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La Chinita International Airport

Maracaibo, Venezuela

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SVMC

Elevation

239 ft

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The Essence of La Chinita International Airport

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Location

Maracaibo · V · Venezuela

Connectivity

14 routes · 8 destinations

Position

10.558°, -71.729° · 239 ft elev.

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Gateway to Venezuela's oil-rich Lake Maracaibo region.

Opened

1969

Location

Maracaibo, Venezuela

La Chinita International Airport, designated IATA code MAR and ICAO code SVMC, serves Maracaibo, Venezuela's second-largest city and the capital of Zulia State. The airport plays a central role in connecting the economically significant oil-producing region to domestic destinations and international routes. The airport has historically served as a hub for both commercial passenger traffic and cargo operations tied to the petroleum industry. It handles flights to major Venezuelan cities as well as limited international connections to neighboring countries. In recent years, Venezuela's broader economic crisis has significantly reduced airline operations and passenger traffic at La Chinita, as it has at most Venezuelan airports. Infrastructure challenges and reduced airline services have affected the airport's operational capacity.

Terminals

The airport operates a single main passenger terminal handling both domestic and international traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transport from the airport to central Maracaibo is primarily served by taxis and informal car services, with limited public bus options.

Airlines here

Conviasa, the Venezuelan state carrier, has been among the principal operators at La Chinita, along with other domestic carriers when operational.

Notable facts

›Located approximately 25 kilometers southwest of downtown Maracaibo.
›Named 'La Chinita' in reference to the local veneration of the Virgin of Chiquinquirá, patroness of Zulia State.
›Serves as the primary airport for the Lake Maracaibo oil basin region.
›Venezuela's economic crisis has led to drastically reduced international flight operations since the mid-2010s.
›Zulia State is one of Venezuela's most populous and economically significant regions, historically driving demand for air travel.

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Route map (8 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Tiara Air

Insel Air (7I/INC) (Priv)

Routes

MAR → AUA3P · SH6

MAR → CUR7I · M83

MAR → AUA9V · 732

MAR → CCS9V · 732

MAR → VLN9V · 732

MAR → MIAAA · 757

MAR → PTYCM · 73G

MAR → CCSQL · D93

MAR → CCSR7 · M80 DC9

MAR → VLNR7 · M80

MAR → CCSV0 · E90

MAR → PBLV0 · E90

MAR → PMVV0 · E90

MAR → CCSVH · M80

Aircraft operating here

Boeing 737-2003 routes M803 routes Embraer 1903 routes Shorts SD.3601 routes McDonnell Douglas MD-831 routes Boeing 7571 routes Boeing 737-7001 routes Douglas DC-9-301 routes DC91 routes

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Encyclopaedia

La Chinita International Airport 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.

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