AirportsDr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Valera, in Trujillo State, Venezuela. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VLV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VLV
- ICAO code
- SVVL
- City
- Valera
- State or region
- Trujillo State
- Country
- Venezuela
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 9.3405° N, 70.5841° W
- Elevation
- 628 m (2,060 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,070 m (6,791 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VLV means Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SVVL. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 9.3405° N, 70.5841° W. It stands 628 metres (2,060 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
Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,070 metres (6,791 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 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,070 m 6,791 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barinas AirportBarinas | BNS | 90 km |
| Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso AirportEl Vigía | VIG | 144 km |
| Jacinto Lara International AirportBarquisimeto | BRM | 155 km |
| La Chinita International AirportMaracaibo | MAR | 185 km |
| José Leonardo Chirinos AirportCoro | CZE | 251 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,556 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,912 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,015 km | 16 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,825 km | 9 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,495 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,581 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,683 km | 23 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,094 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,959 km | 18 h 30 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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