La Araucanía International Airport

La Araucanía International Airport
Temuco Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Sociedad Concesionaria Aeropuerto Araucanía S.A.
Serves Temuco, Chile
Location Freire
Elevation AMSL 321 ft / 98 m
Coordinates 38°55′30″S 72°39′05″W / 38.92500°S 72.65139°W / -38.92500; -72.65139Coordinates: 38°55′30″S 72°39′05″W / 38.92500°S 72.65139°W / -38.92500; -72.65139
Website http://www.aeropuertoaraucania.cl/
Map
ZCO
Location of airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,440 8,005 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 504,147
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

La Araucanía International Airport also known as Temuco Airport (IATA: ZCO, ICAO: SCQP) 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.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
JetSmart Santiago
LATAM Chile Santiago
Sky Airline Santiago

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for La Araucanía International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ Google maps - La Araucanía
  3. ↑ Araucania VOR


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