AirportsLa Chinita International Airport is a large airport serving Maracaibo, in Zulia State, Venezuela. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MAR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MAR
- ICAO code
- SVMC
- City
- Maracaibo
- State or region
- Zulia State
- Country
- Venezuela
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 10.5575° N, 71.7293° W
- Elevation
- 73 m (239 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MAR means La Chinita International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SVMC. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 10.5575° N, 71.7293° W. It stands 73 metres (239 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Caracas, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
La Chinita International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 22 airports of Venezuela on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03L/21R | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 03R/21L | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 30 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso López Pumarejo AirportValledupar, Colombia | VUP | 167 km |
| Almirante Padilla AirportRiohacha, Colombia | RCH | 169 km |
| Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño AirportValera | VLV | 185 km |
| Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso AirportEl Vigía | VIG | 215 km |
| Josefa Camejo International AirportParaguaná | LSP | 219 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,526 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,924 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,040 km | 16 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,797 km | 9 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,351 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,400 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,609 km | 22 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,913 km | 17 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,945 km | 18 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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