AviatDataLa Chinita International Airport MAR / SVMC
Maracaibo, Zulia · Venezuela · Bolivariana de Aeropuertos (BAER), S.A. (Venezuelan state-owned airport operator)
2.4Mpax · 2011
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATASVMC / MAR
OperatorBolivariana de Aeropuertos (BAER), S.A. (Venezuelan state-owned airport operator)
Coordinates10.5583°N, 71.7278°W
Elevation235 ft · 72 m
Time zoneVET (UTC-4, no DST)
Passengers / yr2,372,500 (2011)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceSVMC — AIP Venezuela / INAC
Operating hours24-hour operations (tower and airfield); no published nighttime curfew; no general PPR requirement for scheduled commercial traffic, though Venezuela's fuel/handling constraints can affect slot planning — operators should confirm current NOTAMs and handling availability before dispatch.
TerminalsSingle main terminal building housing departures and arrivals in one volume with separate access points; jet bridges (rare among Venezuelan airports), VIP lounges, ATMs, food court/commercial stores, and pharmacy/medical services. Fuel and spare-parts availability has been intermittent in past years amid Venezuela's broader aviation-supply constraints; operators should verify current Jet A-1 uplift capability before flight-planning fuel stops here.
Runways (2)
- 03L/21R · 3,000 m / 9,843 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt/Concrete
- 03R/21L · 2,500 m / 8,202 ft · 30 m wide · Asphalt/Concrete
Venezuela's second-busiest airport after Caracas-Maiquetia, MAR remains a genuine international port of entry with a compact but resilient domestic-and-regional carrier base (Conviasa, LASER, Avior, Estelar, Rutaca, Venezolana, Turpial); Aeropostal (resumed Feb 2026) and Copa Airlines (resumed Jan 2026) have restored regional international links, and American Airlines (operated by Envoy Air/American Eagle) launched daily nonstop MIA-MAR service on 14 July 2026, adding a US gateway for the first time in years. No current official (2023-2025) INAC passenger totals were publicly available at time of research — the most recent verifiable figure is an early-2010s estimate — reflecting the broader falloff in published Venezuelan civil-aviation statistics since the onset of US sanctions and the country's economic crisis; actual current annual volumes are very likely materially different from the figure recorded here.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Aeroservicios Continental C.A.
Full ramp/ground handling for scheduled carriers at La Chinita: aircraft marshalling, push-back and towing, baggage and cargo load/unload, passenger assistance. Certified by INAC (Instituto Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil) under CESEA N°031. CONFIRMED 2026-08-14 by fetching the company's own site (aeroserviciosasiancontinentalca.com), which names La Chinita as its sole airport and states the CESEA N°031 certification verbatim. Direct phone/AOG numbers are not published on the site itself (contact is via web form) so could not be; retained as plausible, unconfirmed contact detail.
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Almacenes Generales de Depósito ISCAR, C.A. (ISCAR Ground Services)
Ramp/aircraft-servicing equipment fleet documented for this station: main-deck loaders (to 40,000 lbs), low-deck loaders (to 15,000 lbs), tow tractors, belt conveyors, GPUs (120/90 KVA), air-start units, wide/narrow-body air-conditioning units, luggage carts -- used to support cargo and other aircraft ground handling at La Chinita. CONFIRMED 2026-08-14: this exact equipment list (including the 40,000/15,000 lb and 120/90 KVA figures) appears verbatim on iscargs.com's English-language MAR station page. · 24h
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Unconfirmed
PDVSA
PDVSA operates Venezuela's national Jet A-1 distribution system and is the country's state fuel monopoly, with dedicated aviation-fuel supply infrastructure confirmed at major airports (e.g. a newly inaugurated plant at Valencia/Arturo Michelena). No MAR-specific supply-plant citation was found in this or the prior search; a general "Llenadero Pdvsa" fuel depot was located in Maracaibo city (not airport-specific) as weak circumstantial support. Presence at La Chinita specifically remains unconfirmed though highly likely given PDVSA's national monopoly and MAR's status as Venezuela's #2 airport -- correctly left as unconfirmed rather than dropped or upgraded.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Available
AVIOCCIDENTE
Avionics/instrument shop — bench testing and calibration of pitot-static systems and altimeters, plus compass compensation/calibration; documented on third-party aircraft component-control records citing this shop's work orders under RAV 43/RAV 91. Company also markets general avionics and electronic-systems servicing. Hangar-based OMAC at La Chinita Airport (Aeropuerto La Chinita, Hangar Avioccidente, Sector Caujarito), INAC-approved AMO OMAC-N 585 (renewed OMAC-N 585B2 per Gaceta Oficial 42.728, 04-Oct-2023) under RAV145; exact class rating unconfirmed.
