Juan_Pablo_Pérez_Alfonzo_Airport

Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo Airport

Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo Airport

Airport in El Vigía, Venezuela

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]

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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]

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Notes

  1. Though often misspelled Alfonso, the correct name is Alfonzo, as confirmed by the photo and other official sources[upper-alpha 2][upper-alpha 3][upper-alpha 4][upper-alpha 5][upper-alpha 6] and the majority of reliable references.
  2. "Colección: Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo". Gobierno Bolivariana de Venezuela (gob.ve). Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  3. "IUTEPAL Extensión Maracaibo". Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo (IUTEPAL). Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  4. "Escuela Privada Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo". Compañía Anónima Nacional Teléfonos de Venezuela (CANTV). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  5. "En 1979 falleció el padre de la OPEP: Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo". Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV). Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  6. "The launch of the book 'The Petroleum Pentagon'". Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Retrieved February 23, 2016.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Airport information for VIG at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. [2]
    Google Maps - El Vigía
  3. [3]
    EVG NDB


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