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{{Short description|Airport serving Maracaibo, Venezuela}}
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| name = La Chinita International Airport
IATA=MAR|
| nativename = {{small|{{lang|es|Aeropuerto Internacional La Chinita}}}}
ICAO=SVMC|
| image = La Chinita International Airport.jpg
type=Military/Public|
| image-width = 250
run by=Government|
| IATA = MAR
closest town=Maracaibo|
| ICAO = SVMC
elevation_ft=235|
| type = Public / Military
elevation_m=72|
| owner =
coordinates={{coor dms|10|33|29|N|71|43|40|W|type:airport}}
| operator = Government
| city-served = [[Maracaibo]]
| location = [[San Francisco Municipality, Zulia|San Francisco]], [[Zulia]]
| opened = {{start date and age|1969|11|16|df=yes|p=n|br=n}}
| hub = [[Venezolana]]
| focus_city = [[Conviasa]]
| elevation-f = 235
| elevation-m =
| coordinates = {{Coord|10|33|30|N|71|43|40|W}}
| pushpin_map = Venezuela
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| pushpin_label = '''MAR'''
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in Venezuela
| website =
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| metric-rwy = y
| r1-number = 03L/21R
| r1-length-f =
| r1-length-m = 3000
| r1-surface = concrete
| r2-number = 03R/21L
| r2-length-f =
| r2-length-m = 2500
| r2-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| stat-year = 2008
| stat1-header = Passenger movements
| stat1-data = 2,848,677
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| footnotes = Sources:,<ref>[http://www.guia.com.ve/noticias/?id=33823 Dirección de Operaciones]</ref> WAD,<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130217025432/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=VE75591 World Data Aero]}}</ref> Google Maps<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/@10.5592667,-71.7279589,3612m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - La Chinita]</ref>
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'''La Chinita International Airport''' {{airport codes|MAR|SVMC}} is an [[international airport]] serving [[Maracaibo]], the capital of [[Zulia]] State, Venezuela. It is located southwest of Maracaibo proper in the municipality of [[San Francisco Municipality, Zulia|San Francisco]]. La Chinita is [[Venezuela]]'s second most important airport in terms of passenger and aircraft movements, after [[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Simón Bolívar International Airport]] near [[Caracas]].
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runway_angle=02R/20L|
==History==
runway_length_f=8,202|
This airport construction was accelerated due to the accident of [[Viasa Flight 742]] on 16 March 1969, resulting in the death of 155 people and the closure of Grano de Oro Airport, where the airport is located too close to the city centre and surrounded neighbourhoods.<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/12530375@N08/15182014491/sizes/h 1960 diagram]</ref> The airport opened on 16 November 1969, during the administration of [[President of Venezuela|President]] [[Rafael Caldera]], to open a gateway to the western part of the country and to alleviate congestion from Simón Bolívar International Airport, which manages about half of the international flights in Venezuela.{{cn|date=January 2025}}
runway_length_m=2,500|

runway_surface=[[Asphalt]]|
==Facilities==
Runway 03L/21R length does not include a {{convert|300|m}} paved overrun on the north end. The Maracaibo [[VORTAC]] (Ident: '''MAR''') is located {{convert|0.81|nmi|km}} northeast of the threshold of Runway 21R.<ref>[http://ourairports.com/navaids/MAR/Maracaibo_VORTAC_VE/#lat=10.584199905395508,lon=-71.71289825439453,zoom=10,type=Satellite MAR VOR]</ref>

== Airlines and destinations ==
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=== Passenger ===
{{Airport-dest-list
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| [[Avior Airlines]] | [[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Caracas]], [[Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport|Santa Barbara del Zulia]]
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| [[Conviasa]] | [[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Caracas]], [[José Tadeo Monagas International Airport|Maturín]], [[Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport|Porlamar]], [[Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana Airport|Puerto Ordaz]]
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| [[LASER Airlines]] | [[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Caracas]]
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| [[RUTACA Airlines]] | [[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Caracas]]
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| [[SATENA]] | [[Camilo Daza International Airport|Cúcuta]]<ref>{{cite web |title=SATENA Sep 2024 Network Expansion |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240726-9rsep24 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=26 July 2024}}</ref>
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| [[Turpial Airlines]] | [[Arturo Michelena International Airport|Valencia (VE)]]
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| [[Venezolana]] | [[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Caracas]], [[Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport|Porlamar]], [[Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana Airport|Puerto Ordaz]]
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}}
}}

