Guayana
Bolívar
Caroní Municipality

Lieutenant Colonel Teófilo Luis Méndez Air Base

Lieutenant Colonel Teófilo Luis Méndez Air Base is a military airport and base for the Bolivarian Military Aviation of Venezuela. It is located in , , Venezuela. The air base is home to Escuadrón 171 which fly the Mil Mi-17V-5.
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: military air base in Bolívar, Venezuela
  • Also known as: “BAMENDEZ” and “Teófilo Luis Méndez Air Base”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana Airport and Ciudad Traki Alta Vista.

Aerodrome
Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport, is an airport in the city of , . Ciudad Guayana is divided into two main population centres, San Félix and Puerto Ordaz, where the airport is located and hence its IATA code of CGU.

Shopping center
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is a shopping center, which is situated 2 km east of Lieutenant Colonel Teófilo Luis Méndez Air Base.

Shopping center
Photo: Wguayana, CC0.
is a shopping center, which is situated 2 km east of Lieutenant Colonel Teófilo Luis Méndez Air Base.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ciudad Guayana.

Photo: Hdezeo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the state of in . It is constituted by Puerto Ordaz and San Félix, two originally independent tows that have sprawled and merged into one single city.

Lieutenant Colonel Teófilo Luis Méndez Air Base

Latitude
8.2894° or 8° 17′ 22″ north
Longitude
-62.75334° or 62° 45′ 12″ west
Inception
1979
Operator
Fuerza Aérea Nacional
Open location code
67WV76QW+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1457151089
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­base
Wiki­data ID
Q137299607
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cuartel de Bomberos ‘Coronel B. Pedro Vargas’ and Centro Empresarial Macagua I.

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