AirportsComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport is a large airport serving Santiago, in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SCL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SCL
- ICAO code
- SCEL
- City
- Santiago
- State or region
- Santiago Metropolitan Region
- Country
- Chile
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 33.3930° S, 70.7858° W
- Elevation
- 474 m (1,555 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,750 m (12,303 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SCL means Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SCEL. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 33.3930° S, 70.7858° W. It stands 474 metres (1,555 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
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,750 metres (12,303 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 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17L/35R | 3,750 m 12,303 ft | 55 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17R/35L | 3,750 m 12,303 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Governor Francisco Gabrielli International AirportMendoza, Argentina | MDZ | 196 km |
| Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano AirportSan Rafael, Argentina | AFA | 257 km |
| Domingo Faustino Sarmiento AirportSan Juan, Argentina | UAQ | 301 km |
| La Florida AirportLa Serena-Coquimbo | LSC | 389 km |
| Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda AirportSan Luis, Argentina | LUQ | 412 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,919 km | 20 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,083 km | 19 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,774 km | 18 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,653 km | 14 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,238 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,987 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,411 km | 20 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 17,213 km | 21 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,340 km | 14 h 10 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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