Airports / Venezuela / MRD
Alberto Carnevalli Airport
SVMD / MRDMérida, VenezuelaELEV 5,007 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
30 nm
To the nearest alternate
Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG).
Overview
Located in Mérida, Venezuela, Alberto Carnevalli Airport (SVMD / MRD) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 5,007 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
MRD has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG, 30 nm), Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB, 52 nm), and Barinas Airport (BNS, 56 nm).
Quotes for flights out of MRD vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from MRD, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
SVMD
IATA
MRD
FAA / Local
SVMD
Elevation
5,007 ft
Coordinates
8.5821° N · 71.1610° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Venezuela fields
state range 5–5,007 ft
At 5,007 ft, MRD sits higher than 98% of the 49 Venezuela fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 30nmVIGJuan Pablo Pérez Alfonso AirportEl Vigía
- 52nmSTBMiguel Urdaneta Fernández AirportSan Carlos del Zulia
- 56nmBNSBarinas AirportBarinas
- 57nmVLVDr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño AirportValera
- 69nmLFRLa Fria Airport
- 78nmSCIParamillo AirportSan Cristóbal
Location
Open the full mapSVMD · Alberto Carnevalli Airport · Mérida, Venezuela