# General Manuel Carlos Piar International Airport (PZO)

> Puerto Ordaz-Ciudad Guayana, VE · IATA: PZO · ICAO: SVPR · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `PZO` |
| ICAO | `SVPR` |
| City | Puerto Ordaz-Ciudad Guayana |
| Country | VE |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 144 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 8.28853, -62.76040 |

## Description

Where the Orinoco meets the Caroní River, Ciudad Guayana spreads across one of Venezuela's great industrial zones, and General Manuel Carlos Piar International Airport (PZO) is its air access point. Opened in 1979 to serve the iron, bauxite and steel operations of the Guayana region, the airport runs domestic services and international flights to Brazil, handling around one million passengers in its stronger years. Air cargo here is modest: belly freight on scheduled flights plus occasional project and spare-parts shipments for the area's heavy industry. The region's bulk exports — iron ore, aluminium ingots, steel slab — travel via the Orinoco river port of Puerto Ordaz rather than by air, moving downstream to the Atlantic. That makes PZO a complement to river and road transport, useful for urgent or high-value consignments. Customs clearance runs through Venezuela's SENIAT authority. Forwarders typically pair the airport with the inland port and the highways toward Ciudad Bolívar and Caracas.

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