Desierto de Atacama Airport

Desierto de Atacama Airport (IATA: CPO, ICAO: SCAT) is an airport serving the region around Copiapó, the capital of the Atacama Region of Chile. The airport is in the desert north of the Copiapó River, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) inland from the Pacific coast.

Desierto de Atacama Airport
Sky Airlines at the Atacama Airport
IATA: CPO ICAO: SCAT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Copiapó, Chile
Elevation AMSL	670 ft / 204 m
Coordinates	27°15′40″S 70°46′45″W
Map
CPO Location of airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 17/35 2,200 7,218 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Opened in February 2005, the airport replaced the smaller Chamonate Airport near the city due to the airport unable to expand growth and the meter was too short to handle larger narrowbody planes like the A320 and 737-800s.

The Atacama VOR-DME (Ident: DAT) is located 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) off the approach threshold of Runway 35.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
JetSmart	Santiago de Chile
LATAM Chile	Santiago de Chile
Sky Airline	Santiago de Chile

See also

•  Chile portal
•  Aviation portal
• Transport in Chile
• List of airports in Chile

References

1. Airport information for Desierto de Atacama at Great Circle Mapper.
2. Desierto de Atacama Airport - Google Maps
3. Atacama VOR

External links

• Desierto de Atacama at OpenStreetMap
• Desierto de Atacama at OurAirports
• Aeronautical chart and airport information for Desierto de Atacama at SkyVector
• Desierto de Atacama Airport at FallingRain
• Accident history for Desierto de Atacama Airport at Aviation Safety Network
• Current weather for Desierto de Atacama at NOAA/NWS
• Airport record for Aeropuerto Desierto de Atacama at Landings.com