Tomas de Heres Airport - CBL
The Tomas de Heres Airport is located in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela. It serves Ciudad Bolivar, the capital of Bolivar State. Other nearby major cities includes Ciudad Guayana, Baramita, Tucupita, and more. The airport was named after Tomas de Heres, a hero of the Latin American independence. Heres was also the governor of Guayana Province. Tomas de Heres Airport sits at an elevation of 197 feet above mean sea level. The airport code is CBL.
Best Time to Visit
Tomas de Heres Airport is one of Venezuela’s busiest airports. Its runway has an asphalt surface. The terminal houses an ATM, car rental company kiosks. There is also a parking lot for 200 vehicles. Tomas de Heres Airport often serves as an alternate airport for the Manual Piar International Airport in Guayana when it is busy or when it is undergoing maintenance. Between 2014 and 2015 Tomas de Heres Airport’s runway underwent resurfacing. Aside from commercial flights, the airport also handles chartered flights. Its top destination is Caracas. Rutaca Airlines is the main airline that operates in this airport.
What to Do & Area Attractions
There are a number of airport hotels located close to the Tomas de Heres Airport. One of the closest is the Hotel Laja Real, less than 0.10 miles from the Tomas de Heres Airport. Another property located a little more than 0.3 miles from the airport is the Hotel Valentina. Hotel Laja City is 0.5 miles away and is close to attractions like the Jesus Sotto Museum of Modern Art.
An alternate airport for Tomas de Heres Airport is the Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana Airport, located roughly an hour away.