Josefa Camejo International Airport
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AMSL 92 ft / 28 m | | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 11°46′50″N 70°09′00″W / 11.78056°N 70.15000°W | ||||||||||
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.svg)  LSP Location of airport in Venezuela | |||||||||||
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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.
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
Runway length does not include a 500 metres (1,600 ft) paved overrun on the east end. The Paraguana
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Albatros Airlines | Caracas, Curaçao[7] |
| Avior Airlines | Caracas[8] Charter: Curaçao[7] |
| Conviasa | Caracas, Havana |
| Venezolana | Caracas |
Accidents and incidents
- On 5 December 2011, a flight to 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
References
- ^ 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.
- Aviation Safety Network
External links
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