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Boca del Rio
Porlamar/BATA Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi
Puerto Ayacucho
Puerto Ordaz, Bolivar
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Barcelona (SVBC)
Luis del Valle Garcia AB

RWY 02/20,15/33     POS 10°06'26"N 064°41'21"W     ELEV 26 ft

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Grupo Aéreo de Caza Libertador 13
(GAC13)

 Escuadrón 131 Su-30MK2V Cayaurima



Escuadrón 132 Su-30MK2V Pumas / Yavire



Escuadrón 133 Su-30MK2V Urimare
Centro de Mantenimiento Aeronáutico de Oriente
(CEMAO)

 o/h of Su-30MK2V
BAVALLE is used as acronym for Base Aérea Teniente Luis del Valle García.
Escuadrón 137 Guaicaipuro is the maintenance squadron and has no aircraft.

The AMNB received a fleet of Su-30MK2V Flankers, they are operated by two Grupos.

Erwin van Dijkman

Barquisimeto (SVBM)
LT Vicente Landaeta Gil AB

RWY 09/27     POS 10°02'34"N 069°21'31"W     ELEV 2042 ft

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Grupo Aéreo de Caza 12
(GAC12)

 Escuadrón 35 K-8VV Panteras AE
KL



Escuadrón 36 K-8VV Jaguares AE
KL
BALANDA is used as acronym for for Base Aérea Teniente Vicente Landaeta Gil.
Escuadrón 127 is the maintenance squadron and has no aircraft.

The first Chinese type to be operated by the Venezuelan Air Force is this K-8W.

Ivan Peña Nesbit

Boca del Rio (SVBS)
Base Aérea Mariscal Sucre

RWY 05/23, 10/28     POS 10°14'60"N 067°38'58"W     ELEV 1338 ft

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Grupo de Entrenamiento Aéreo 14
(GAE14)

 Escuadrón 141 Primario Ce182
F260EU		 Aguiluchos
AD



Escuadrón 142 Básico EMB312 AN



Escuadrón 143 Tactico EMB312 KL



Escuadrón Ultralivianos Challenger II
Grupo Aéreo de Entrenamiento Aéreo 18
(GAE18)

 Escuadrón Primario 181 DA40NG CE



Escuadrón Básico 182 DA42VI KR
Grupo Aéreo de Entrenamiento Aéreo 19
(GAE19)

 Escuadrón Primario 191 F480B Domu Auka AI



Escuadrón Básico 192 F480B Otoida Nihakana AI
BASUCRE is used as acronym for Base Aérea Mariscal Sucre.
Escuadrón de Vuelo Instrumental 144 operates the flight simulators of the Grupo and Escuadrón de Mantenimiento 147 is the maintenance squadron.

Together, Grupos 14, 18 and 19 form the Centro de Entrenamiento Aéreo. Some of these will relocate to a new facility at Morichal.
Caracas - La Carlota (SVFM)
Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda AB

RWY 11/29     POS 10°29'06"N 066°50'37"W     ELEV 2739 ft

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Grupo Aéreo de Transporte Presidencial 4
(GATP4)

 Escuadrón 41 A319CJ
Falcon 50
Falcon 900EX



Escuadrón 42 AS532UL
Mi-172		 AJ
TN
Grupo Aéreo de Transporte 5
(GAT5)

 Escuadrón 51 Beech 200
Beech 300
Beech 350



Escuadrón 52 Ce500
Ce550
Ce750
BAGFM is used as acronym for Base Aérea Generalísimo Francisco de Miranda.
Escuadrón 47 and Escuadrón 57 are the respective maintenance squadrons and have no aircraft.

Venezuela uses the Tucano in the advanced training and interdiction roles. The deal for Super Tucanos fell through.

Ivan Peña Nesbit

El Sombrero (SVCZ)
Capitan Manuel Rios Guarico AB

RWY 08/26     POS 09°22'20"N 066°55'23"W     ELEV 525 ft

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Grupo Aéreo de Caza 11
(GAC11)

 Escuadrón 33 Su-30MK2V Halcones



Escuadrón 34 Su-30MK2V Caciques
BAEMARI is used as acronym for Base Aero-Espacial Capitán Manuel Ríos.
El Vigia/El Vigia, Merida (SVVG)
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Base Aérea Táctica Avanzada El Vigía


 used for forward deployment and detachments
BATAVI is used as acronym for Base Aérea Táctica Avanzada El Vigía.
La Esmeralda (SVLE)
BA Orinoco

RWY 11/29     POS 03°10'19"N 065°32'26"W     ELEV 380 ft

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Grupo Aéreo de Transporte 9
(GAT9)

 det. GAT9 Transport and liaison aircraft on detachment from Grupo 9
BATAOR is used as acronym for Base Aérea Táctica Avanzada Orinoco.
It is not known which squadron operates which type of aircraft. Detachments are maintained at Puerto Ordaz (BA Teniente Coronel Luis Apolinar Mendez) and Alto Orinoco (BA La Esmeralda).
Maracaibo (SVMC)
Rafael Urdaneta AB

