AirportsPresident Carlos Ibáñez International Airport is a large airport serving Punta Arenas, in Magallanes Region, Chile. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PUQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PUQ
- ICAO code
- SCCI
- City
- Punta Arenas
- State or region
- Magallanes Region
- Country
- Chile
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 53.0026° S, 70.8546° W
- Elevation
- 42 m (139 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 2,790 m (9,154 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PUQ means President Carlos Ibáñez International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SCCI. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 53.0026° S, 70.8546° W. It stands 42 metres (139 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Punta Arenas, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
President Carlos Ibáñez International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 2,790 metres (9,154 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 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,790 m 9,154 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12/30 | 2,400 m 7,875 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 01/19 | 1,678 m 5,504 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 de Noviembre AirportRio Turbio, Argentina | RYO | 181 km |
| Lieutenant Julio Gallardo AirportPuerto Natales | PNT | 187 km |
| Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International AirportRio Gallegos, Argentina | RGL | 187 km |
| Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International AirportRio Grande, Argentina | RGA | 223 km |
| Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International AirportUshuaia, Argentina | USH | 264 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,243 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,125 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,620 km | 18 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,336 km | 16 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,416 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,703 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,252 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,938 km | 20 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,528 km | 12 h 00 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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