Oscar Machado Zuloaga International Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Caracas | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,145 ft / 654 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 10°17′12″N 66°49′00″W / 10.28667°N 66.81667°WCoordinates: 10°17′12″N 66°49′00″W / 10.28667°N 66.81667°W | ||||||||||
Website | http://www.aeropuerto-caracas-omz.com/ | ||||||||||
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Location of the airport in Venezuela | |||||||||||
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Sources: GCM Google Maps
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Oscar Machado Zuloaga International Airport (ICAO: SVCS) is a general aviation airport in the Miranda state of Venezuela, serving Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. The airport is named in honor of Oscar Machado Zuloaga, an engineer and civic developer.
The airport sits atop a ridge 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Caracas, near the town of Charallave. Low mountain terrain lies to the north, between the airport and Caracas.
The airport has an ILS approach to Runway 10. The Charallave VOR-DME (Ident: TUY) is 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km) northeast of the Runway 28 threshold.
Customs and Immigration are available. The airport has full services, fuel, maintenance, weather, aircraft/avionics repair shops, and two flight schools.