AirportsDiego Aracena International Airport is a large airport serving Iquique, in Tarapacá Region, Chile. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IQQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IQQ
- ICAO code
- SCDA
- City
- Iquique
- State or region
- Tarapacá Region
- Country
- Chile
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 20.5363° S, 70.1814° W
- Elevation
- 47 m (155 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,350 m (10,991 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IQQ means Diego Aracena International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SCDA. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 20.5363° S, 70.1814° W. It stands 47 metres (155 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
Diego Aracena International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,350 metres (10,991 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 19 airports of Chile on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,350 m 10,991 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chacalluta International AirportArica | ARI | 244 km |
| El Loa AirportCalama | CJC | 255 km |
| Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International AirportTacna, Peru | TCQ | 276 km |
| Andrés Sabella Gálvez International AirportAntofagasta | ANF | 325 km |
| General Jorge Fernandez Maldon AirportIlo, Peru | ILQ | 339 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,599 km | 20 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,154 km | 20 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,450 km | 17 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,468 km | 13 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,813 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,921 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,790 km | 21 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,654 km | 20 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,541 km | 15 h 35 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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