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Large airport · Chile

Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport

Santiago, Chile · #87 world#1 of 25 in country

SCLIATA code
SCELICAO code
24.9Mpassengers in 2023
3,800 mlongest of 2 runways
474 melevation · 1,555 ft
1967opened
Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)
Photo: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL/SCEL) is an airport in Chile serving Santiago.

It handled 24,925,660 passengers in 2023, making it number 87 in our world ranking and number 1 of 25 ranked airports in Chile.

It has 2 runways, the longest 3,800 m, at an elevation of 474 m.

9 airlines use it as a hub, including Aerocardal, LATAM Express and LATAM Airlines.

Passengers per year

2010–2023
10.3M12.1M14.2M15.3M16.1M17.2M19.2M23.3M24.6M8.5M10M18.7M24.9M
2010’102011’112012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’23
Identification
IATA
SCL
ICAO
SCEL
Wikidata
Q127671
Location
Country
Chile
City served
Santiago
Located in
Pudahuel
Coordinates
-33.3928, -70.7856
Elevation
474 m (1,555 ft)
Organisation
Type
international airport, airport
Opened
1967-02-09
Operator
Nuevo Pudahuel
Named after
Arturo Merino Benítez
Runways
17L/35R
3,748 m · 12,297 ftrock asphalt
17R/35L
3,800 m · 12,467 ftrock asphalt

Hub for 9 airlines

CDAAerocardalLULATAM ExpressLALATAM AirlinesFast AirUCLATAM Cargo ChileH2Sky AirlineJAJetSmartONSOne AirlinesLWLatin American Wings