AviatDataEl Loa Airport (Aeropuerto El Loa) CJC / SCCF
Calama, Antofagasta · Chile · Consorcio Aeroportuario de Calama S.A. (Sacyr-Agunsa concession, under DGAC oversight)
2.7Mpax · 2024
H24Jet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATASCCF / CJC
OperatorConsorcio Aeroportuario de Calama S.A. (Sacyr-Agunsa concession, under DGAC oversight)
Coordinates22.5000°S, 68.9031°W
Elevation7,631 ft · 2,326 m
Time zoneCLT (UTC-4/-3 DST)
Passengers / yr2,700,000 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceSCCF — AIP Chile / DGAC
Operating hoursH24 - ATC/tower and terminal operate 24 hours daily (AIP Chile confirms continuous ATS); no curfew, no PPR required
TerminalsSingle terminal (renovated 2014, further upgraded under the 2023 Sacyr-Agunsa concession); 3 jet bridges, 5 boarding gates, VIP lounge, retail/F&B outlets, apron of roughly 20,000 sqm with stands for up to 5 narrow-body aircraft
Runways (1)
- 10/28 · 3,040 m / 9,974 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Chile's second-busiest airport by passenger volume after Santiago, driven overwhelmingly by fly-in/fly-out mining traffic serving the Chuquicamata, Radomiro Tomic and Escondida copper operations; served by LATAM Chile, Sky Airline and JetSMART on domestic trunk routes to Santiago, La Serena and Concepcion. Previously held international status with Lima, Peru service, suspended since March 2020 and not restored.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Unconfirmed · 3 providers
LATAM Airlines Chile
LATAM Chile operates scheduled domestic service to Santiago and La Serena, plus seasonal service to Concepción, at El Loa Airport. No independent third-party ground handler is documented for CJC; the airport concession (Sociedad Concesionaria Aeropuerto El Loa S.A., Sacyr 80% / AGUNSA 20%, awarded 2023) operates the terminal, but a direct ramp-handling agreement for LATAM was not evidenced, and Chilean network carriers typically self-handle at this class of regional station.
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Sky Airline
Sky Airline operates scheduled domestic service to Santiago and La Serena at El Loa Airport. No third-party handler is documented at this airport, consistent with Sky's pattern of self-handling at Chilean regional stations, but this was not independently confirmed for CJC specifically.
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
JetSmart Chile
JetSmart Chile operates scheduled domestic service to Santiago, La Serena, and Concepción at El Loa Airport. As a low-cost carrier with no evidenced third-party handler at CJC, ground handling is presumed self-performed, but this was not independently confirmed.
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Aircraft fuel
Not listed
De-icing
Not listed
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
Available
LATAM Cargo Chile
LATAM Cargo operates a dedicated freight facility separate from the passenger terminal building at El Loa Airport, confirmed via airport background documentation.
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
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Hotel & travel
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