Canaima Airport CAJ / SVCN
Canaima, Bolívar · Venezuela · Instituto Nacional de Aeronautica Civil (INAC)
0pax · 2024
Limited hoursnone confirmed — no published avgas/Jet A-1 supply; treat as unavailable and plan fuel stops accordingly
ICAO / IATASVCN / CAJ
OperatorInstituto Nacional de Aeronautica Civil (INAC)
Coordinates6.2319°N, 62.8542°W
Elevation1,339 ft · 408 m
Time zoneVET (UTC-4, no DST)
Passengers / yr0 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuelnone confirmed — no published avgas/Jet A-1 supply; treat as unavailable and plan fuel stops accordingly
Bonded—
AIP referenceSVCN — AIP Venezuela / INAC
Operating hoursDaylight VFR operations only, no published 24h tower; no ATC radar, uncontrolled/AFIS-type field — no formal curfew data available, PPR advisable given remote jungle-strip status and lack of published operating hours
TerminalsSingle small rustic terminal building typical of Venezuelan national-park airstrips; no jet bridges, no international facilities
Runways (1)
- 18/36 · 2,155 m / 7,070 ft · 30 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Canaima is a domestic gateway to Canaima National Park and Angel Falls, served by Conviasa with scheduled flights to Caracas, Ciudad Guayana and Santa Elena de Uairén; it has no international/customs status. As with much of Venezuela's aviation sector under prolonged US sanctions and economic crisis, fuel availability, published operating hours, and precise current passenger/operator statistics could not be independently confirmed via public sources, so figures above (fuel, pax, phone, website) should be treated as low-confidence and re-verified with INAC or Conviasa before operational use.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 4 providers
Conviasa (Consorcio Venezolano de Industrias Aeronáuticas y Servicios Aéreos S.A.)
Self-handled, Conviasa — the state airline runs the only regular scheduled service into Canaima from Caracas/Maiquetía; independently corroborated by Wikipedia's Canaima Airport entry (Conviasa listed as the serving carrier) and by La Patilla reporting (13-Jun-2024) that Conviasa flies roughly twice weekly to Canaima in low season. The specific flight code V0131 and the apps.conviasa. No independent third-party ground handler is documented at this small park airstrip.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Transmandu
Self-handled, Transmandu — RAV-135-regulated non-scheduled passenger/cargo air-taxi operator based in Ciudad Bolívar/Puerto Ordaz; confirmed live on transmandu.com as flying charter service to Canaima and the other south-Bolívar strips (Kavac, Kamarata, Uruyén, Luepa, Santa Elena) with Jetstream 32 aircraft. Phone ••• confirmed live on the site. The specific 09:00-out/12:30-return daily schedule in the prior draft was not re-confirmable — the site describes flexible, demand-driven charter timing ("el día y la hora se adaptan a tus necesidades") rather than a published fixed timetable. Handles its own turnarounds at this unstaffed strip.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Privex Aviation
Self-handled, Privex Aviation — private/charter operator; privexaviation.com confirms Caracas and Canaima as "destinos nacionales frecuentes" plus a dedicated Canaima helicopter product (30-min flight from Canaima over the Valley of a Thousand Columns to the summit of Angel Falls/Auyán-Tepui, 30-min stop, return via Canaima lagoon or Kavak Caves). On-request booking, no independent handler documented.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aerocaribe (AEROCARIBE)
Self-handled, Aerocaribe — Venezuelan charter airline; aerocaribe.aero confirms Canaima as an advertised charter destination. The specific claim of on-request charters for up to 19 passengers with "recibimiento y asistencia en el aeropuerto de Canaima" (airport reception/assistance) traces to the operator's own Facebook/Instagram promotion and was not independently re-confirmed on aerocaribe.aero; no independent handler documented. Phone corrected to ••• (confirmed live on aerocaribe.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
On request
PDVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela S.A.)
State fuel supplier to Canaima airport — PDVSA is Venezuela's sole state fuel monopoly and has recurrently been named as the field's fuel source since at least 2014 (La Patilla). A verified La Patilla report (13-Jun-2024) documents the Kanaimö indigenous community shutting down Canaima airport in protest over chronic fuel shortage, citing a monthly need of roughly 17,000 litres against only about 7,000 litres actually received, with Conviasa's own service reduced to about 2 flights/week in low season as a result. Deliveries follow an irregular, rationed state supply schedule rather than continuous on-field stock; not confirmed whether both Jet A-1 and Avgas 100LL are held.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Unconfirmed
Privex Aviation
In-house, Privex Aviation — catering/beverages advertised as included on some charter product pages could not be re-confirmed on the pages fetched; Privex's separate yacht-charter terms explicitly state meals are not provided, so inclusion on the Canaima air product should not be assumed by default. If offered, self-provided by the operator, not an independent flight kitchen.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
On request
Aerocaribe (AEROCARIBE)
Aerocaribe's Canaima charter package is promoted (via its own Facebook/Instagram, not independently re-confirmed on the main site) as bundling ground transfer from the airport to the tourist camp ("traslado al campamento en cómodas unidades"); on-request and bundled with the air charter rather than a standalone transport licence.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support
Available · 3 providers
Conviasa (Consorcio Venezolano de Industrias Aeronáuticas y Servicios Aéreos S.A.)
In-house, Conviasa — operates its own ticketing/station presence at Canaima for its scheduled flight; no separate FBO or flight-ops desk documented.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Transmandu
In-house charter/flight-ops desk, Transmandu — books and dispatches its Puerto Ordaz-Canaima-Kavac-Kamarata-Uruyén-Luepa-Santa Elena network. The contact address ••• content and should be treated as unconfirmed; use the phone above instead. No separate FBO documented at Canaima itself.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Privex Aviation
Private charter/trip coordination for its own Canaima routing, quoted directly by Privex Aviation (contact confirmed live: •••, •••); functions as the de facto FBO contact for its own flights.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel
Not listed
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