AirportsLa Araucanía International Airport is a large airport serving Temuco, in Araucanía Region, Chile. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ZCO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ZCO
- ICAO code
- SCQP
- City
- Temuco
- State or region
- Araucanía Region
- Country
- Chile
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 38.9259° S, 72.6515° W
- Elevation
- 101 m (333 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,440 m (8,005 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ZCO means La Araucanía International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SCQP. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 38.9259° S, 72.6515° W. It stands 101 metres (333 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
La Araucanía International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,440 metres (8,005 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 11.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,440 m 8,005 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pucón AirportPucon | ZPC | 75 km |
| Pichoy AirportValdivia | ZAL | 89 km |
| Aviador C. Campos AirportChapelco/San Martin de los Andes, Argentina | CPC | 182 km |
| Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert AirportOsorno | ZOS | 191 km |
| Carriel Sur International AirportConcepcion | CCP | 242 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 17,007 km | 21 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,039 km | 19 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,960 km | 18 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 12,240 km | 15 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,848 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,373 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,823 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 17,134 km | 21 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,740 km | 13 h 25 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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