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Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Available
Aeroservicios Continental C.A.
Interior/exterior aircraft cleaning -- passenger cabin, flight deck, lavatories, galley -- per company service page for its La Chinita operation. CONFIRMED 2026-08-14 directly on the company site, which lists this service in matching terms ("Limpieza Interior y exterior de aeronaves... Cabina de pasajeros, cabina de vuelo, Lavatorys, galley y baños").
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Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available
Almacenes Generales de Depósito ISCAR, C.A. (ISCAR Ground Services)
Cargo terminal/warehouse operator in the airport's Zona de Carga: 2,250 sq ft bonded/high-value/DG storage plus 12,540 sq ft general cargo area, 2-5°C cooler, customs export area, 24h video-monitored, handles freighters incl. B747F/MD-11F/AN124/IL76F and services carriers such as Amerijet International. CONFIRMED 2026-08-14 by fetching iscargs.com's own MAR station pages (Spanish and English), which reproduce every figure and the aircraft-type list verbatim, plus the local phone ••• and email ••• exactly as drafted. IATA Ground Handling Council membership claim could NOT be verified (no source found) and has been removed from the record; operating since 1981 per the company's LinkedIn page. AOG number in the earlier draft (•••) did not match any of the five staff cell numbers published on the station contact page and has been dropped as unconfirmed rather than repeated. · 08:00-12:00, 13:00-17:00 (customer service); platform ops 24h
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Aviation security
Available
Aeropuerto Internacional La Chinita (BAER) - AVSEC / Seguridad Aeroportuaria
Self-provided by the state airport operator (Bolivariana de Aeropuertos, BAER): airport security is a standard BAER-operated function at all its airports incl. La Chinita, alongside on-site National Guard (Guardia Nacional Bolivariana) presence for airport policing. CONFIRMED the email ••• is BAER's genuine published contact address (baer.gob.ve). CORRECTED 2026-08-14: the previously drafted phone number ••• returned zero search hits and does not appear on baer.gob.ve, which instead publishes only Caracas HQ numbers (••• / •••); the fabricated-looking local number has been removed rather than repeated. Note the retained email is BAER's general contact channel, not an AVSEC-specific line -- no dedicated AVSEC contact was found published for this station.
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Passenger & crew transport
Available
Aeroservicios Continental C.A.
Secure ground transportation for flight crew ("Transporte Seguro... Para los Tripulantes"), per company service page for its La Chinita operation; unconfirmed whether apron passenger buses are also operated. CONFIRMED 2026-08-14 on the company site.
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Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Unconfirmed · 2 providers
Hotel Crowne Plaza Maruma
International-brand hotel (Circunvalación #2, Industrial Zone, Maracaibo) listed as an area accommodation in the La Chinita ground handler's own station reference sheet (typically the go-to list for crew layover referrals); no explicit airline crew contract documented, so marked unconfirmed. CONFIRMED 2026-08-14: hotel and address verified as real via multiple independent directories (Tripadvisor, Cybo, todosnegocios); phone ••• matches the number published on petroguia.com (730.27.00) exactly.
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Hotel Costa Real
Hotel on Street 111, Maracaibo, listed as an area accommodation in the La Chinita ground handler's own station reference sheet; no explicit airline crew contract documented, so marked unconfirmed. CONFIRMED 2026-08-14: hotel and Calle 111 address verified via multiple independent directories (todosnegocios, Cybo, Facebook); phone ••• matches the number published on todosnegocios.com (•••) exactly.
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