Caracas Airport (CCS) Information

Where is Caracas Airport?  

The capital of Caracas, Venezuela's largest city, is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range (Cordillera de la Costa).

As Venezuela's cultural capital, Caracas boasts numerous restaurants, theatres, museums, shopping centres and some of the tallest skyscrapers in Latin America.

Caracas International Airport (IATA: CCS, ICAO: SVMI), officially Caracas Simon Bolivar International Airport, also referred to as Caracas Maiquetia International Airport, Caracas Maiquetia Simon Bolivar Airport, Caracas Maiquetia Airport, Caracas Bolivar International Airport, Caracas Bolivar Airport, Aeropuerto Internacional Simon Bolivar, Aeropuerto Simon Bolivar, Aeropuerto Maiquetia, Aeropuerto Caracas, Caracas Airport, or simply Maiquetia Airport by locals, is located in Maiquetia, about 21 kilometres (13 miles) from downtown Caracas, Venezuela.

In 2014, Caracas Airport served 17,822,225 passengers.

Caracas Airport is a hub for Conviasa, Aeropostal, Aserca Airlines, Conviasa and LASER Airlines. Other airlines that fly to Caracas Airport include Aerolíneas Argentinas, Aeroméxico, Air France, American Airlines, Avianca, Caribbean Airlines, Copa Airlines, Cubana de Aviación, Delta Air Lines, Dynamic Airways, Iberia, Insel Air, LAN Airlines,Lufthansa, RUTACA Airlines, SBA Airlines, TAM Airlines, TAME, TAP, United Airlines and Venezolana.

Cities with flights to Caracas Airport include Aruba, Atlanta, Barcelona, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Curaçao, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Havana, Houston, Lima, Lisbon, Madrid, Mexico City, Miami, New York City, Panama City, Paris, Port of Spain, Quito, Punta Cana, Santo Domingo, São Paulo and Valencia.

Your best bet for a Caracas Airport transfer is the bus. Details on all options are included in this guide.

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