Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana Airport Explained

Manuel Carlos Piar International Airport
Iata:PZO
Icao:SVPR
Pushpin Map:Venezuela
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Venezuela
Pushpin Label:PZO
Type:Public
Location:Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
Elevation-F:472
Coordinates:8.2889°N -62.7597°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:08/26
R1-Length-M:2050
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Sources: GCM Google Maps[1]

Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (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 7nmi off the approach end of Runway 26.[2] [3]

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  1. https://www.google.com/maps/@8.2891825,-62.761449,2393m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Ciudad Guayana
  2. https://skyvector.com/airport/SVPR/Guayana-Puerto-Ordaz-Airport Guayana NDB
  3. http://ourairports.com/navaids/GNA/Guayana_VORTAC_VE/#lat=8.30021645663826,lon=-62.73612308502198,zoom=14,type=Satellite Guayana VORTAC