Canaima Airport

Canaima Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Canaima; IATA: CAJ, ICAO: SVCN) is an airport in Canaima, a town in Canaima National Park in the state of Bolívar in Venezuela. The airport and town are next to the Carrao Rapids on the Carrao River, and 46 kilometres (29 mi) downstream of Angel Falls.

Canaima Airport Aeropuerto de Canaima
IATA: CAJ ICAO: SVCN
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Canaima National Park
Location	Canaima, Venezuela
Elevation AMSL	1,339 ft / 408 m
Coordinates	6°13′55″N 62°51′15″W
Map
CAJ Location in Venezuela
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 2,155 7,070 Asphalt
Source: WAD[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

The Canaima VOR-DME (Ident: CMA) is located 0.52 nautical miles (960 m) off the Runway 18 threshold.^[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Conviasa	Caracas

Accidents and incidents

• On 27 August 1972, Douglas C-47 YV-C-AKE of LAV suffered a failure of the port engine shortly after take-off on a domestic scheduled passenger flight to Tomás de Heres Airport, Ciudad Bolivar. The aircraft crashed while attempting to return to Canaima, killing all 34 people on board.^[5]
• On 2 October 1998, Douglas DC-3C YV-611C of Servivensa crashed on approach to Canaima Airport. The aircraft had been on a local sightseeing flight to view the Angel Falls. One of the 25 people on board was killed.^[6]

See also

• Transport in Venezuela
• List of airports in Venezuela