Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo Airport

Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo Airport (IATA: VIG, ICAO: SVVG), is an airport serving El Vigía, a city in Mérida state in Venezuela. It opened in 1991, and was named for the Venezuelan politician Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo (1903–1979).[upper-alpha 1]

Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo Airport
Aeropuerto Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationEl Vigía, Venezuela
Elevation AMSL249 ft / 76 m
Coordinates8°37′25″N 71°40′25″W
Map
VIG is located in Venezuela
VIG
VIG
Location of the airport in Venezuela
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 3,235 10,614 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

The runway length includes a 490 metres (1,610 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 27.

The El Vigia non-directional beacon (Ident: EVG) is located on the field.[3]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aerolineas Estelar Caracas
Aeropostal Caracas
Avior Airlines Caracas
Conviasa Caracas, Porlamar
Laser Airlines Caracas
Rutaca Airlines Caracas

Notes
  1. Though often misspelled Alfonso, the correct name is Alfonzo, as confirmed by the photo and other official sources[upper-alpha 2][upper-alpha 3][upper-alpha 4][upper-alpha 5][upper-alpha 6] and the majority of reliable references.
  2. "Colección: Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo". Gobierno Bolivariana de Venezuela (gob.ve). Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  3. "IUTEPAL Extensión Maracaibo". Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo (IUTEPAL). Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  4. "Escuela Privada Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo". Compañía Anónima Nacional Teléfonos de Venezuela (CANTV). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  5. "En 1979 falleció el padre de la OPEP: Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo". Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV). Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  6. "The launch of the book 'The Petroleum Pentagon'". Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Retrieved February 23, 2016.

See also

References
  1. Airport information for VIG at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Google Maps - El Vigía
  3. EVG NDB


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