Airport type Military/Public Location Maracaibo 3,000 concrete Code MAR Phone +58 261-7354433 | Operator Government Elevation AMSL 235 ft / 72 m 2,500 Asphalt Elevation 72 m | |
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Address Ave Don Manuel Belloso, San Francisco, Zulia, Venezuela Similar Crowne Plaza Maruma, ACO Rent A Car, Hotel Aeropuerto, Costa Real Profiles | ||
House planespotting schweizer 300 yv1051 approach to la chinita international airport
La Chinita International Airport (IATA: MAR, ICAO: SVMC) is an airport serving Maracaibo, in the Zulia state of Venezuela. 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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- House planespotting schweizer 300 yv1051 approach to la chinita international airport
- rare visit american airlines a319 n9016 at la chinita international airport
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The airport opened on 16 November 1969, during the administration of President of Venezuela Rafael Caldera, to open a gateway to the western part of the country and to alleviate congestion from Simón Bolívar International Airport, which manages about half of the international flights in Venezuela. The earlier airport was Grano de Oro (1960 diagram)
Runway 03L/21R length does not include a 300 metres (980 ft) paved overrun on the north end.
The Maracaibo VORTAC (Ident: MAR) is located 0.81 nautical miles (1.50 km) northeast of the threshold of Runway 21R.