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Josefa Camejo International Airport

Summary

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.

Josefa Camejo
International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesPunto Fijo
LocationLos Taques Municipality, Venezuela
Elevation AMSL92 ft / 28 m
Coordinates11°46′50″N 70°09′00″W / 11.78056°N 70.15000°W / 11.78056; -70.15000
Map
LSP is located in Venezuela
LSP
LSP
Location of airport in Venezuela
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,800 9,186 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

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 edit

Runway length does not include a 500 metres (1,600 ft) paved overrun on the east end. The Paraguana non-directional beacon (Ident: PRG) and VOR-DME (Ident: PRG) are located on the field.[5][6]

Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
Albatros Airlines Caracas, Curaçao[7]
Avior Airlines Caracas[8]
Charter: Curaçao[7]
Conviasa Caracas, Havana
Venezolana Caracas

Accidents and incidents edit

  • On 5 December 2011, a flight from Aruba by the company Tiara Air departing from Josefa Camejo International Airport was on the runway going at full speed to depart when a donkey appeared on the runway. The aircraft, a 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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ Airport information for Josefa Camejo International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ Google Maps - Paraguana
  3. ^ Josefa Camejo Spanish
  4. ^ "The World's Shortest International Flight Lasts Only 8 Minutes".
  5. ^ PRG NDB
  6. ^ PRG VOR
  7. ^ a b "Avior and Albatros enable flights from Falcón to Curaçao". En.ultimasnoticias.com.ve. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "Avior Airlines abre una nueva ruta desde y hacia el estado Falcón". Eluniversal.com (in Spanish). Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  9. ^ Accident history for LSP at Aviation Safety Network

External links edit

  • OurAirports - Paraguana
  • SkyVector - Paraguana
  • OpenStreetMap - Paraguana