# General Bartolome Salom International Airport (PBL)

> Puerto Cabello, VE · IATA: PBL · ICAO: SVPC · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `PBL` |
| ICAO | `SVPC` |
| City | Puerto Cabello |
| Country | VE |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 10 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 10.48050, -68.07300 |

## Description

In the days after the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes that struck Venezuela's coast on 24 June 2026, relief teams for the Carabobo shoreline staged out of General Bartolomé Salom airport (IATA: PBL, ICAO: SVPC) — a rare burst of activity at a field that normally sees only intermittent traffic. Puerto Cabello's significance is maritime: the city runs Venezuela's busiest seaport, and regional freight crosses its quays and continues by road. PBL has no cargo terminal and negligible scheduled service. The same earthquakes wrecked runways, control tower and terminal buildings at Caracas Maiquetía (CCS), which only partially reopened on 1 September 2026, leaving Valencia's Arturo Michelena (VLN) as the practical air cargo gateway for Carabobo in the interim. International freight carriers had returned to Venezuela earlier in 2026, after Washington rescinded its suspension of direct US flights in April, but they serve Maiquetía rather than Puerto Cabello. For forwarders PBL matters as the airfield beside a major maritime gateway, with customs handled by SENIAT.

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