AviatDataAlberto Carnevalli Airport MRD / SVMD
Mérida, Mérida · Venezuela · SAPAM (Sociedad Aeroportuaria de Mérida) / INAC
60kpax · 2023
Limited hoursJet A-1 (availability inconsistent amid Venezuela's broader fuel-supply disruptions)
ICAO / IATASVMD / MRD
OperatorSAPAM (Sociedad Aeroportuaria de Mérida) / INAC
Coordinates8.5822°N, 71.1611°W
Elevation5,007 ft · 1,526 m
Time zoneVET (UTC-4, no DST)
Passengers / yr60,000 (2023)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 (availability inconsistent amid Venezuela's broader fuel-supply disruptions)
Bonded—
AIP referenceSVMD — AIP Venezuela / INAC
Operating hoursDaylight VFR-only operations; night operations prohibited (runway not lighted, no radio navaids, mountain-surrounded approach corridors) — effectively curfewed from dusk to dawn.
TerminalsSingle small domestic terminal building; no jet bridges, apron parking only.
Runways (1)
- 07/25 · 1,630 m / 5,348 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
A high-terrain Andean strip (5,007 ft, mountains on all quadrants) restricted to daytime VFR operations; state carrier Conviasa operates the sole scheduled domestic route to Caracas (SVMI), service having only resumed in 2013 after a multi-year suspension following a 2008 accident. The airport has no customs/immigration facilities and is not an international port of entry — consistent with Venezuela's broader post-sanctions contraction of regional air service; verify current Conviasa schedule directly before travel as frequency has fluctuated.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
SAPAM (Servicio Autónomo del Puerto y Aeropuertos del Estado Mérida)
Mérida-state autonomous port-and-airport authority; Spanish-language Wikipedia coverage of this airport and of Venezuela's airport list names SAPAM specifically in connection with authorizing/gating Conviasa's operations here, confirming an airport-specific role rather than a group-level claim carried over from elsewhere. This airport's own infobox alternately names Bolivariana de Aeropuertos S.A. (BAER) plus the Transport Ministry/CorpoMérida as 'operador', so the SAPAM/BAER division of labor is not fully resolved. No independent third-party ground handler is listed for SVMD/MRD in aviation directories (AC-U-KWIK shows no named handling agent), consistent with the standard pattern for small Venezuelan regional fields where the state airport institute self-handles ramp and passenger service for the sole scheduled carrier. Could not independently verify the specific Contraloría/TSJ-Mérida court-filing citation or a press quote about specialized area staff attributed to local 2023 reactivation coverage; treat those as unconfirmed. Also unconfirmed whether Conviasa additionally self-handles its own turnarounds.
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Aircraft fuel
Not listed
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
Unconfirmed
Guardia Nacional Bolivariana (GNB)
Venezuela's national guard has statutory nationwide jurisdiction over airport security, migratory control and customs enforcement at fields with scheduled traffic, which structurally covers this airport following its 2023 Conviasa reactivation; no dedicated private security contractor is documented for SVMD/MRD. This is a structural/legal mandate rather than a station-specific contract or certificate. Keep as standard state-security coverage, not a named commercial provider.
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Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed