IAIM and MIPPCI tell you to arrive 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one — there is an extra GNB screen and airline pre-check before you even reach the counters.

MPPT claims check-in to boarding can take about 30 minutes with four X-ray units plus a body scanner on the international side. Treat that as an operator claim, not a guarantee; the published arrival windows are the ones to keep.

Cars leave you at the lower level of the old national terminal. Only ticketed passengers climb the ramp into the modular halls; greeters wait in a 1,000 m² outdoor meeting area.

The four live modules sit in the parking apron: national departures (3,335 m², three doors, 480 people), international departures (4,300 m², four doors, 780 people), combined arrivals (2,554 m²), plus the outdoor greeter yard.

The live halls have food-and-drink dispensers, toilets, Wi-Fi, medical cover and charging points. There is no sourced sit-down food court and no published bottle price.

Pay in USD cash. International cards often fail in Venezuela (FCDO). Do not count on a refill fountain — none is published for the modules.

Commercial flights restarted 1 Sep 2026 from temporary halls. BAER said the field was above 50% of installed capacity by 17 Sep, with more than 150,000 passengers and 1,700 flights in two weeks.

Priority Pass hours for Executive Lounge and Italviajes still read 05:00–22:00 opposite gates 12–13 and 24 of the permanent international hall. That hall is closed. Confirm your flight with the airline, not a lounge app.