Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport SCEL / SCL
Chile's hub, 30 minutes from Las Condes and Providencia, with an FBO terminal, CIQ and 24-hour operations. Gateway to the Andes ski resorts (an hour) and the wine valleys; winter fog can delay morning arrivals.
12,303 ft
Longest runway
30 min
Drive to Santiago
2
FBOs / handlers
1,555 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 17 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including widebody VIP.
- Website
- www.nuevopudahuel.cl
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Santiago FBO (Aerocardal)
- Universal Aviation Santiago
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (12,303 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 9,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
Above the screening threshold
- None exceed the screening threshold.
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Ivotoledo45 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons