |
| Mayor Buenaventura Vivas International AirportSanto Domingo | STD | 54 km |
| Palonegro AirportBucaramanga, Colombia | BGA | 114 km |
| Los Colonizadores AirportSaravena, Colombia | RVE | 118 km |
| Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso AirportEl Vigía | VIG | 121 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,813 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,176 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,278 km | 16 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,082 km | 10 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,649 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,521 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,919 km | 23 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,127 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,695 km | 18 h 10 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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