La Araucanía International Airport Temuco Airport |
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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°WCoordinates: 38°55′30″S 72°39′05″W / 38.92500°S 72.65139°W | ||||||||||
Website | http://www.aeropuertoaraucania.cl/ | ||||||||||
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Sources: GCM Google Maps
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Passengers | 504,147 |
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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.
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.