Tomás de Heres Airport

Tomás de Heres Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Nacional Tomas de Heres, (IATA: CBL, ICAO: SVCB)) is an airport serving Ciudad Bolívar, the capital of the Bolívar state of Venezuela.

Tomás de Heres Airport

Aeropuerto Nacional Tomas de Heres
Jimmy Angel's airplane
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesCiudad Bolívar, Venezuela
Elevation AMSL197 ft / 60 m
Coordinates8°07′20″N 63°32′10″W
Map
CBL
Location in Venezuela
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 1,785 5,856 Asphalt
12/30 Closed[1]
Sources: Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

The airport is named in honor of Tomás de Heres (es), a hero of Latin American independence and governor of Venezuela's former Guayana Province.

The Ciudad Bolivar VOR-DME (Ident: CBL) is located on the field.[4]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Rutaca Airlines Caracas

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.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. Rwy 12/30 Closed
  2. Google Maps - Tomás de Heres
  3. Airport information for CBL at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. CBL VOR
  5. "YV-224-C Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  6. "SINIESTRO DEL YV – 224C" (in Spanish). Rescate. Retrieved 21 June 2010.

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