Maracaibo Airport
| Maracaibo La Chinita International Airport |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | SVMC |
| IATA code | MAR |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 73 m (240 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 15 km southwest of Maracaibo |
| Basic data | |
| opening | November 16, 1969 |
| operator | Bolivariana de Aeropuertos (BAER) |
| surface | 1335 ha |
| Terminals | 2 |
| Passengers | 1,020,594 (2006) |
| Air freight | 6679 t (2006) |
| Flight movements |
26,483 (2006) |
| Runways | |
| 03R / 21L | 2500 m × 30 m asphalt |
| 03L / 21R | 3000 m × 45 m asphalt |
Opened in 1969, Maracaibo Airport ( IATA code MAR , ICAO code SVMC ) is an international airport 15 km from Maracaibo in Venezuela.
It is open 24 hours a day and serves to compensate for the capacities of Caracas Airport . The international flight destinations are in the south of North America and in Central America , and national destinations are also served. The airport has two runways, two check-in halls for passengers and one check-in hall for air freight .
The airport infrastructure is designed for the following types: Boeing 727-100 Y 200, Boeing 737-200, Douglas DC-8 / DC-9 / DC-10, ATR 42, Convair CV 580.
The airlines based here include American Airlines , Copa Airlines , Santa Barbara Airlines , Aserca Airlines , Venezolana , Avior Airlines , Aires Colombia and Linea Aeropostal Venezolana .
National Terminal
International Terminal
Incidents
- On October 14, 1958 from was Panama launched L-1049G Super Constellation of Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela (LAV) ( aircraft mark YV-C-ANC ) flown into the mountain Alto del Cedro Mountain in the Sierra Perijá, 89 kilometers from the finish Maracaibo . In this CFIT ( Controlled flight into terrain ) all 23 occupants, 6 crew members and 17 passengers, were killed.
- On March 16, 1969, a DC-9-32 (operated by AVENSA , license plate YV-C-AVD , serial number 47243) just a few weeks old crashed into a block immediately after taking off from Maracaibo Airport. All 84 people on board and 71 on the ground died. At that time, this was the worst aircraft accident in Venezuela (see also VIASA flight 742 ) .
- On November 1, 1971, a Vickers Viscount 749 of the Linea Aeropostal Venezolana (LAV) (YV-C-AMZ) crashed shortly after taking off from Maracaibo Airport, possibly due to problems with the control. All 4 crew members, the only occupants, were killed.
Web links
- Official website of the airport. Retrieved April 1, 2015 (Spanish).
- Official website of the airport operator. Retrieved April 1, 2015 (Spanish).
- Published eAIPs Venezuela. Retrieved March 31, 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c ACI
- ↑ a b AIP Venezuela AD 2.SVMC, February 5, 2015.
- ↑ ICAO Aircraft Accident Digest 10, Circular 59-AN / 54, Montreal 1961 (English), pp. 212-214.
- ^ Accident report L-1049G YV-C-ANC , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 22, 2019.
- ^ Accident report DC-9-32 YV-C-AVD , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on March 20, 2017.
- ↑ Accident report Viscount 749 YV-C-AMZ , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 14, 2020.