Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo Airport

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).^[A]

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
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]

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
Aerolineas Estelar	Caracas
Aeropostal	Caracas
Avior Airlines	Caracas
Conviasa	Caracas, Porlamar
Laser Airlines	Caracas
Rutaca 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

• Transport in Venezuela
• List of airports in Venezuela