Tomás de Heres Airport
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Tomás de Heres Airport Aeropuerto Nacional Tomas de Heres |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 197 ft / 60 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 8°07′20″N 63°32′10″W / 8.12222°N 63.53611°WCoordinates: 8°07′20″N 63°32′10″W / 8.12222°N 63.53611°W | ||||||||||||||
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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.
The airport is named in honor of Tomás de Heres (), 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.
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.
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