# General Tomas de Heres Airport (CBL)

> Ciudad Bolivar, VE · IATA: CBL · ICAO: SVCB · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `CBL` |
| ICAO | `SVCB` |
| City | Ciudad Bolivar |
| Country | VE |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 60 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 8.12216, -63.53696 |

## Description

Light aircraft loading visitors for Canaima and Angel Falls are the working reality at General Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL / SVCB) in Ciudad Bolívar, the historic city on the Orinoco. The field handles regional passenger services and sightseeing flights; no cargo airline, cargo terminal or dedicated freight customs post is documented there. Urgent air shipments for the Guayana region normally route through Caracas-Maiquetía (CCS) or the industrial airport at Puerto Ordaz (PZO) downstream. Maiquetía itself was shut for weeks after the twin earthquakes of 24 June 2026: cargo flights restarted on 5 August 2026 and passengers on 1 September 2026, initially from temporary structures and at heavily reduced capacity, with full reconstruction now expected into the first quarter of 2027. Heavy and bulky goods in this region move on the Orinoco and its river ports toward the Atlantic in any case. For forwarders, CBL is a feeder and passenger field without a freight function.

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