AirportsChacalluta International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Arica, in Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ARI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ARI
- ICAO code
- SCAR
- City
- Arica
- State or region
- Arica and Parinacota Region
- Country
- Chile
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 18.3485° S, 70.3387° W
- Elevation
- 51 m (167 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ARI means Chacalluta International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SCAR. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 18.3485° S, 70.3387° W. It stands 51 metres (167 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Santiago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Chacalluta International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,800 metres (9,186 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 19 airports of Chile on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,800 m 9,186 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International AirportTacna, Peru | TCQ | 33 km |
| General Jorge Fernandez Maldon AirportIlo, Peru | ILQ | 129 km |
| Diego Aracena International AirportIquique | IQQ | 244 km |
| Rodríguez Ballón International AirportArequipa, Peru | AQP | 259 km |
| El Alto International AirportLa Paz / El Alto, Bolivia | LPB | 306 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,518 km | 20 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,147 km | 19 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,394 km | 17 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,281 km | 12 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,569 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,727 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,026 km | 22 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,492 km | 20 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,725 km | 15 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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