Manuel Carlos Piar International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationCiudad Guayana, Venezuela
Elevation AMSL472 ft / 144 m
Coordinates8°17′20″N 62°45′35″W / 8.28889°N 62.75972°W / 8.28889; -62.75972
Map
PZO is located in Venezuela
PZO
PZO
Location of airport in Venezuela
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,050 6,726 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (IATA: PZO, ICAO: SVPR) (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Guayana "Manuel Carlos Piar"), is an airport in the city of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela. Ciudad Guayana is divided into two main population centres, San Félix and Puerto Ordaz, where the airport is located and hence its IATA code of PZO. The city sits at the confluence of the Orinoco and Caroni Rivers, and is the main access point for the natural attractions in south-east Venezuela, mainly Canaima National Park and Gran Sabana.

The airport is named after Manuel Piar, victorious general at the Battle of San Félix in the Venezuelan War of Independence.

Most of its current facilities and lay-out comes from the large renovation done in 2007, in preparation for the 2007 Copa América held in Venezuela.

The Guayana VORTAC (Ident: GNA) is located on the field. The Guayana non-directional beacon (Ident: GNA) is located 7.0 nautical miles (13.0 km) off the approach end of Runway 26.[3][4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolineas Estelar Caracas
Avior Airlines Caracas
Conviasa Caracas, Manaus, Maracaibo, Porlamar, Valencia (VE)
LASER Airlines Caracas
Turpial Airlines Valencia (VE)

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