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Simon Bolivar International Airport of Maiquetia , is located in Maiquetia, Venezuela, about 13 miles (21 kilometres) from Caracas city centre, the capital of Venezuela.

Simply called 'Maiquetia' by the local population, this is the most important airport of the twelve international airports in Venezuela. The Simon Bolivar Airport is the main hub for Aeropostal. Since 1960, it had been the main hub for VIASA, Venezuela's former flag carrier that went into bankruptcy in 1997.

It handles flights to many important cities in the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East.

Since 2000, the Simon Bolivar Airport has been undergoing major changes in order to meet international standards and to improve passenger traffic, security, immigration areas and customs areas. Security measures have become top priority since the 9/11 events, and now departure areas and arrival areas are completely split into the lower and upper levels of the airport. An on-site hotel is currently being built and is expected to open by the end of 2007.

Terminals and destinations

International terminal

Aerolineas Argentinas

Aeropostal

Air Canada

Air Europa (Madrid)

Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)

Alitalia

American Airlines

Aserca Airlines

Avianca (Bogota)

*SAM (Bogota)

Avior Airlines

Caribbean Airlines (Port of Spain)

Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)

Conviasa

Copa Airlines (Panama City)

Cubana de Aviacion (Havana)

Dutch Antilles Express (Curacao)

Delta Air Lines (Atlanta)

Iberia (Madrid)

LAN Airlines

*LAN Peru (Lima)

Lufthansa (Frankfurt)

Mexicana (Mexico City)

Santa Barbara Airlines

TACA

*Lacsa (San Jose de Costa Rica)

*TACA Peru (Lima)

TAM

TAP Portugal

Varig (Sao Paulo-Guarulhos)

Domestic terminal

Aeropostal

Aserca Airlines

Avior Airlines

Conviasa

LASER (Porlamar)

Rutaca

Santa Barbara Airlines

Venezolana

Auxiliary terminal

Aero Ejecutivos

Aerotuy

Sol America

Cargo

DHL Aviation

Previous Routes

Aeroperu (Lima) Ceased operation on 10 March 1999

British Airways Suspended by BA on 6 February 2005 due to then declining international economy

BWIA

Continental Airlines (Newark) Suspended due to poor loads

Eastern Air Lines (Miami) Transferred to American Airlines in 1990

Ecuatoriana Ceased operation in 2001

Iran Air (Tehran-Imam Khomeini)ended early 2008

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam) Now codeshares with Air France

Lloyd Aereo Boliviano Suspended due to poor finance

Pan Am (Miami) Ceased operations on 4 December 1991 due to bankruptcy

Saeta Ceased operation in February 2000

United Airlines (Miami) Service ceased on 7 January 2003 because of financial problems

VIASA Ceased operation in January 1997''

External links

Official Website

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