Lieutenant Colonel Teófilo Luis Méndez Air Base

TypeMilitary Air base

OwnerNational Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela

OperatorBolivarian Military Aviation of Venezuela

Coordinates08°17′05″N 62°45′50″W / 8.28472°N 62.76389°W / 8.28472; -62.76389

Lieutenant Colonel Teófilo Luis Méndez Air Base
Base Aérea Teniente Coronel Teófilo Luis Méndez
Part of Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana Airport
Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar in Venezuela
Site information
Type	Military Air base
Owner	National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela
Operator	Bolivarian Military Aviation of Venezuela
Location
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Coordinates	08°17′05″N 62°45′50″W / 8.28472°N 62.76389°W / 8.28472; -62.76389
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: SVPR
Elevation	144 metres (472 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 07/25 2,050 metres (6,726 ft) Concrete

Lieutenant Colonel Teófilo Luis Méndez Air Base (Spanish: Base Aérea Teniente Coronel Teófilo Luis Méndez; ) is a military airport and base for the Bolivarian Military Aviation of Venezuela. It is located in Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar, Venezuela.

The air base is home to Escuadrón 171 which fly the Mil Mi-17V-5.^[1]