La Chinita International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional La Chinita | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Maracaibo | ||||||||||||||
| Location | San Francisco, Zulia | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 16 November 1969 | ||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Venezolana | ||||||||||||||
| Focus city for | Conviasa | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 235 ft / 72 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°33′30″N 71°43′40″W / 10.55833°N 71.72778°W | ||||||||||||||
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.svg)  MAR Location of the airport in Venezuela | |||||||||||||||
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La Chinita International Airport (IATA: MAR, ICAO: SVMC) is an international airport serving Maracaibo, the capital of Zulia. It is located southwest of Maracaibo proper in the municipality of San Francisco. La Chinita is Venezuela's second most important airport in terms of passenger and aircraft movements, after Simón Bolívar International Airport near Caracas.