Venezuelan airport outside Caracas reopens after back-to-back earthquakes
Valencia Airport (VLN), located just west of the capital city, has officially reopened to help process traffic, while the main Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) in Maiquetía remains closed to commercial passenger flights due to extensive structural damage.
The back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes on June 24, 2026, severely impacted Venezuela's aviation infrastructure. The twin disasters struck just as the country was actively restoring global flight routes following the political transition earlier in the year.
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