Punta Arenas Airport
| Aeropuerto Internacional Presidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo | |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | SCCI |
| IATA code | PUQ |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 42 m (138 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 5 km north of Punta Arenas , Chile
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| Basic data | |
| opening | 1950 |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Passengers | 1,323,156 (2019) |
| Runways | |
| 01/19 | 1677 m × 45 m asphalt |
| 07/25 | 2791 m × 60 m asphalt |
| 12/30 | 2400 m × 45 m asphalt |
The Punta Arenas airport (officially Aeropuerto Internacional Presidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo) is a Chilean airport , some 5 kilometers north of the city of Punta Arenas in the Magallanes is. It is considered to be the central Chilean airport in southern Patagonia.
General
The airport is the southernmost airport on mainland Chile and the main airport of the Región de Magallanes. It was inaugurated in 1950, nowadays it is also very much used by tourists who visit southern Patagonia , especially Puerto Natales , the Torres del Paine National Park and Tierra del Fuego . It is also the starting point for flights to the Antarctic, especially to Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva . The airport was continuously expanded. The airport is also used by the Chilean Air Force .
Airlines and destinations
Web links
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
- Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Quarter Studios | Soluciones Digitales: Aeropuerto de Punta Arenas. Retrieved May 25, 2020 (Spanish).
- ↑ Visitas Punta Arenas - Mutualidad del Ejército y Aviación de Chile. Retrieved May 25, 2020 (Spanish).