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The Unit­ed States has is­sued a se­cu­ri­ty ad­vi­so­ry for air­craft op­er­at­ing in the Mai­quetía Flight In­for­ma­tion Re­gion (SVZM FIR) due to a po­ten­tial­ly haz­ardous sit­u­a­tion and height­ened mil­i­tary ac­tiv­i­ty in and around Venezuela.

The ad­vi­so­ry said op­er­a­tors are ad­vised to ex­er­cise cau­tion at all al­ti­tudes, in­clud­ing dur­ing over­flights, ar­rivals, de­par­tures, and while on the ground at air­ports.

Mai­quetía is a coastal city in Venezuela, lo­cat­ed in Var­gas state. Simón Bolí­var In­ter­na­tion­al Air­port is lo­cat­ed in the city, which serves as a ma­jor trans­porta­tion hub.