Flying in Venezuela: a pilot's guide
A pilot's reference for flying in Venezuela: the civil aviation authority (the national civil aviation authority), licensing and where to find 898 airports and the surrounding airspace.
Flying in Venezuela
Venezuela has 898 airports and airfields in our database, of which 22 have scheduled airline service. Civil aviation is overseen by the national civil aviation authority.
Licensing & regulations
Pilot licences, ratings, medicals and currency are issued and regulated by the national civil aviation authority; confirm current requirements with the official authority.
Major airports
- Arturo Michelena International Airport
- Del Caribe Santiago Mariño International Airport
- General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport
- General Manuel Carlos Piar International Airport
- Jacinto Lara International Airport
- La Chinita International Airport
Browse all 898 Venezuela airports and the airspace around them.
Reference and flight-planning context only — not for navigation. Licensing, airspace and entry rules change; always confirm with the national civil aviation authority and the current AIP before you fly.
Venezuela aviation by the numbers
899 airfields on record (22 with scheduled service), 113 airspace volumes, 86 navaids.
- Small airport468
- Heliport322
- Closed59
- Medium airport43
- Large airport7
- Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport11,483 ft
- Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport10,645 ft
- Del Caribe Santiago Mariño International Airport10,433 ft
- El Libertador Airbase10,400 ft
- Antonio José de Sucre Airport10,171 ft
Counts computed from The Pilots Desk reference data (OurAirports, FAA, OpenAIP).