La Chinita International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = La Chinita International Airport
nativename = Aeropuerto Internacional La Chinita


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IATA = MAR
ICAO = SVMC
type = Military/Public
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operator = Government
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location = Maracaibo
elevation-f = 235
elevation-m = 72
coordinates = Coord|10|33|29|N|71|43|40|W
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r1-number = 02R/20L
r1-length-f = 8.202
r1-length-m = 2.500
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 02L/20R
r2-length-f = 9.843
r2-length-m = 3.000
r2-surface = Asphalt
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La Chinita International Airport airport codes|MAR|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 byCopa Airlines since July 2006).

Traffic

*2006 1.056.985
*2007 1.854.200
*2008 May 1.365.900
*2010 estimate 4.9 millon.

Airlines and destinations

Domestic Flights

* Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela (Barcelona, Caracas, Porlamar, Valencia) [ [http://www.aeropostal.com Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela] ]
* Aserca Airlines (Barcelona, Porlamar, Puerto Ordaz, Valencia) [http://www.asercaairlines.com Aserca Airlines] ]
* Avior Airlines (Barcelona, Caracas, Mérida, Porlamar, Puerto Ordaz, Valencia) [http://www.avior.com.ve Avior Airlines] ]
* Conviasa (Caracas, Las Piedras) [ [http://www.conviasa.aero Conviasa] ]
* Santa Bárbara Airlines (Barquisimeto, Caracas, Mérida, San Antonio del Táchira, Valencia) [http://www.sbairlines.com/ Santa Bárbara Airlines] ]
* Venezolana (Caracas, El Vigía) [http://www.venezolanaonline.com Venezolana] ]
*Sol America(Proximamente)(Las Piedras,Aruba,Curacao)
*Kavok airlines(Proximamente) www.kavok-airlines.com

International Flights

* AIRES (Barranquilla, Bogotá, Cartagena) [ [http://www.aires.aero Aires] ]
* American Airlines (Miami) [ [http://www.aa.com American Airlines] ]
* Aserca Airlines (Santo Domingo [seasonal] )
* Avior Airlines (Willemstad)
* Copa Airlines (Panama City) [ [http://www.copaair.com Copa Airlines] ]
* Santa Bárbara Airlines (Miami, Oranjestad)
* Venezolana (Panama City, Oranjestad)

References

External links

* [http://www.aeropuertosdelzulia.gob.ve/index.php La Chinita Airport Main Page]
*WAD|SVMC