La Araucanía International Airport
Direction | Length | Surface | |
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m | ft | ||
01/19 | 2,440 | 8,005 | Asphalt |
Passengers | 504,147 |
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La Araucanía International Airport (IATA: ZCO, ICAO: SCQP), also known as Temuco Airport, is the main airport in the Araucanía Region and southern Chile. It is 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of the city of Temuco, in the commune of Freire, Cautín Province.
It has a parking apron with capacity for 4 aircraft (up to Boeing 767 type), a 5,000 square metres (54,000 sq ft) passenger terminal, and 3 boarding bridges.
The Araucania VOR-DME (Ident: NIA) is located 0.58 nautical miles (1.1 km) off the approach threshold of Runway 19.[3]
Commissioning
Through a NOTAM issued on July 18, 2014, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) authorized the start of operations of the new airport on Tuesday July 29, 2014 which was completed with the first landing of a commercial aircraft Sky Airline Airbus A320. At the same time, all flights were relocated from the former Temuco Maquehue Airport which ended operations day earlier.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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JetSmart Chile | Punta Arenas, Santiago de Chile |
LATAM Chile | Santiago de Chile |
Sky Airline | Santiago de Chile |
See also
References
External links
- La Araucanía Airport at OpenStreetMap
- La Araucanía Airport at OurAirports
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for La Araucanía Airport at SkyVector
- Accident history for La Araucanía Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Current weather for La Araucanía Airport at NOAA/NWS
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