Josefa Camejo International Airport (IATA: LSP, ICAO: SVJC), is an airport serving the Paraguaná Peninsula in Venezuela. The airport is named in honor of Josefa Camejo,[3] a heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence.
Josefa Camejo International Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Punto Fijo | ||||||||||
Location | Los Taques Municipality, Venezuela | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 92 ft / 28 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 11°46′50″N 70°09′00″W / 11.78056°N 70.15000°W | ||||||||||
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On May 22, 2018, Aruba Airlines inaugurated what, according to Travel and Leisure Magazine was the world's shortest international flight. linking the airport with Aruba Airline's hub in Oranjestad,[4] a flight that lasted approximately eight minutes each way.
Facilities
editRunway length does not include a 500 metres (1,600 ft) paved overrun on the east end. The Paraguana non-directional beacon (Ident: PRG) and VOR-DME (Ident: PRG) are located on the field.[5][6]
Airlines and destinations
editAirlines | Destinations |
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Albatros Airlines | Caracas, Curaçao[7] |
Avior Airlines | Caracas[8] Charter: Curaçao[7] |
Conviasa | Caracas, Havana |
Venezolana | Caracas |
Accidents and incidents
edit- On 5 December 2011, a flight to Aruba by the company Tiara Air departing from Josefa Camejo International Airport was on the runway going at full speed to depart when a donkey appeared on the runway. The aircraft, a Shorts 360, hit the donkey with the right main gear; the pilots kept climbing and continued the flight to Aruba for an emergency landing, which was performed safely with no injury on board.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Airport information for Josefa Camejo International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Paraguana
- ^ Josefa Camejo Spanish
- ^ "The World's Shortest International Flight Lasts Only 8 Minutes".
- ^ PRG NDB
- ^ PRG VOR
- ^ a b "Avior and Albatros enable flights from Falcón to Curaçao". En.ultimasnoticias.com.ve. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Avior Airlines abre una nueva ruta desde y hacia el estado Falcón". Eluniversal.com (in Spanish). Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ Accident history for LSP at Aviation Safety Network
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