Canaima Airport
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| Canaima Airport Aeropuerto de Canaima |
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| IATA: CAJ – ICAO: SVCN | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Canaima National Park | ||||||||||
| Location | Canaima, Venezuela | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,450 ft / 442 m | ||||||||||
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Canaima Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Canaima; IATA: CAJ, ICAO: SVCN) is an airport in Canaima,[1] a town located in Canaima National Park in the state of Bolívar in Venezuela.
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Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 1,450 feet (442 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 01/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 7,070 by 98 feet (2,155 m × 30 m).[1]
Airlines and Destinations
- Serami | Manuel Carlos Piar International Airport - Guyana City
- Conviasa | Manuel Carlos Piar International Airport - Guyana City
Accidents and incidents
- On 27 August 1972, Douglas C-47 YV-C-AKE of LAV suffered a failure of the port engine shortly after take-off on a domestic scheduled passenger flight to Tomás de Heres Airport, Ciudad Bolivar. The aircraft crashed while attempting to return to Canaima, killing all 34 people on board.[3]
- On 2 October 1998, Douglas DC-3C YV-611C of Servivensa crashed on approach to Canaima Airport. The aircraft had been on a local sightseeing flight to view the Angel Falls. One of the 25 people on board was killed.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Airport information for SVCN from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for CAJ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Accident history for CAJ at Aviation Safety Network
- Video from aircraft landing at Canaima Airport
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