# Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS / SVMI)

**Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport** (IATA: CCS, ICAO: SVMI) is a large airport in Maiquetía, La Guaira State, Venezuela. It opened in 1945. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,500 m (11,483 ft). It is operated by National Institute of Civil Aviation. In 2018 it handled 3.9 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/svmi

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CCS / SVMI
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: National Institute of Civil Aviation
- Serves: Maiquetía, La Guaira State, Venezuela
- Opened: 1945
- Elevation: 71 m / 234 ft
- Coordinates: 10.6022, -66.9912
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,500 m / 11,483 ft
- Passengers: 3,883,572 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC-4 · America/Caracas
- Website: http://aeropuerto-maiquetia.com.ve
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvar_International_Airport_(Venezuela) (32 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1058344
- Weather station: SVMI · WMO 80415
- Ident: SVMI

## Timeline

- 1945: Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport opens.
- 12 Dec 1968: Pan Am Flight 217. 51 killed.
- 3 Dec 1969: Air France Flight 212 (1969). 62 killed.
- 3 Mar 1978: 1978 LAV HS 748 accident. 47 killed.
- 3 Nov 1980: Latin Carga Convair CV-880 crash. 4 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 088° / 268° | yes |
| 09/27 | 3,027 m / 9,930 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 076° / 256° | yes |

- 09/27 slopes 1.3%: threshold 27 at 31 m / 101 ft, threshold 09 at 70 m / 230 ft.

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2004 | 6,772,583 | Wikidata |
| 2005 | 7,032,719 | Wikidata |
| 2006 | 7,373,053 | Wikidata |
| 2007 | 17,791,110 | Wikidata |
| 2008 | 25,705,201 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 15,203,016 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 19,290,791 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 17,330,011 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 17,980,144 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 21,869,487 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 12,000,000 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 3,883,572 | Wikidata |

## Routes

42 destinations in 18 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (41)

- [LRV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svrs.md) Los Roques Airport · Venezuela · 154 km / 96 mi · AeroCaribe, SASCA, Conviasa
- [BLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svbc.md) General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport · Venezuela · 257 km / 160 mi · LASER Airlines, Conviasa, Avior Airlines
- [BRM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svbm.md) Jacinto Lara International Airport · Venezuela · 266 km / 165 mi · Avior Airlines
- [AGV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svac.md) Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport · Venezuela · 272 km / 169 mi · Conviasa
- [CUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncc.md) Hato International Airport · Curaçao · 278 km / 173 mi · LASER Airlines, Avior Airlines
- [SFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svsr.md) San Fernando de Apure Las Flecheras National Airport · Venezuela · 306 km / 190 mi · Conviasa
- [CUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svcu.md) Antonio José de Sucre Airport · Venezuela · 313 km / 194 mi · Conviasa
- [PMV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svmg.md) Del Caribe Santiago Mariño International Airport · Venezuela · 332 km / 206 mi · Venezolana, Aerolíneas Estelar, LASER Airlines, Conviasa, Avior Airlines
- [LSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svjc.md) Josefa Camejo International Airport · Venezuela · 369 km / 229 mi · Conviasa, Avior Airlines
- [BNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svbi.md) Barinas Airport · Venezuela · 417 km / 259 mi · Aerolíneas Estelar, Conviasa
- [VLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svvl.md) Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport · Venezuela · 418 km / 260 mi · Conviasa
- [MUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svmt.md) José Tadeo Monagas International Airport · Venezuela · 431 km / 268 mi · Aerolíneas Estelar, LASER Airlines, Conviasa
- [MRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svmd.md) Alberto Carnevalli Airport · Venezuela · 509 km / 316 mi · Conviasa
- [MAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svmc.md) La Chinita International Airport · Venezuela · 518 km / 322 mi · Venezolana, Aerolíneas Estelar, LASER Airlines, Conviasa, Avior Airlines
- [PZO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svpr.md) General Manuel Carlos Piar International Airport · Venezuela · 531 km / 330 mi · Aerolíneas Estelar, LASER Airlines, Conviasa, Avior Airlines
- [PYH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svpa.md) Cacique Aramare Airport · Venezuela · 558 km / 347 mi · Conviasa
- [VIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svvg.md) Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport · Venezuela · 558 km / 347 mi · Aerolíneas Estelar, LASER Airlines, Conviasa, Avior Airlines
- [POS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ttpp.md) Piarco International Airport · Trinidad & Tobago · 618 km / 384 mi · Caribbean Airlines
- [LFR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svlf.md) La Fria Airport · Venezuela · 636 km / 395 mi · LASER Airlines, Conviasa
- [STD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svso.md) Mayor Buenaventura Vivas International Airport · Venezuela · 649 km / 403 mi · Aerolíneas Estelar, LASER Airlines, Conviasa
- [CAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svcn.md) Canaima Airport · Venezuela · 666 km / 414 mi · Conviasa
- [SVZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svsa.md) Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport · Venezuela · 672 km / 418 mi · Aerolíneas Estelar, Conviasa
- [SVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tvsa.md) Argyle International Airport · St. Vincent & Grenadines · 696 km / 432 mi · Conviasa
- [BGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tbpb.md) Grantley Adams International Airport · Barbados · 861 km / 535 mi · Conviasa
- [PUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdpc.md) Punta Cana International Airport · Dominican Republic · 898 km / 558 mi · Air Century
- [SDQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdsd.md) Las Américas International Airport · Dominican Republic · 917 km / 570 mi · Air Century, LASER Airlines
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 1,026 km / 638 mi · Wingo, Avianca, LATAM Airlines Colombia, LASER Airlines, Avior Airlines
- [MDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skrg.md) Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · Colombia · 1,050 km / 652 mi · Wingo, Avior Airlines
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 1,368 km / 850 mi · Venezolana, Aerolíneas Estelar, Copa Airlines
- [UIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/seqm.md) Mariscal Sucre International Airport · Ecuador · 1,732 km / 1,076 mi · Aeroregional
- [HAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/muha.md) José Martí International Airport · Cuba · 2,139 km / 1,329 mi · Conviasa
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 2,194 km / 1,363 mi · American Eagle, LASER Airlines
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 2,419 km / 1,503 mi · Conviasa
- [NLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsm.md) Felipe Ángeles International Airport · Mexico · 3,577 km / 2,223 mi · Conviasa
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 3,640 km / 2,262 mi · United Airlines
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 4,394 km / 2,730 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 6,502 km / 4,040 mi · TAP Air Portugal
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 7,006 km / 4,353 mi · Aerolíneas Estelar, Iberia, Air Europa, LASER Airlines
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 9,704 km / 6,030 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 12,265 km / 7,621 mi · Qatar Airways
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 16,235 km / 10,088 mi · Conviasa

