Airport type Public 07/25 1,785 5,856 Asphalt Elevation 60 m | Elevation AMSL 197 ft / 60 m 1,785 5,856 Code CBL Serves Ciudad Bolívar | |
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Address Av Jesús Soto, Cd. Bolívar 8001, Bolívar, Venezuela Similar Hotel Táchira, Hotel La Cumbre, Casa Grande | ||
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 (es), 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.
Accidents and incidents
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.