AirportsArturo Michelena International Airport is a large airport serving Valencia, in Carabobo State, Venezuela. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VLN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VLN
- ICAO code
- SVVA
- City
- Valencia
- State or region
- Carabobo State
- Country
- Venezuela
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 10.1497° N, 67.9284° W
- Elevation
- 430 m (1,411 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,842 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VLN means Arturo Michelena International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SVVA. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 10.1497° N, 67.9284° W. It stands 430 metres (1,411 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
Arturo Michelena International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,842 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 22 airports of Venezuela on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,000 m 9,842 ft | 50 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International AirportMaiquetía | CCS | 114 km |
| Jacinto Lara International AirportBarquisimeto | BRM | 157 km |
| Flamingo International AirportKralendijk, Caribbean Netherlands | BON | 223 km |
| José Leonardo Chirinos AirportCoro | CZE | 238 km |
| Los Roques AirportGran Roque Island | LRV | 243 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,302 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,627 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,724 km | 15 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,574 km | 9 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,439 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,763 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,455 km | 22 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,160 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,240 km | 18 h 50 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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