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21 March 2009

Venezuela Air Bases:

http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/americas/venezuela/AirForce/Venezuela-af-bases.htm

Also: Cuba Military Air Bases and Airports: http://eyeball-series.org/cu-mil-air/cu-mil-air.htm

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i8JbWQc4ih8kwyYls-Jcyc8n185g

Venezuela offers use of air base to Russia: Chavez

March 15, 2009

CARACAS (AFP) — Venezuela has offered Russia unlimited use of an air base off its Caribbean coast, President Hugo Chavez said Sunday -- the latest step to boost military ties between the two countries.

"I told (Russian) President (Dmitry) Medvedev that any time Russia's strategic aircraft need to land in Venezuela to meet their strategic aims, Venezuela will be at their service," Chavez said.

Chavez's comments -- made during his weekly television program "Hello Mr. President" -- follow Russian media reports that Moscow had been offered the use of the Caribbean island base La Orchila.

On Saturday, Russian air force general Anatoly Zhikharev told the Interfax-AVN military news agency that Russia could seek the short-term use of bases in Cuba and Venezuela, indicating permanent bases in the region were not under consideration.

Chavez also ruled out permanent facilities: "they keep on saying that I offered La Orchila to the Russians, you know that is not true," he told viewers.

The bases could be used for logistics stops on long-distance bomber patrols, which Russia resumed in August 2007 after a 15-year hiatus.

Last year, Russia temporarily based a pair of Tu-160 bombers at an airbase in Venezuela in a carefully-choreographed display of force regarded by as a warning message to the United States.

Each aircraft is capable of carrying 12 cruise missiles that can be fitted with nuclear warheads.

Zhikharev said Cuba had a several air bases equipped with the long runways needed by the heavy bombers and said the facilities there were "entirely acceptable" for use by the Russian aircraft during long-distance patrols.


Venezuela Military Air Bases and Airports

Eyeball

Aji

Anaco

Barcelona Air Base

Barquisimeto Air Base

Boca del Rio Air Base

Cabruta

Cabimas

Caracas Air Base/International

 Carizalles Air Base

Chaparral

Ciratobo

Coro

Ciudad Bolívar

Cumaná

El Vigia

Guina

Higuerote

Inglaterra

La Orchila Air Base

Las Piedras

La Trinidad de Orichuna

La Uva

Maracaibo Air Base

 Maturin

Mayupa

Ocumare del Tuy

Palo Negro Air Base

Pariaguán

Porlamar

Potrento

 Puerto Ayacucho Air Base

Puerto Cabello

Puerto Ordaz Air Base

Puerto Páez

San Jose de Guanira

Santo Domingo Air Base

Valencia

La Orchila (Air strip at left of island)

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=11.813756,-66.157436

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La Orchila Military Base, VE. Air strip at left. Photos below from:

http://fav-club.com/galeria/main.php?g2_itemId=4677 (more at the URL)
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Caracas Air Base/International

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=10.599997,-66.991496

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Carizalles Air Base

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=10.484499,-66.843202

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Barcelona Air Base

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=10.109064,-64.688959

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Higuerote

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=10.462967,-66.092119

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Ocumare del Tuy

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=10.133113,-66.787348

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Potrento

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=8.998899,-65.949222

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Maturin

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=9.74831,-63.15377

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Anaco

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=9.42999,-64.470724

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San Jose de Guanira

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=8.944385,-64.150865

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Pariaguán

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=8.818041,-64.73902

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Puerto Ordaz Air Base

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=8.287705,-62.759829

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Ciudad Bolívar

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=8.122261,-63.535867

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Cabruta

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=7.676107,-66.251475

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Inglaterra

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=7.883574,-67.444639

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La Trinidad de Orichuna

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=7.10826,-69.788976

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Ciratobo

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=6.200299,-61.471403

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Mayupa

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=6.231646,-62.855186

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Maracaibo Air Base

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=10.559161,-71.724887

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El Vigia

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=8.62443,-71.670814

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Cabimas

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=10.329781,-71.321611

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Barquisimeto

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=10.042514,-69.355359

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Coro

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=11.415166,-69.680357

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Las Piedras

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=11.780863,-70.147619

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Puerto Cabello

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=10.479499,-68.072319

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Boca del Rio Air Base

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=10.248181,-67.653337

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Palo Negro Air Base

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Valencia

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=10.150212,-67.930183

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Chaparral

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=9.368027,-66.920257

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Puerto Ayacucho Air Base

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=5.620214,-67.604156

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Puerto Páez

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=6.185313,-67.490773

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Aji

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=5.791708,-61.437757

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Guina

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=10.574117,-62.312007

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La Uva

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=10.794399,-63.98136

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Porlamar

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=10.914329,-63.966608

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Cumaná

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=10.450084,-64.130566

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Santo Domingo Air Base

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=7.567799,-72.037332

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