La Chinita International Airport
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| La Chinita International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional La Chinita |
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| IATA: MAR – ICAO: SVMC | |||
| 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 | ||
| 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 (served by Copa Airlines since July 2006).
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Domestic Flights
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeropostal | Caracas[1] |
| Aserca Airlines | Caracas, Valencia[2] |
| Conviasa | Caracas, Las Piedras, Porlamar[3] |
| Venezolana | Caracas, Santa Barbara del Zulia, Maturin [10min stop at CCS], Porlamar [10 min stop at CCS][4] |
| Sol America | Caracas |
| Kavok | (Soon) www.kavok-airlines.com |
[edit] International Flights
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AIRES | Barranquilla, Bogotá, Cartagena[5] |
| American Airlines | Miami[6] |
| Avior | Willemstad[7] |
| Copa Airlines | Panama City[8] |
| Aserca Airlines | Santo Domingo [seasonal][2] |
| Santa Barbara Airlines | Miami, Panama City |
| Venezolana | Bogotá (starts January), Panama City, Oranjestad[4] |
[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.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela
- ^ a b Aserca Airlines
- ^ Conviasa
- ^ a b Venezolana
- ^ Aires
- ^ American Airlines
- ^ Avior Airlines
- ^ Copa Airlines
- ^ "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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