La Araucanía International Airport
Airport in Freire
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La Araucanía International Airport (IATA: ZCO, ICAO: SCQP), also known as Temuco Airport, is the main airport in the Araucanía Region and southern Chile. It is 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of the city of Temuco, in the commune of Freire, Cautín Province.
La Araucanía International Airport Temuco Airport | |||||||||||
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Terminal exterior in 2024 | |||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Sociedad Concesionaria Aeropuerto Araucanía S.A. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Temuco, Chile | ||||||||||
| Location | Freire | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 321 ft (98 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°55′30″S 72°39′05″W | ||||||||||
| Website | aeropuertoaraucania | ||||||||||
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  ZCO Location of airport in Chile | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2014) | |||||||||||
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| Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2] | |||||||||||
It has a parking apron with capacity for 4 aircraft (up to Boeing 767 type), a 5,000-square-metre (54,000 sq ft) passenger terminal, and 3 boarding bridges.
The Araucania VOR-DME (Ident: NIA) is located 0.58 nautical miles (1.1 km) off the approach threshold of Runway 19.[3]
Commissioning
Through a NOTAM issued on July 18, 2014, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) authorized the start of operations of the new airport on Tuesday July 29, 2014 which was completed with the first landing of a commercial aircraft Sky Airline Airbus A320. At the same time, all flights were relocated from the former Temuco Maquehue Airport which ended operations day earlier.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| JetSmart Chile | Punta Arenas, Santiago de Chile |
| LATAM Chile | Santiago de Chile |
| Sky Airline | Santiago de Chile |
