Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport
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Colonel Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (IATA: VLV, ICAO: SVVL), formerly known as Antonio Nicolas Briceno National Airport, is the main Trujillo state airport in the Venezuelan Andes, located on Avenida Principal La Hoyada in the municipality of Carvajal, just outside Valera. The airport is named for Antonio Nicolás Briceño (es), a lawyer and officer during the Venezuelan War of Independence.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Location | Valera, Venezuela | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,893 ft / 577 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 9°20′27″N 70°35′03″W | ||||||||||
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The runway sits on a broad ridge 65 metres (213 ft) above the city of Valera.
The Valera VOR-DME (Ident: VRA) is located 4.7 nautical miles (8.7 km) off the threshold of Runway 21. The Valera non-directional beacon (Ident: VRA) is located on the field.[3][4]