Diego Aracena International Airport

Diego Aracena International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional Diego Aracena
IATA: IQQICAO: SCDA
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Operator A-port Operaciones S.A.
Serves Iquique, Chile
Elevation AMSL 47 m / 154 ft
Coordinates 20°32′07″S 070°10′53″W / 20.53528°S 70.18139°W / -20.53528; -70.18139Coordinates: 20°32′07″S 070°10′53″W / 20.53528°S 70.18139°W / -20.53528; -70.18139
Map
IQQ

Location of the airport in Chile

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 3,350 10,991 Asphalt
Source: WAD,[1] GCM,[2] STV[3]

Diego Aracena International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Diego Aracena) (IATA: IQQ, ICAO: SCDA) is an airport in Iquique,[1] the capital city of the Tarapacá Region in Chile. The airport is located 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).

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 155 feet (47 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,350 by 45 metres (10,991 ft × 148 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolínea Principal Antofagasta, Santiago de Chile
Amaszonas Oruro, Santa Cruz de la Sierra-Viru Viru, La Paz
Amaszonas operated by Amaszonas Paraguay Asunción
Andes Líneas Aéreas Seasonal: Salta
LAN Airlines Antofagasta, Arica, Calama, La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra-Viru Viru, Santiago de Chile
Sky Airline Antofagasta, Arica, Arequipa, Copiapó, La Paz, Santiago de Chile

References

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for Airport information for SCDA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. Airport information for IQQ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. Airport information for Diego Aracena International Airport at Search (for) Travel website.

External links

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