Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport (, Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar") is an international airport located in Maiquetía, Vargas, Venezuela, about west of downtown Caracas, the capital of the country. Simply called by the local population, it is the main international air passenger gateway to Venezuela. It handles flights to destinations in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East. History The airport opened in 1945 as the . The site had been recommen…