Maracaibo Airport (MAR)
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La Chinita international Airport (IATA: MAR; ICAO: SVMC), also known as Maracaibo Airport, is the main international airport serving Maracaibo, the second largest city in Venezuela and capital of Zulia state.
At first it was named Caujarito Airport given the name of the terrains where it was built but then it was changed to La Chinita to honor the saint patron of Zulia state, la Virgen de Chiquinquira. MAR Airport is located in San Francisco municipality in the state of Zulia, 15 km (9.3 miles) southwest from Maracaibo city centre.
Maracaibo Airport was inaugurated in 1969 to lessen the congestion from Simon Bolivar International Airport, the busiest airport in Venezuela. It is a hub for LCC Venezolana and a focus city for Conviasa.
La Chinita Maracaibo international Airport (MAR) handled 2,000,000 passengers in 2010. Please note that recent passenger figures aren’t available due to Venezuela’s crisis.
Terminal Information + info
Maracaibo International Airport (MAR) consists of a couple of passenger terminals:
Facilities and Services + info
See some of the Services and Amenities at Maracaibo Airport (MAR):
- ATMs
- Currency exchange
- Free Wi-Fi connection
- Duty free stores
- Medical services
- Lost & found
Contact Information
Address:
Avenida Don Manuel Belloso
4001 Maracaibo
Estado Zulia
VENEZUELA
Phone:
+58 261 733 7433
Airport hours:
24 hours.
Transport + info
La Chinita International Airport has the following transport options to the city centre:
Bus: Public transportation lets passengers transfer to downtown Maracaibo by MetroMara bus 17.
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Taxi: Get within 25 minutes to downtown Maracaibo by taxi.
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Metro: Although Maracaibo Airport isn’t connected to the metro, MetroMara bus 17 stops at the closest metro station.
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Car rental: Rent a car at Maracaibo Airport or through our search engine!
About Maracaibo
Maracaibo is the second-largest city in Venezuela, a coastal province with many must-see attractions and hidden places to be discovered.
All kind of sounds, from the traffic noise to the salsa music becomes fused within the same rhythmic beats. Something that is definitely worth to be discovered step by step is the Venezuelan cuisine, full of natural flavours and traditional recipes.
