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General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (SVBC) serves the city of Barcelona in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela, and is the main hub for Avior Airlines. It sits close to the Caribbean coast and offers two long, hard-surfaced runway pairs, making it a straightforward VFR and IFR destination for pilots operating in this part of the country.
SVBC is the international airport for Barcelona, Venezuela, and functions as the principal base for Avior Airlines. It is a public-use, large aerodrome with two substantial runway pairs, giving it capacity well beyond a purely regional field, and it handles a mix of domestic and limited international traffic, which makes it a useful and interesting waypoint for simulator pilots exploring the Venezuelan coast.
The airport lies in the northeast of Venezuela, just southwest of the centre of Barcelona city, roughly 4 km from the urban core and less than 1 km from the Caribbean Sea. Its position close to the coastline and to the neighbouring urban areas of Puerto La Cruz and Lechería makes for a distinctive coastal approach environment.
SVBC has two physical runway pairs. Runway 02/20 is 10,170 feet long, hard-surfaced and lit. Runway 15/33 is 9,512 feet long on one heading and 9,047 feet on the reciprocal, also hard-surfaced and lit. There is no ILS at the field, so approaches are flown as visual or non-precision procedures.
Barcelona Approach operates on 119.1 MHz, with ATIS broadcast on 127.9 MHz. Ground movements are handled on 121.9 MHz, and Barcelona Tower operates on 118.7 MHz, with a further radio frequency, Barcelona RDO, on 130.6 MHz. A VORTAC identified BNA is sited close to the threshold of Runway 15, providing a navigational reference for arrivals from that direction.
The proximity of the Caribbean shoreline, less than a kilometre from the runways, together with the built-up areas of Barcelona and the nearby coastal towns of Puerto La Cruz and Lechería, provide clear visual references for pilots approaching the field from seaward or overland.
The airport was built to serve Barcelona, capital of Anzoátegui State, and has developed into an internationally connected facility. It became the headquarters and main hub of Avior Airlines, reflecting its role as a significant node in Venezuela's domestic air network alongside limited international links.
The airport continues to support scheduled airline operations, with domestic services to Caracas and Porlamar and international connections including a route to Panama City operated by Copa Airlines. Avior Airlines, LASER Airlines and RUTACA Airlines also serve the field as part of its ongoing role as a regional and hub airport for Anzoátegui State.