La Chinita International Airport
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| La Chinita International Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: MAR - ICAO: SVMC | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Operator | Government | ||
| Serves | Maracaibo | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 235 ft (72 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 02R/20L | 8,202 | 2,500 | Asphalt |
| 02L/20R | 9,843 | 3,000 | Asphalt |
La Chinita International Airport (IATA: MAR, ICAO: SVMC) is an airport located at Maracaibo, Venezuela.
The airport was opened on November 16, 1969, during the government of president Rafael Caldera to open a gate to the western part of the country and alleviate congestion from Simón Bolívar International Airport near Caracas, which manages about 90% of the international flights in Venezuela.
In fact, the only international destinations from Maracaibo are Aruba, Bogotá, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Curaçao, Miami, and Panama City, from which Copa Airlines (since July 2006).
[edit] Airlines
- Aires (Barranquilla, Bogotá, Cartagena, Cucuta)
- Aeropostal (Barcelona, Caracas, Miami, Porlamar, Valencia)
- American Airlines (Miami)
- Copa Airlines (Panama City)
- Santa Barbara Airlines (Aruba, Barquisimeto, Caracas, Mérida, San Antonio del Táchira, Valencia)
- Avior (Barcelona, Curaçao, Mérida, Porlamar, Puerto Ordaz, Valencia)
- Conviasa (Caracas)
- Aserca Airlines (Barcelona, Caracas, Puerto Ordaz, Valencia)
- Venezolana (Caracas)
[edit] External links
- La Chinita Airport Main Page
- World Aero Data airport information for SVMC
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