Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base
Air base in Caracas, Venezuela
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Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base (IATA: N/A, ICAO: SVFM), commonly called by its former name of La Carlota, is located near Caracas, Venezuela. The airport is named for Francisco de Miranda, a South American revolutionary. It is close to La Carlota, Miranda.
| Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base | |||||||
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Base Aérea Generalísimo Francisco de Miranda | |||||||
| Caracas, Capital District in Venezuela | |||||||
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| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Military Air base | ||||||
| Owner | National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela | ||||||
| Operator | Bolivarian Military Aviation of Venezuela | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
  La Carlota Shown within Venezuela  La Carlota La Carlota (South America) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 10°29′06″N 66°50′37″W | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1992 | ||||||
| In use | 1992 - present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: SVFM | ||||||
| Elevation | 835 metres (2,740 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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The airport was used for tourist and private flights.[1] On 27 November 1992, the airport was bombed during Hugo Chávez's coup attempt.[2] It has been closed to public use since 2005 and is used only for military purposes and aeromedic flights (EMS).
In April 2019, the airport was the starting point of the 2019 Venezuela uprising.[3]
On 3 January 2026 at 02:00 VET, the airport was hit by the US military as part of an operation to abduct Nicolás Maduro.[4]
