Airport profile · Chile
Desierto de Atacama Airport
Copiapo · Atacama Region · Chile
Airport overview
Desierto de Atacama Airport serves Copiapo, Chile. The longest reported open paved runway is 2,200 metres (7,218 feet).
- ICAO code
- SCAT
- IATA code
- CPO
- Local / reference code
- SCAT
- Location
- Copiapo · Atacama Region · Chile
- Coordinates
- -27.261200, -70.779198
- Elevation above sea level
- 204 m / 670 ft
- Time zone
- America/Santiago
- Reported access
- Not reported
- Longest open paved runway
- 2,200 m / 7,218 ft
- Business-aviation facilities
- 0 FBOs · 0 handling providers
- Fuel types
- Not reported
- Control tower
- Not reported
- Customs airport designation
- Not reported
- Landing-rights designation
- Not reported
Runway dimensions alone do not determine which jets can operate here; consult the current AIP, NOTAMs, declared distances and aircraft performance requirements.
Runways (1 recorded)
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting / status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,200 m7,218 ft | 45 m148 ft | ASP | LightedReported open |
Runway 17/35 · threshold & approach details
| Runway end | True heading | Elevation | Displaced threshold | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 175.3° | 189 m / 620 ft | Not reported | -27.25140, -70.78010 |
| 35 | 355.3° | 204 m / 670 ft | Not reported | -27.27110, -70.77830 |
FBOs & handling
No named FBO or handling provider has been matched to this airport in the directory. Contact the airport operator to confirm business-aviation arrangements.
History & management
Wikidata records 2004 as the airport’s inception year.
- Inception year
- 2004
- Airport activation date
- Not reported
- Recorded owner
- Not reported
- Recorded operator
- Not reported
- Airport manager
- Not reported
- Manager telephone
- Not reported
An inception year and an airport activation date are different facts. Confirm current ownership and management with the airport.
Airport communications
No communication frequencies are reported in the current airport snapshot.
Use current official aeronautical publications for operational communications.