AirportsDesierto de Atacama Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Copiapo, in Atacama Region, Chile. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CPO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CPO
- ICAO code
- SCAT
- City
- Copiapo
- State or region
- Atacama Region
- Country
- Chile
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 27.2612° S, 70.7792° W
- Elevation
- 204 m (670 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,200 m (7,218 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CPO means Desierto de Atacama Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SCAT. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 27.2612° S, 70.7792° W. It stands 204 metres (670 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Copiapó, about 46 km away in a straight line.
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
Desierto de Atacama Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,200 metres (7,218 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 19 airports of Chile on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,200 m 7,218 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo García Posada AirportEl Salvador | ESR | 146 km |
| La Florida AirportLa Serena-Coquimbo | LSC | 298 km |
| Andrés Sabella Gálvez International AirportAntofagasta | ANF | 426 km |
| Capitan V A Almonacid AirportLa Rioja, Argentina | IRJ | 456 km |
| Coronel Felipe Varela International AirportCatamarca, Argentina | CTC | 516 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,864 km | 20 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,204 km | 20 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,682 km | 18 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,108 km | 13 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,557 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,455 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,080 km | 21 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,986 km | 21 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,899 km | 14 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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