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38°55′30″S 72°39′05″W / 38.92500°S 72.65139°W / -38.92500; -72.65139
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La Araucanía International Airport

Temuco Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorSociedad Concesionaria Aeropuerto Araucanía S.A.
Serves Temuco, Chile
Location Freire
Elevation  AMSL321 ft / 98 m
Coordinates 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 is located in Chile
ZCO
ZCO
Location of airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,440 8,005 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers504,147
Sources: GCM [1] Google Maps [2]

La Araucanía International Airport ( IATA: ZCO, ICAO: SCQP), also known as Temuco Airport, 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 Chile Punta Arenas, Santiago de Chile
LATAM Chile Santiago de Chile
Sky Airline Santiago de Chile

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