Diego Aracena International Airport
Diego Aracena International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Diego Aracena) (IATA: IQQ, ICAO: SCDA) is an airport serving Iquique, capital of the Tarapacá Region in Chile. The airport is on the Pacific coast 48 kilometres (30 mi) south of the city. It shares a runway with Los Cóndores Air Base (Base Aérea Los Cóndores), home to the First Air Brigade of the Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile).
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | A-port Operaciones S.A. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Iquique, Chile | ||||||||||
| Location | Chucumata | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 156 ft / 48 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°32′08″S 70°10′53″W | ||||||||||
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  IQQ Location of the airport in Chile | |||||||||||
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The Iquique VOR-DME (Ident: IQQ) is 9.6 nautical miles (17.8 km) north of the airport. The Diego Aracena non-directional beacon (Ident: R) is located on the field.[4][5]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Amaszonas | La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra–Viru Viru |
| Andes Líneas Aéreas | Seasonal: Salta |
| JetSmart | Concepción, La Serena, Santiago de Chile |
| LATAM Chile | Santiago de Chile |
| Paranair | Asunción, Salta |
| Sky Airline | Santiago de Chile |
References
- Airport information for Airport information for SCDA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for Diego Aracena International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- Airport information for Diego Aracena International Airport at Transport Search website.
- Diego Aracena NDB
- Iquique VOR
External links
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