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=== Cargo ===
runway_angle=02L/20R|
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runway_length_f=9,843|
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runway_length_m=3,000|
| [[Aerosucre]] | [[El Dorado International Airport|Bogotá]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aerosucre.com.co/rutas/|title=Rutas|website=Aerosucre.com|language=es|access-date=March 7, 2022}}</ref>
runway_surface=[[Asphalt]]|
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==Accidents and incidents==
'''La Chinita International Airport''' {{airport codes|MAR|SVMC}} is an [[airport]] located at [[Maracaibo]], [[Venezuela]].
*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.<ref name=ASN011171>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19711101-0 |title=Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=8 October 2009}}</ref>


*On March 5, 1991, [[Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 108]] crashed in to a nearby mountain soon after takeoff, killing all 45 passenger and crew.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 YV-23C Valera |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910305-1 |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
The airport was opened on november 16 1969 by Rafael Caldera Simon Bolivar Int'l Airport manage the 90% of the international flights in Venezuela. In fact, the only international flights are to Aruba, to Bogota, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Curazao and to Miami.


== Airlines ==
==See also==
*[[Transport in Venezuela]]
* [[Aires]] (Bogota)
* [[Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela|Aeropostal]] (Caracas, Miami)
*[[List of airports in Venezuela]]

* [[American Airlines]] (Miami)
== References ==
* [[Copa Airlines]] (Panama City)
{{reflist}}
* [[Santa Barbara Airlines]] (Oranjestad)
* [[Avior]] (Caracas)
* [[Conviasa]] (Caracas)


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{WAD|SVMC}}
*{{GCM|MAR}}
*[https://skyvector.com/airport/SVMC/Maracaibo-International-La-Chinita-Airport SkyVector - La Chinita]
*[http://ourairports.com/airports/SVMC/pilot-info.html#general OurAirports - La Chinita]
*[https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/10.5500/-71.7200 OpenStreetMap - La Chinita]

{{Portalbar|Venezuela|Aviation}}
{{Airports in Venezuela}}
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[[Category:Airports in Venezuela]]
[[Category:Airports in Venezuela]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Maracaibo]]
[[Category:1969 establishments in Venezuela]]


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Latest revision as of 12:38, 1 January 2025

La Chinita International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional La Chinita
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorGovernment
ServesMaracaibo
LocationSan Francisco, Zulia
Opened16 November 1969; 55 years ago (1969-11-16)
Hub forVenezolana
Focus city forConviasa
Elevation AMSL235 ft / 72 m
Coordinates10°33′30″N 71°43′40″W / 10.55833°N 71.72778°W / 10.55833; -71.72778
Map
MAR is located in Venezuela
MAR
MAR
Location of the airport in Venezuela
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03L/21R 3,000 9,843 concrete
03R/21L 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Passenger movements2,848,677
Sources:,[1] WAD,[2] Google Maps[3]

La Chinita International Airport (IATA: MAR, ICAO: SVMC) is an international airport serving Maracaibo, the capital of Zulia State, Venezuela. It is located southwest of Maracaibo proper in the municipality of San Francisco. La Chinita is Venezuela's second most important airport in terms of passenger and aircraft movements, after Simón Bolívar International Airport near Caracas.

History

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This airport construction was accelerated due to the accident of Viasa Flight 742 on 16 March 1969, resulting in the death of 155 people and the closure of Grano de Oro Airport, where the airport is located too close to the city centre and surrounded neighbourhoods.[4] The airport opened on 16 November 1969, during the administration of President Rafael Caldera, to open a gateway to the western part of the country and to alleviate congestion from Simón Bolívar International Airport, which manages about half of the international flights in Venezuela.[citation needed]

Facilities

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Runway 03L/21R length does not include a 300 metres (980 ft) paved overrun on the north end. The Maracaibo VORTAC (Ident: MAR) is located 0.81 nautical miles (1.50 km) northeast of the threshold of Runway 21R.[5]

Airlines and destinations

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Passenger

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AirlinesDestinations
Avior Airlines Caracas, Santa Barbara del Zulia
Conviasa Caracas, Maturín, Porlamar, Puerto Ordaz
LASER Airlines Caracas
RUTACA Airlines Caracas
SATENA Cúcuta[6]
Turpial Airlines Valencia (VE)
Venezolana Caracas, Porlamar, Puerto Ordaz

Cargo

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AirlinesDestinations
Aerosucre Bogotá[7]

Accidents and incidents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dirección de Operaciones
  2. ^ World Data Aero[usurped]
  3. ^ Google Maps - La Chinita
  4. ^ 1960 diagram
  5. ^ MAR VOR
  6. ^ "SATENA Sep 2024 Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Rutas". Aerosucre.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  9. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 YV-23C Valera". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
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