### Seasonal (1)

- [FNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpma.md) Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport · Portugal · 5,676 km / 3,527 mi · TAP Air Portugal

### Cargo (3)

- [SDQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdsd.md) Las Américas International Airport · Dominican Republic · 917 km / 570 mi · Cargojet
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 1,026 km / 638 mi · Avianca Cargo
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 2,194 km / 1,363 mi · Sky Lease Cargo, Amerijet International

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CCS, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (7)

- V0 [Conviasa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/conviasa) · 25
- QL [LASER Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/laser-airlines) · 13
- VEJ [Aero Ejecutivos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero-ejecutivos)
- VH [Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeropostal-alas-de-venezuela)
- R7 [Aserca Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aserca-airlines)
- [Latin Carga](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latin-carga)
- T9 [Transcarga](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transcarga)

### Passenger (20)

- ES [Aerolíneas Estelar](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerolineas-estelar) · 10
- 9V [Avior Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avior-airlines) · 10
- VN [Venezolana](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/venezolana) · 3
- Y2 [Air Century](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-century) · 2
- TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 2
- P5 [Wingo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wingo) · 2
- AeroCaribe · 1
- 6G [Aeroregional](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeroregional) · 1
- UX [Air Europa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-europa) · 1
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 1
- AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 1
- BW [Caribbean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/caribbean-airlines) · 1
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 1
- IB [Iberia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia) · 1
- 4C [LATAM Airlines Colombia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-airlines-colombia) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- SASCA · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (4)

- M6 [Amerijet International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/amerijet-international) · 1
- QT [Avianca Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-cargo) · 1
- W8 [Cargojet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargojet) · 1
- GG [Sky Lease Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-lease-cargo) · 1

Former hub of [Avensa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avensa), [Linea Aeropostal Venezolana](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/linea-aeropostal-venezolana), [Línea Turística Aereotuy](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/linea-turistica-aereotuy), [SBA Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sba-airlines), [Sol América](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sol-america), [VIASA](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/viasa), [Vensecar Internacional](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vensecar-internacional).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.9M (2018) | #390 of 3,974 | #22 in South America |  |
| Longest runway | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | =488 of 29,858 | =15 in South America | #1 in VE |
| Elevation | 71 m / 234 ft | =33,076 of 43,403 | =7,562 in South America | #397 in VE |
| Age | Opened 1945 | =2,524 of 15,079 | =36 in South America | #1 in VE |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =21 in South America | =1 in VE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | MAIQUETIA APP | 120.100 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 132.950 |
| CLD | CLD | 119.500 |
| DEP | MAIQUETIA DEP | 120.100 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | MAIQUETIA RDO | 130.100 |
| TWR | MAIQUETIA TWR | 118.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [SVFM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svfm.md) Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base · 21 km / 13 mi
- [SVCS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svcs.md) Caracas Óscar Machado Zuloaga International Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [SVMP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svmp.md) Metropolitano International Airport · 57 km / 35 mi
- [SVBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svbl.md) El Libertador Airbase · 77 km / 48 mi
- [MYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svbs.md) Escuela Mariscal Sucre Airport · 82 km / 51 mi
- [SVJM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svjm.md) San Juan de Los Morros Airport · 88 km / 55 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simón_Bolívar_International_Airport_(Venezuela)&oldid=1375838779), revision of 20 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/svmi/data