La Chinita International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Maracaibo, Zulia State (Venezuela)

IATA: MAR ICAO: SVMC

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

239 ft

73 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

10.5575°, -71.7293°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,161 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Venezuela)

#3 of 3 in VE

#6 of 54 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 MAR in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,161 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · #3 in Venezuela.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

MAR lies at 73 m (239 ft), #361 of 650 published airports by elevation and 39.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 5 ft above the Venezuela median (234 ft, 3 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of MAR. Nearest published airport: Hato International Airport (CUR), 190 NM, 11,188 ft (1,345 ft longer than MAR); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

MAR runways: 03L/21R 9,843 × 148 ft permanent paved (pem); 03R/21L 8,202 × 98 ft permanent paved (pem). National standing: #3 of 3 in Venezuela; CCS leads by 1,640 ft (11,483 ft). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
03L/21R	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Permanent Paved (PEM)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
03R/21L	8,202 ft (2500 m / 2.500 km)	98 ft (30m)	`Permanent Paved (PEM)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →