Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport
Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | BAER Aeropuertos | ||||||||||
| Serves | San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela and Cúcuta, Colombia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,316 ft / 401 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 7°50′27″N 72°26′24″W / 7.84083°N 72.44000°W | ||||||||||
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SVZ Location of airport in Venezuela | |||||||||||
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| Sources: GCM Google Maps | |||||||||||
Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (IATA: SVZ, ICAO: SVSA), is an airport serving San Antonio del Táchira, in the Táchira state of Venezuela. In June 1993, it was renamed in honor of the early Venezuelan President Juan Vicente Gómez, who was from Táchira, in a ceremony presided over by interim President Ramón José Velásquez.
The Cucuta VOR-DME (Ident: CUC) is located 7 nautical miles (13 km) northwest of the airport, across the border in Cúcuta, Colombia.