# La Chinita International Airport (MAR / SVMC)

**La Chinita International Airport** (IATA: MAR, ICAO: SVMC) is a large airport in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela. It opened on 16 Nov 1969. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,000 m (9,843 ft).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/svmc

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MAR / SVMC
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela
- Opened: 16 Nov 1969
- Elevation: 73 m / 239 ft
- Coordinates: 10.5575, -71.7293
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft
- Time zone: UTC-4 · America/Caracas
- Website: http://www.aeropuertolachinita.gob.ve/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Chinita_International_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1335087
- Weather station: SVMC · WMO 80407
- Ident: SVMC

## Timeline

- 16 Nov 1969: La Chinita International Airport opens.
- 5 Mar 1991: Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 108. 45 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03L/21R | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Paved | 031° / 211° | yes |
| 03R/21L | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Paved | 031° / 211° | yes |

## Routes

4 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [CUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncc.md) Hato International Airport · Curaçao · 352 km / 219 mi · Avior Airlines
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 704 km / 437 mi · Avianca
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 855 km / 531 mi · Venezolana
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,919 km / 1,192 mi · American Eagle

### Cargo (1)

- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 704 km / 437 mi · Aerosucre

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from MAR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- VN [Venezolana](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/venezolana) · 1

### Passenger (3)

- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 1
- AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 1
- 9V [Avior Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avior-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- 6C [Aerosucre](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerosucre) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =52 in South America | =7 in VE |
| Elevation | 73 m / 239 ft | =32,973 of 43,403 | =7,536 in South America | =392 in VE |
| Age | Opened 1969 | =6,015 of 15,079 | =89 in South America | =4 in VE |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =21 in South America | =1 in VE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | MARACAIBO APP | 120.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 115.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | MARACAIBO RDO | 132.000 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [SVSU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svsu.md) San Benito Airport · 45 km / 28 mi
- [CBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svon.md) Oro Negro Airport · 51 km / 32 mi
- [SVHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svhc.md) Hacienda El Caimito Airport · 67 km / 42 mi
- [SVVS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svvs.md) Villa del Rosario Airport · 68 km / 42 mi
- [SVNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svna.md) Macana Airport · 80 km / 50 mi
- [SVAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svae.md) Montellano Airport · 86 km / 53 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “La Chinita International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Chinita_International_Airport&oldid=1375695602), revision of 19 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/svmc/data