El_Loa_Airport Knowpia

El Loa Airport
El Loa Airport
	IATA: CJC; ICAO: SCCF;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Dirección de Aeronautica Civil de Chile (DGAC)
Operator	Sociedad Concesionaria El Loa S.A
Serves	Calama, Chile
Elevation AMSL	7,631 ft / 2,326 m
Coordinates	22°29′50″S 68°54′25″W / 22.49722°S 68.90694°W
Website	Website in DGAC
Map
	CJC Location of airport in Chile
Runways
Statistics (2006)
Passengers
Passengers	315,725
	Sources: Landings.com

El Loa Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto El Loa) (IATA: CJC, ICAO: SCCF), is the major airport serving Calama, a city in the Antofagasta Region of Chile. It is one of the largest airports in Chile.

The airport is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the city centre. It currently accommodates aircraft with a maximum wingspan of 36 metres (118 ft), so it is limited to receiving narrow body airliners like the Airbus A320 or Boeing 737. There are plans to construct a second runway with capacity to accommodate wide body jets and military aircraft.

Facilities edit

Passenger terminal edit

A new passenger terminal was inaugurated in 2014. It includes three air bridges, an expanded apron and twelve commercial locations. In addition, there was extensive landscaping around the terminal and a new car park was built.

Other facilities edit

In parallel to the development of the new terminal, a new 28-metre (92 ft) high control tower, fire brigade service centre, Air Club Hangar, and wastewater treatment plant were opened.

Airlines and destinations edit

Airlines	Destinations
JetSmart Chile	Concepción, La Serena, Santiago de Chile
LATAM Chile	La Serena, Santiago de Chile Seasonal: Concepción^[2]
Sky Airline	La Serena, Santiago de Chile

References edit

^ Airport record for Aeropuerto Internacional El Loa at Landings.com
^ "LATAM Chile 3Q23 Seasonal Concepcion – Calama Service". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 5 May 2023.