The Country

Geography:

Venezuela occupies most of the northern coast of South America on the Caribbean Sea. It is bordered by Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south. Mountain systems break Venezuela into four distinct areas: (1) the Maracaibo lowlands; (2) the mountainous region in the north and northwest; (3) the Orinoco basin, with the llanos (vast grass-covered plains) on its northern border and great forest areas in the south and southeast; and (4) the Guiana Highlands, south of the Orinoco, accounting for nearly half the national territory. The country is located between 60° to 73° western geographic longitude and 1° to 12° northern geographic latitude and has an area of 912.050 square kilometres (352.144 square miles). The latitude and longitude of the capital Caracas are about 66°54' W and 10°31' N.

National History:
 

Summary Narrative History

Timeline - Key Dates in Venezuela History

Civil Aircraft Registrations:
The registration prefix 'YV' is used from 1941 to 1952; eg:YV-AAA to YV-ZZZ.

The registration prefix 'YV-?-' is used from 1952 to 1975; eg:YV-?-AAA to YV-?-ZZZ.

The ? stands for either C = Comercial; eg: VY-C-BRT, D = Demonstración; eg: VY-D-DRV, E = Especial; eg: VY-E-ACO, O = Oficial; eg: VY-O-HDT, P = Privada; eg: VY-P-TFE or T = Turismo; eg: VY-T-GOS

The registration prefix 'YV' is used from 1975 to present; eg:YV-01A to YV-9999X

The prefix is followed by a number and a letter, which indicates the role of the aircraft or helicopter.

A = Agricolas; eg: VY-625A, C = Comerciales; eg: VY-156C, CP = Comercial Privada; eg: VY-725CP, E = Escuela; eg: VY-954E, P = Privadas; eg: VY-238P X = Experimentales; eg: VY-673X and O = Oficiales; eg. YV-O-PM-9 (Policía Metropolitana), which follows the pre-1975 registration standards.

Military Air Arms:
Air Force (Aviación Militar Venezolana)

Naval Aviation (Armada República Bolivariana de Venezuela)

Army Aviation (Servicio Aéreo del Ejército Venezolana)

Central Government Agencies:
National Guard Aviation (Comando de Apoyo Aéreo de Guardia Nacional)

Public Service Aviation:
Aviation School (Centro de Instrucción Aeronáutica Civil "Miguel Rodríguez" (CIAC))

Commercial Aviation:
Aerocaribe Coro

Aeroejecutivos CA

Aerolineas Latinas

Aeronaves Del Centro

Aeropanamericano

Aeropostal

Air Global

Air Margarita

Air Venezuela

Airtech Servicios Aereos CA

Aserca Airlines

Avensa

Aviones de Oriente CA

Caraven SA

Caribbean International Airlines

Industria Aero Agricola CA

Interamericana De Aviacion

J.D. Valenciana De Aviacion

Jet Air International Charters CA

Linea Aerea de Servicio Ejecutivo Regional CA

Linea Turistica Aereotuy

Santa Bárbara Airlines

Servicios Aereos Sucre CA

Venexcargo

Venezolana Internacional De Aviacion SA

Vensecar Internacional CA

Zuliana De Aviacion

Private Aviation:
None at present.

Aircraft Manufacturers:
None at present

Airports, Airfields and Air Bases:
Civil Airports and Airfields-
Civil Airports and Airfields Listing

Military Air Bases and Airfields-
Military Air Bases Listing

Aviation Museum:
None at present.

Aviation-Related Magazines:
None at present.

Aviation Bibliography:

Armed Forces of Latin America (Adrian English)