La Chinita International Airport
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| La Chinita International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional La Chinita |
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IATA: MAR – ICAO: SVMC
 MAR
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Operator | Government | ||
| Location | Maracaibo | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 235 ft / 72 m | ||
| Coordinates | 10°33′29″N 71°43′40″W / 10.55806°N 71.72778°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 03L/21R | 9.843 | 3.000 | Concrete |
| 03R/21L | 8.202 | 2.500 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Passengers movement | 1.448.677 | ||
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.
La Chinita International Airport is the second airport in importance by movements.
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[edit] Terminals, Airlines and Destinations
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
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| Aeropostal | Caracas Seasonal: Porlamar, Valencia [1] |
Domestic |
| American Airlines | Miami [2] | International |
| Aserca Airlines | Barcelona, Caracas, Puerto Ordaz, Valencia Seasonal: Punta Cana, Santo Domingo, Oranjestad, Willemstad [3] |
Domestic, International |
| Avior Airlines | Barcelona, Caracas, Puerto Ordaz, Valencia[4] | Domestic |
| Conviasa | Caracas, Las Piedras, Porlamar | Domestic |
| Copa Airlines | Panama City [5] | International |
| Perla Airlines | Charter: Porlamar, Oranjestad | Domestic, International |
| Tiara Air | Oranjestad | International |
| Venezolana | Caracas, Santa Barbara del Zulia, Maturin, Porlamar, Panama City, Oranjestad[6] | Domestic, International |
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- On 1 November 1971, Vickers Viscount YV-C-AMZ of Linea Aeropostal Venezolana crashed shortly after take-off. All four people on board were killed.[7]
- On 29 November 2006, a Conviasa Boeing 737-200 with 94 passengers on board made an emergency return to Maracaibo's La Chinita International Airport ten minutes after takeoff due to a window fracture. After another entity became the owner of the aircraft, the aircraft crashed on 30 August 2008 near Latacunga, Ecuador, killing all three crew members.
[edit] References
- ^ Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela
- ^ American Airlines
- ^ Aserca Airlines
- ^ Avior Airlines
- ^ Copa Airlines
- ^ Venezolana
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19711101-0. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
[edit] External links
- La Chinita Airport Main Page
- Airport information for SVMC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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