General Bartolomé Salom Airport

General Bartolomé Salom Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesPuerto Cabello
Elevation AMSL32 ft / 10 m
Coordinates10°28′45″N 68°04′20″W / 10.47917°N 68.07222°W / 10.47917; -68.07222
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PBL is located in Venezuela
PBL
PBL
Location of the airport in Venezuela
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,125 6,972 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1]

General Bartolomé Salom Airport (IATA: PBL, ICAO: SVPC) is an airport serving Puerto Cabello, a city in the Carabobo state of Venezuela. The airport is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the city.

History

The airport was established in 1953 as an alternate airport to the Maiquetía International Airport, now Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela), and began operating on December 12, 1967.[2]

On March 20, 1992, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications handed over maintenance of the airport to the government of Carabobo state.[3] In the 1990s, the airport had declined and only operated for private flights.[4] Multiple investments were made in 2010s to improve the airport, resulting in reopenings for commercial airline use in 2014 and 2017.[5][6][7]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Albatros Airlines Caracas

See also

References

  1. ^ Airport information for PBL at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ "Carnaval y Aeropuerto (93560) | Notitarde.com". 2015-12-08. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  3. ^ "AIAM | AIAM". 2015-12-08. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  4. ^ "Aeropuerto de Puerto Cabello quedó solo para vuelos privados | El Diario de Caracas". 2015-12-08. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  5. ^ "Reinaugurado el aeropuerto "Bartolomé Salom" (2118263) | Notitarde.com". 2015-12-08. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  6. ^ "Iniciaron Operaciones en el Aeropuerto "General Bartolomé Salom" | Correo del Orinoco". 2015-07-24. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  7. ^ "Los Leones dicen presente... repotenciados". El Universal (in Spanish). 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2024-11-14.


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