Airports / Venezuela / MAR
La Chinita International Airport
SVMC / MARMaracaibo, VenezuelaELEV 239 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
60 nm
To the nearest alternate
Jorge Isaac Airport (MCJ).
Overview
La Chinita International Airport, listed as SVMC / MAR, is a large commercial airport in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Field elevation is 239 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list MAR as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Jorge Isaac Airport (MCJ, 60 nm), Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP, 90 nm), and Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH, 91 nm).
Trip costs from MAR are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from MAR to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
SVMC
IATA
MAR
FAA / Local
SVMC
Elevation
239 ft
Coordinates
10.5575° N · 71.7293° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Venezuela fields
state range 5–5,007 ft
At 239 ft, MAR sits lower than 65% of the 49 Venezuela fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 60nmMCJJorge Isaac AirportLa Mina-Maicao
- 90nmVUPAlfonso López Pumarejo AirportValledupar
- 91nmRCHAlmirante Padilla AirportRiohacha
- 96nmSTBMiguel Urdaneta Fernández AirportSan Carlos del Zulia
- 100nmVLVDr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño AirportValera
- 116nmVIGJuan Pablo Pérez Alfonso AirportEl Vigía
Location
Open the full mapSVMC · La Chinita International Airport · Maracaibo, Venezuela