Los Roques Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Los Roques Airport
nativename = Aeropuerto Los Roques
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IATA = LRV
ICAO = SVRS
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city-served = Los Roques archipelago
location = El Gran Roque island, Venezuela
elevation-f = 0
elevation-m = 0
coordinates = coord|11|57.0|N|066|40.2|W|type:airport_region:VZ
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metric-elev = yes
metric-rwy = yes
r1-number = 07/25
r1-length-f = 3280
r1-length-m = 1000
r1-surface = asphalt
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Los Roques Airport ( _es. Aeropuerto Los Roques) airport codes|LRV|SVRS – a small domestic airport on the El Gran Roque island in the Los Roques archipelago off the coast of mainland Venezuela, some 130 km north of Caracas. It serves small turboprop traffic or STOL aircraft, possessing a 1000 x 26 meters RWY 07/25, which has been recently repaved in the summer of 2007. The airport is remotely controlled from Simón Bolívar International Airport.

Airlines and destinations

*Aereotuy (Caracas, Porlamar/Margarita Island)
*Bluestar Airlines (Caracas)
*Transaven (Caracas)
*Aeroejecutivos (Caracas)
*Aeca (Caracas)
*Rainbow air (porlamar/Margarita Island,Caracas)
*Ciaca (Caracas)
*Sol de America (Caracas)
*Sasca (Porlamar/Margarita Island)
*Avior Airlines(Flights operated the Aereotuy) (Caracas)

Incidents and accidents

*On 4 January 2008 at 14:08 UTC a Transaven airlines Let L-410UVP-E3 (registration number YV2081) on a scheduled domestic flight from Simón Bolívar International Airport serving Caracas to Los Roques Airport, reported as its last communication that it lost power in both engines at convert|3000|ft|m|abbr=on and descending. The aircraft was on a 024 radial heading relative to the airport of departure and convert|64|nmi|km to the north of it. The pilot was to attempt water landing near the coral reef surrounding the Los Roques archipelago. The aircraft was never found, but life vests associated with it were recovered some days later. There were 12 passengers onboard and 2 crew. Remains of one male passenger was found later floating in the water. The passengers were mostly vacationing Italians.Passenger list and accident details: [http://www.volarenvenezuela.com/vev/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2245 "Accidentes Aéreos: Cae al Mar el YV2081, LET-410 en Los Roques el 4-1-2008"] , "VolarEnVenezuela.com", 4 January 2008. Link accessed 2008-1-5. es icon]

References

Sources

* [http://www.volarenvenezuela.com/vev/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=327 "Aeropuertos - Pistas: Los Roques (Gran Roque) - SVRS"] (official info about SVRS from the Venezuelan authorities) es icon
* [http://www.volarenvenezuela.com/vev/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2056 "Noticias: Rehabilitación de la pista de Los Roques va por la mitad."] "VolarEnVenezuela.com", 19 June 2007. Link accessed 2008-1-5. es icon
* [http://www.volarenvenezuela.com/vev/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2245 "Accidentes Aéreos: Cae al Mar el YV2081, LET-410 en Los Roques el 4-1-2008"] , "VolarEnVenezuela.com", 4 January 2008. Link accessed 2008-1-5. es icon
* [http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0333286&size=L&width=1024&height=732&sok=JURER%20%20%28pbhagel%20%3D%20%27Irarmhryn%27%29%20NAQ%20%28cynpr%20%3D%20%27Ybf%20Ebdhrf%20%28YEI%20%2F%20FIEF%29%27%29%20%20beqre%20ol%20cubgb_vq%20QRFP&photo_nr=20 Another aerial picture of the airport and its island]