Canaima Airport (; ) is an airport in Canaima, a town in Canaima National Park in the state of Bolívar in Venezuela. The airport and town are next to the Carrao Rapids on the Carrao River, and downstream of Angel Falls.
The Canaima VOR-DME (Ident: CMA) is located off the Runway 18 threshold.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents On 27 August 1972, Douglas C-47 YV-C-AKE of LAV suffered a failure of the port engine shortly after take-off on a domestic scheduled passenger flight to Tomás de Heres Airport, Ciudad Bolívar. The aircraft crashed while attempting to return to Canaima, killing all 34 people on board. On 2 October 1998, Douglas DC-3C YV-611C of Servivensa crashed on approach to Canaima Airport. The aircraft had been on a local to view the Angel Falls. One of the 25 people on board was killed.
See also Transport in Venezuela List of airports in Venezuela
References
External links OurAirports - Canaima SkyVector - Canaima OpenStreetMap - Canaima Accident history for CAJ at Aviation Safety Network Video from aircraft landing at Canaima Airport