# José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN)

> Maturín, VE · IATA: MUN · ICAO: SVMT · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `MUN` |
| ICAO | `SVMT` |
| City | Maturín |
| Country | VE |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 68 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 9.74902, -63.15335 |

## Description

Opened in 1983 and grown alongside the oil fields of Monagas state, José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN, SVMT) at Maturín owes its freight profile to petroleum rather than to passengers. It is described as Venezuela's fifth-ranking cargo airport and as handling roughly 65 per cent of air freight in the east of the country, figures that circulate without a stated reference year and without published tonnage series, so they are best treated as indicative. Operated by SAADEMO, the airport is served mainly on domestic routes by Conviasa, LASER Airlines, Rutaca and Aerolíneas Estelar to Caracas, Maracaibo, Porlamar, Tucupita and Santo Domingo del Táchira. Goods accordingly move as belly cargo and on charters flown for the oil industry — drilling and spare parts, tooling, documents — while regular scheduled freighter services are not documented. International links to the Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago, suspended by civil aviation authority INAC in 2024, were announced in May 2026 for reinstatement from June 2026, and runway rehabilitation involving scarification and a new asphalt layer has also been announced, which can bring temporary restrictions. Overland, Maturín connects by road to the Orinoco belt and the industrial area of Ciudad Guayana, whose airport Puerto Ordaz (PZO) is the nearest alternative alongside Barcelona (BLA), with Simón Bolívar at Maiquetía near Caracas (CCS) remaining the gateway for intercontinental consignments.

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