# Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV)

> Valera, VE · IATA: VLV · ICAO: SVVL · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `VLV` |
| ICAO | `SVVL` |
| City | Valera |
| Country | VE |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 628 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 9.34048, -70.58406 |

## Description

Valera sits at the commercial centre of Trujillo, one of Venezuela's Andean coffee states, and its airport serves the surrounding highland towns. Scheduled traffic is light and almost entirely domestic, with no dedicated freight terminal on site. Shippers route air cargo through Caracas Maiquetía (CCS), roughly a day's drive north, where customs clearance under SENIAT and warehouse capacity are concentrated. For freight forwarders, VLV is best treated as a feeder point rather than an air-cargo gateway.

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