Alberto Carnevalli Airport
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Alberto Carnevalli Airport Aeropuerto Alberto Carnevalli |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | SAPAM | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mérida, Venezuela | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,007 ft / 1,526 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 08°34′56″N 071°09′40″W / 8.58222°N 71.16111°WCoordinates: 08°34′56″N 071°09′40″W / 8.58222°N 71.16111°W | ||||||||||
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Alberto Carnevalli Airport (IATA: MRD, ICAO: SVMD) is an airport located 3 km southwest of downtown Mérida, the capital of Mérida State in Venezuela. It is named in honor of Alberto Carnevalli (), a Venezuelan lawyer and political activist.
The airport is in the Chama River valley in the Andean mountains, surrounded by higher terrain in all quadrants. Night operations are prohibited. Commercial service resumed to Caracas on 2 August 2014, after being suspended for 5 years due to the crash of Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518.
On 21 February 2008, Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518, an ATR 42-300 twin-turboprop en route to Caracas, crashed shortly after takeoff from Carnevalli, killing all 46 people on board. The cause of the accident was pilot error caused by disorientation and rushed procedures.
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