La Chinita International Airport
| La Chinita International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional La Chinita | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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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)
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
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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