RWY 02L/20R, 02R/20L     POS 10°33'30"N 071°43'40"W     ELEV 235 ft

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Grupo Aéreo de Operaciones Especiales 15
(GAOE15)

 Escuadrón 152 K-8VV Avispones AE
KL
Centro de Mantenimiento Aeronáutico Occidente
(CEMAOCCIDENTE)

 o/h of K-8VV

The first two Y-8F-200W for Grupo 6 arrived in November 2012

Erwin van Dijkman

Maracay - Palo Negro (SVBL)
El Libertador AB

RWY 09/27     POS 10°11'00"N 067°33'26"W     ELEV 1450 ft

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Grupo Aéreo de Transporte 6
(GAT6)

 Escuadrón 61 (T1) C-130HV (C-130H-3)
Y-8F-200W



Escuadrón 62 (T2) Shorts 360-300
Grupo Aéreo de Operaciones Especiales 10
(GAOE10)

 Escuadrón 101 AS332B1
AS532AC		 Guerreros AJ



Escuadrón 102 F280FX Piaroas



Escuadrón CSAR AS332B1
AS532AC
Grupo Aéreo de Caza 16
(GAC16)

 Escuadrón 161 F-16A
F-16B		 Caribes



Escuadrón 162 F-16A
F-16B		 Gavilanes
Grupo Aéreo de Inteligencia, Vigilancia y Reconocimiento 8
(GAIVIRE8)

 Escuadrón 851 Falcon 20C(EW) Aguilas



Escuadrón de Inteligencia de Señales 852 C-26B Guacharos



Escuadrón de Vuelo No Tripulado 83 UAV Arpía
UAV Venezolano		 Cari Cari
Servicio de Mantenimiento de la Aviación (SERMAVIA)


 Maintenance and upgrades of all mayor types
BAEL is used as acronym for Base Aérea El Libertador.
Escuadrónes 67, 107, 117 and 167 are the respective maintenance units and have no aircraft. The haven been replaced by Su-30MK2Vs and Grupo 11 has relocated to BA Manuel Rios, Guarica state.

Two Enstrom F280FX, this 1805 and red coloured 2009, are operated by Esc102 from El Libertador.

Erwin van Dijkman

Porlamar/BATA Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi (SVMG)
Margarita; Del Caribe Intl-Gen Santago Sarino

RWY 09/27     POS 10°54'45"N 063°57'60"W     ELEV 74 ft

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Base Aérea Táctica Avanzada Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi


 used for forward deployment and detachments
BACACERES is used as acronym for Base Aérea Táctica Avanzada Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi.
Puerto Ayacucho (SVPA)
General José Antonio Páez AB

RWY 03/21     POS 05°37'12"N 067°36'22"W     ELEV 245 ft

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Grupo Aéreo de Transporte 9
(GAT9)

 Escuadrón 91 Ce206H
CeT206H
Ce208B
Ce750
Do228-212		 Pemones



Escuadrón 92 Ce206H
CeT206H
Ce208B
Ce750
Do228-212		 Guajibos



Escuadrón 93 Ce206H
CeT206H
Ce208B
Ce750		 Maruhuaca
BAPAEZ is used as acronym for Base Aérea General en Jefe José Antonio Páez.
It is not known which squadron operates which type of aircraft. Detachments are maintained at Puerto Ordaz (BA Teniente Coronel Luis Apolinar Mendez) and Alto Orinoco (BA La Esmeralda).

An assortment of Grupo 9 aircraft responsible for replenishment of Amazone-based units and villages.

Ivan Peña Nesbit

Puerto Ordaz, Bolivar (SVPR)
Base Aérea Teniente Coronel Teofilo Méndez

RWY 07/25     POS 08°17'17"N 062°45'35"W     ELEV 460 ft

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Grupo Aéreo de Transporte 9
(GAT9)

 det. GAT9 Transport and liaison aircraft on detachment from Grupo 9
Grupo Aéreo de Operaciones Especiales 17
(GAOE17)

 Escuadrón 171 Mi-17V-5 Waraos AG
BAMENDEZ is used as acronym for Base Aérea Teniente Coronel Teófilo Luis Méndez.
It is not known which squadron operates which type of aircraft. Detachments are maintained at Puerto Ordaz (BA Teniente Coronel Luis Apolinar Mendez) and Alto Orinoco (BA La Esmeralda).
Santo Domingo (SVSO)

RWY 11/29     POS 07°33'54"N 072°02'06"W     ELEV 1083 ft

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Base Aérea Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Guerrero


 detachments
BAVIVAS is used as acronym for Base Aérea Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Guerrero.
At Santo Domingo you will always find some Tucanos and sometimes F-16's. Also Bronco do visit this airfield on a frequent basis

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