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Balmaceda Airport BBA / SCBA

Coyhaique, Aysén · Chile · Direccion de Aeropuertos, Ministerio de Obras Publicas (MOP); air navigation services provided by DGAC
682kpax · 2019
Limited hoursJet A-1
ICAO / IATASCBA / BBA
OperatorDireccion de Aeropuertos, Ministerio de Obras Publicas (MOP); air navigation services provided by DGAC
Coordinates45.9161°S, 71.6875°W
Elevation1,719 ft · 524 m
Time zoneCLT (UTC-4/-3 DST)
Passengers / yr681,565 (2019)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded
AIP referenceSCBA — AIP Chile / DGAC
Operating hoursDaylight hours only (no runway lighting for scheduled night operations); no formal curfew but PPR advisable for GA/charter outside published hours; operations frequently disrupted or diverted due to strong Patagonian winds and low-visibility weather typical of the far south.
TerminalsSingle small domestic terminal building with basic passenger services (check-in counters, cafe, car-rental desks); apron walk-out boarding, no jet bridges.
Runways (1)
  • 09/27 · 2,503 m / 8,212 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
Principal air gateway to Coyhaique and the Aysen Region, serving as Chilean Patagonia's main regional air link; served by LATAM Chile, Sky Airline and JetSMART on domestic trunk routes to Santiago and other cities, with regional carrier Aerovias DAP adding further connections.

Services

Available On request / PPR Seasonal / ageing Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling Available · 3 providers
Acciona Airport Services
Passenger, ramp and cargo ground-handling agent for JetSMART at Balmaceda; Balmaceda Airport's own passenger page (aeropuertodebalmaceda.cl/pasajeros/) lists JetSMART under "Acciona" with the JetSMART call-center line ••• as Acciona's own, confirming Acciona as JetSMART's station handling agent. Note: Acciona's separate 2025 ground-handling contract win with Sky Airline (announced June 2025, replacing Swissport) is confirmed by press coverage (elaereo.com, tarjetadembarque.cl) to cover Santiago (SCL) only as of Oct 2025, with regional-station expansion explicitly described by both parties as unconfirmed/future; this does NOT establish Acciona also handles Sky at Balmaceda.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
LATAM Airlines (self-handled)
In-house/self-handled at Balmaceda; phone verified against aeropuertodebalmaceda.cl/pasajeros/. LATAM sources ramp and cargo-dispatch personnel locally through staffing agency Integrhal Consultores, whose job posting for "Despachador de Carga" at "Aeropuerto de Balmaceda" states explicitly: "para su cliente LATAM Airlines, busca Despachador de Carga para el Aeropuerto de Balmaceda." Confirms an active LATAM handling operation but not a dedicated third-party GSA; unconfirmed beyond staffing evidence.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Sky Airline
Sky Airline operates scheduled service to Balmaceda (Santiago/Puerto Montt); phone verified against aeropuertodebalmaceda.cl/pasajeros/. Sky's 2025 ground-handling contract switch from Swissport to Acciona Airport Services (announced June 2025) is confirmed by press coverage to apply to Santiago (SCL) only — passenger assistance from Sept 2025, ramp from Q1 2026 — with both source articles describing expansion to regional stations as speculative and not yet contracted. No Balmaceda-station-specific handling-agent confirmation was found; this remains unconfirmed pending direct verification (station may still be Swissport-contracted or self-handled).
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Unconfirmed
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel Unconfirmed
Copec Aviación
Copec Aviación is Chile's leading nationwide aviation fuel/lubricant supplier. A Chilean government procurement record (mercadopublico.cl / licitación 4679-8-LE25 and 4679-5-LE25) confirms replacement of two liquid-fuel installations at Aeródromo Balmaceda, evidencing an active on-field fuel facility; the procurement record does not name the into-plane operator, so the specific supplier/agent for BBA was not independently confirmed as Copec versus another operator.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing Seasonal
Red Aeroportuaria Austral
Airport concessionaire; email and phone verified directly against aeropuertodebalmaceda.cl's own contact footer. A "Plan Nieve" document for Aeródromo Balmaceda (2024 edition, with resolution and photos) plus DGAC's national Plan Nieve regulation (DAN 14-153) and its Plan Nieve data portal confirm a documented, active runway/movement-area snow and ice clearance and aircraft de-icing/anti-icing coordination procedure during the austral winter; genuine winter-ops need in this Aysén-region field.
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Seasonal
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 line maintenance Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance Not listed
Component shops & overhaul Not listed
Flight catering Not listed
Aircraft cleaning Not listed
Ground support equipment Not listed
Cargo handling Unconfirmed
LATAM Airlines (self-handled)
LATAM cargo loading/dispatch at Balmaceda run in-house via contracted staff (Integrhal Consultores posting for LATAM Airlines client, "Despachador de Carga para el Aeropuerto de Balmaceda", confirmed present on Chilean job boards portal.chiletrabajos.cl and kitempleo.cl).
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Unconfirmed
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security Not listed
Passenger & crew transport Available · 8 providers
Europcar
Car rental counter confirmed as a listed ground-transport tenant on Balmaceda Airport's own services page (aeropuertodebalmaceda.cl); phone verified directly from that page (alt. landline •••). Serves passengers and crew.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Varona
Car rental counter confirmed as a listed ground-transport tenant on Balmaceda Airport's own services page; phone verified directly from that page (rentacarvarona.cl).
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Salfarent
Car rental counter confirmed as a listed ground-transport tenant on Balmaceda Airport's own services page; email and phone verified directly from that page (salfarent.cl).
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
MITTA
Car rental counter confirmed as a listed ground-transport tenant on Balmaceda Airport's own services page; phone verified directly from that page (mitta.cl).
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
RECASUR
Car rental counter confirmed as a listed ground-transport tenant on Balmaceda Airport's own services page; email and phone verified directly from that page.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Transfer T y T
Minibus/shuttle transfer operator confirmed as a listed ground-transport tenant on Balmaceda Airport's own services page (domicilio/aeropuerto transfers, Coyhaique and Aysén region); phone verified directly from that page.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Transfer Valencia
Minibus/shuttle transfer operator confirmed as a listed ground-transport tenant on Balmaceda Airport's own services page; phone verified directly from that page.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Transfer Velásquez
Minibus/shuttle transfer operator confirmed as a listed ground-transport tenant on Balmaceda Airport's own services page; phone verified directly from that page.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support Available
DGAC – Oficina ARO Balmaceda
Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil's Aeronautical Reporting Office (ARO) at Balmaceda provides flight-planning and aeronautical-information briefing services in person at the airport ARO office and via IT systems; DGAC's own site (dgac.gob.cl/mi-ciudad-mi-unidad-ad-balmaceda/ and the published Balmaceda aerodrome technical fact sheet) confirms an active DGAC station unit at Balmaceda. The specific email/phone shown follow DGAC's standard aro.<station>@dgac.gob.cl convention but were not independently re-confirmed on.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel Not listed