La Chinita International Airport
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| La Chinita International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional La Chinita |
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IATA: MAR – ICAO: SVMC
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Maracaibo | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 235 ft / 72 m | ||||||||||||||
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La Chinita International Airport (IATA: MAR, ICAO: SVMC) is at Maracaibo, Venezuela.
The airport opened on 16 November 1969, during the government of President of Venezuela 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 50% of the international flights in Venezuela.
La Chinita International Airport is the second airport in importance by movements.
The earlier airport was Grano de Oro (1960 diagram)
Contents
Terminals, Airlines and Destinations
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
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| Aeropostal | Caracas | Domestic |
| American Airlines | Miami[1] | International |
| Aruba Airlines | Aruba | International |
| Aserca Airlines | Barcelona (VE), Caracas, Puerto Ordaz , Valencia | Domestic |
| Avior Airlines | Aruba, Curaçao | International |
| Conviasa | Caracas, Porlamar | Domestic |
| Copa Airlines | Panama City[2] | International |
| Dynamic Airways | Fort Lauderdale | International |
| Insel Air | Curaçao | International |
| Insel Air Aruba | Aruba | International |
| Laser Airlines | Caracas | Domestic |
| Laser Airlines | Aruba | International |
| Venezolana | Caracas, Maturin, Porlamar | Domestic |
| Venezolana | Aruba, Cartagena,[3] Medellin-JMC,[4] Panama City, Santo Domingo[5] | International |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Amerijet International | Miami |
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.[6]
References
- ↑ American Airlines
- ↑ Copa Airlines
- ↑ Venezolana abrira vuelos a Cartagena
- ↑ Venezolana abrira vuelos a Medellin
- ↑ Venezolana launches Santo Domingo - Maracaibo flights
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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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