Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo Airport

Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo Airport
Aeropuerto Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo
IATA: VIG – ICAO: SVVG
Summary
Airport type	Public
Location	El Vigía, Venezuela
Elevation AMSL	249 ft / 76 m
Coordinates	8°37′25″N 71°40′25″W / 8.62361°N 71.67361°W
Map
VIG Location of the airport in Venezuela
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 3,235 10,614 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo Airport (IATA: VIG, ICAO: SVVG), is an airport serving El Vigía, a city in Mérida state in Venezuela. It opened in 1991, and was named for the Venezuelan politician Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo (1903–1979).^{[upper-alpha 1]}

The runway length includes a 490 metres (1,610 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 27.

The El Vigia [non-directional beacon] (Ident: EVG) is located on the field.^[3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aserca Airlines	Caracas
Conviasa	Caracas, Porlamar
Laser Airlines	Caracas

Notes

1. Though often misspelled Alfonso, the correct name is Alfonzo, as confirmed by the photo and other official sources^{[4][5][6][7][8]} and the majority of reliable references.

See also

• Venezuela portal
• Aviation portal
• Transport in Venezuela
• List of airports in Venezuela

References

1. Airport information for VIG at Great Circle Mapper.
2. Google Maps - El Vigía
3. EVG NDB
4. "Colección: Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo". Gobierno Bolivariana de Venezuela (gob.ve). Retrieved February 23, 2016.
5. "IUTEPAL Extensión Maracaibo". Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo (IUTEPAL). Retrieved February 23, 2016.
6. "Escuela Privada Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo". Compañía Anónima Nacional Teléfonos de Venezuela (CANTV). Retrieved February 23, 2016.
7. "En 1979 falleció el padre de la OPEP: Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo". Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV). Retrieved February 23, 2016.
8. "The launch of the book 'The Petroleum Pentagon'". Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Retrieved February 23, 2016.

External links

• OurAirports - El Vigía
• SkyVector - El Vigia
• OpenStreetMap - Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo
• Airport information for SVVG at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.