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Airport type
  
Public

Location
  
Canaima, Venezuela

18/36
  
2,155

Code
  
CAJ

Phone
  
+58 414-2604411

Serves
  
Canaima National Park

Elevation AMSL
  
1,339 ft / 408 m

2,155
  
7,070

Elevation
  
442 m

Canaima Airport

Address
  
Canaima, Bolívar, Venezuela

Similar
  
Waku Lodge, Campam Venetur, Tapuy Lodge, Salto Las Babas

Venezuela canaima airport landing


Canaima Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Canaima; IATA: CAJ, ICAO: SVCN) is an airport in Canaima, a town in Canaima National Park in the state of Bolívar in Venezuela. The airport and town are next to the Carrao Rapids on the Carrao River, and 46 kilometres (29 mi) downstream of Angel Falls.

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The Canaima VOR-DME (Ident: CMA) is located 0.52 nautical miles (960 m) off the Runway 18 threshold.

Landing at canaima airport


Accidents and incidents

  • On 27 August 1972, Douglas C-47 YV-C-AKE of LAV suffered a failure of the port engine shortly after take-off on a domestic scheduled passenger flight to Tomás de Heres Airport, Ciudad Bolivar. The aircraft crashed while attempting to return to Canaima, killing all 34 people on board.
  • On 2 October 1998, Douglas DC-3C YV-611C of Servivensa crashed on approach to Canaima Airport. The aircraft had been on a local sightseeing flight to view the Angel Falls. One of the 25 people on board was killed.

    • References

    Canaima Airport Wikipedia
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