Alberto Carnevalli Airport

Alberto Carnevalli Airport
Aeropuerto Alberto Carnevalli
IATA: MRDICAO: SVMD
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator SAPAM
Serves Mérida, Venezuela
Location Merida (Venezuela), Venezuela
Elevation AMSL 1,526 m / 5,007 ft
Coordinates 08°34′56″N 071°09′40″W / 8.58222°N 71.16111°WCoordinates: 08°34′56″N 071°09′40″W / 8.58222°N 71.16111°W
Map
MRD

Location of the airport in Venezuela

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,630 5,348 Asphaltic concrete

Alberto Carnevalli Airport (IATA: MRD, ICAO: SVMD) is an airport located 3 km southwest of downtown Mérida, Venezuela, at an elevation of 1,526 m MSL. Its runway is 1,630 m long. It is situated in a valley in the Andean mountains, surrounded by higher terrain in all quadrants. Night operations are prohibited. Commercial service resumed to Caracas on 1 August 2013, after being suspended for 5 years[2] due to the crash of Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518 .

Accidents and incidents

On 21 February 2008, Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518, an ATR 42-300 twin-turboprop en route to Caracas, crashed shortly after takeoff from Carnevalli, killing all 46 persons on board. The cause of the accident was pilot error caused by disorientation and rushed procedures.


Airline and destination

Airlines Destinations
Avior Airlines Caracas

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