# Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN / SVVA)

**Arturo Michelena International Airport** (IATA: VLN, ICAO: SVVA) is a large airport in Valencia, Carabobo State, Venezuela. It opened on 29 Sep 1986. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,842 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VLN / SVVA
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Valencia, Carabobo State, Venezuela
- Opened: 29 Sep 1986
- Elevation: 430 m / 1,411 ft
- Coordinates: 10.1497, -67.9284
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,842 ft
- Time zone: UTC-4 · America/Caracas
- Website: http://www.iaaec.gob.ve/index1.htm
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Michelena_International_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2231898
- Weather station: SVVA · WMO 80472
- Ident: SVVA

## Timeline

- 29 Sep 1986: Arturo Michelena International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Asphalt | 093° / 273° | yes |

## Routes

9 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (9)

- [MAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svmc.md) La Chinita International Airport · Venezuela · 418 km / 260 mi · Turpial Airlines
- [PMV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svmg.md) Del Caribe Santiago Mariño International Airport · Venezuela · 441 km / 274 mi · Turpial Airlines, Conviasa
- [SVZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svsa.md) Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport · Venezuela · 558 km / 347 mi · Turpial Airlines, Conviasa
- [PZO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svpr.md) General Manuel Carlos Piar International Airport · Venezuela · 604 km / 375 mi · Turpial Airlines, Conviasa
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 915 km / 569 mi · Wingo, Turpial Airlines, Avianca
- [MDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skrg.md) Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · Colombia · 936 km / 582 mi · Turpial Airlines
- [PUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdpc.md) Punta Cana International Airport · Dominican Republic · 937 km / 582 mi · Air Century
- [SDQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdsd.md) Las Américas International Airport · Dominican Republic · 940 km / 584 mi · Air Century
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 1,262 km / 784 mi · Turpial Airlines, Copa Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (6)

- TU [Turpial Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turpial-airlines) · 7
- V0 [Conviasa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/conviasa) · 3
- Y2 [Air Century](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-century) · 2
- AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 1
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- P5 [Wingo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wingo) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | =1,325 of 29,858 | =56 in South America | =9 in VE |
| Elevation | 430 m / 1,411 ft | =12,759 of 43,403 | =2,751 in South America | #60 in VE |
| Age | Opened 1986 | =9,000 of 15,079 | =136 in South America | #6 in VE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =11 in VE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.800 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | VALENCIA RDO | 132.000 |
| TWR | VALENCIA TWR | 118.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [MYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svbs.md) Escuela Mariscal Sucre Airport · 33 km / 20 mi
- [PBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svpc.md) General Bartolome Salom International Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [SVBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svbl.md) El Libertador Airbase · 41 km / 25 mi
- [SVJM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svjm.md) San Juan de Los Morros Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [SNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svsp.md) Sub Teniente Nestor Arias Airport · 92 km / 57 mi
- [CCS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svmi.md) Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport · 114 km / 71 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: “Arturo Michelena International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arturo_Michelena_International_Airport&oldid=1373888614), revision of 8 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/svva/data