AirportsEl Loa Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Calama, in Antofagasta Region, Chile. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CJC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CJC
- ICAO code
- SCCF
- City
- Calama
- State or region
- Antofagasta Region
- Country
- Chile
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 22.4982° S, 68.9036° W
- Elevation
- 2,299 m (7,543 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,040 m (9,974 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CJC means El Loa Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SCCF. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 22.4982° S, 68.9036° W. It stands 2,299 metres (7,543 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
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
El Loa Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,040 metres (9,974 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 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,040 m 9,974 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Andrés Sabella Gálvez International AirportAntofagasta | ANF | 190 km |
| Diego Aracena International AirportIquique | IQQ | 255 km |
| Joya Andina International AirportQuijarro, Bolivia | UYU | 312 km |
| Ricardo García Posada AirportEl Salvador | ESR | 433 km |
| Martín Miguel de Güemes International AirportSalta, Argentina | SLA | 436 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,550 km | 20 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,034 km | 19 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,381 km | 17 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,568 km | 13 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,039 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,172 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,541 km | 21 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,887 km | 20 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,441 km | 15 h 30 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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