# Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG)

> El Vigía, VE · IATA: VIG · ICAO: SVVG · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `VIG` |
| ICAO | `SVVG` |
| City | El Vigía |
| Country | VE |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 76 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 8.62414, -71.67267 |

## Description

On the fertile Sur del Lago lowlands at the southern end of Lake Maracaibo, El Vigía sits in a belt of banana, plantain, oil-palm and cacao farming. Its airport, Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso (VIG), runs domestic flights to Caracas and Porlamar. There is no cargo airline or dedicated freight terminal; the region's produce leaves by road toward markets and ports. For commercial air freight, Maracaibo (MAR) is the nearest genuine cargo airport. Forwarders treat VIG as a passenger and road point in the farming interior of Mérida state.

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