El Tepual International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional El Tepual) PMC / SCTE
Puerto Montt, Los Lagos · Chile · Sociedad Concesionaria Aeropuerto del Sur S.A. (DGAC/MOP concession)
2.0Mpax · 2024
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATASCTE / PMC
OperatorSociedad Concesionaria Aeropuerto del Sur S.A. (DGAC/MOP concession)
Coordinates41.4386°S, 73.0939°W
Elevation294 ft · 90 m
Time zoneAmerica/Santiago (CLT UTC-4 / CLST UTC-3 DST)
Passengers / yr1,971,288 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceSCTE — AIP Chile / DGAC
Operating hoursNot H24; scheduled commercial operating hours roughly 06:00-24:00 local, extended for peak-season/diverted traffic. ILS CAT I (LOC Z/ILS Z) serves RWY 35 to support approaches during the frequent coastal fog and low-cloud events typical of Puerto Montt, which historically cause diversions to Temuco; no published curfew or PPR requirement for scheduled traffic.
TerminalsSingle passenger terminal, expanded in Dec 2022 from ~9,900 m2 to ~16,000 m2; 6 boarding bridges (5 domestic, 1 international)
Runways (1)
- 17/35 · 2,650 m / 8,694 ft · 45 m wide · Concrete · ILS ILS/LOC Z, CAT I (RWY 35)
Airport contact
Fifth-busiest airport in Chile and the main international gateway to the Lakes District and Chilean Patagonia, served by LATAM Chile, Sky Airline and JetSMART with domestic trunk routes to Santiago plus regional/Patagonian links; its single 17/35 runway and CAT I ILS handle frequent fog disruption typical of the Puerto Montt coast.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Menzies Agunsa Aviation (AGUNSA / Menzies Aviation joint venture)
Menzies Agunsa Aviation (Menzies Aviation's controlling-stake JV with Agencias Universales S.A./AGUNSA, its Chilean partner) holds a 5-year ground-services contract with JetSMART, announced Oct-2023, covering 16 airports in Chile; El Tepual International Airport (PMC) is explicitly named on the published airport list (alongside SCL, CCP, ANF, CJC, LSC, ARI, IQQ, CPO, ZCO, ZAL, MHC, BBA, PNT, PUQ, ZOS). Scope covers passenger and ramp handling. Confirmed specifically for JetSMART; handling of other carriers at PMC is not separately documented. AGUNSA is also the 37.5% co-shareholder of concession-holder Sociedad Concesionaria Aeropuerto Del Sur (see separate entry), a distinct corporate/ownership role from this operational ground-handling contract.
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Australanding SPA
Confirmed via the company's own site (pmcgroundhandling5.webnode.es) that El Tepual/Puerto Montt (\"AP TEPUAL PUERTO MONTT\") is one of its serviced airports. Documented scope: ramp operations, passenger services, authority/permit arrangements, in-flight-catering load/unload, plus ground transport, hotel and car-rental coordination for crews/passengers; site states 24/7 availability and positions the company as a specialist in ground operations for civil and commercial aircraft. Also covers Temuco and Pucon (Araucania), Valdivia-Pichoy (Los Rios), Osorno and Castro/Chiloe (Los Lagos).
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available
Copec Aviación (Copec S.A.)
Into-plane aviation fuelling supplier. Copec Aviacion's own site (ww2.copec.cl) states: \"Contamos con la mas amplia cobertura a nivel nacional, abarcando desde Arica a Puerto Montt, estando presente en los 10 aeropuertos mas importantes del pais\" (national coverage from Arica to Puerto Montt, present at the 10 most important airports in the country), serving commercial, civil, executive and military aviation, operating under JIG (Joint Inspection Group) international standards. Puerto Montt named explicitly as the southern boundary of coverage.
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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
Available · 2 providers
Menzies Agunsa Aviation (AGUNSA / Menzies Aviation joint venture)
Same Menzies Agunsa Aviation/JetSMART contract (Oct-2023, 16-airport Chilean network including PMC) explicitly includes cabin-cleaning services alongside passenger and ramp handling.
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Australanding SPA
Turnaround ground-handling scope for a station handler of this type typically extends to aircraft cabin/cleaning support for client carriers; not separately documented on the company's site.
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Ground support equipment
Unconfirmed
Australanding SPA
As El Tepual's dedicated ramp handler, Australanding would be expected to operate ground support equipment for turnarounds; no itemized GSE fleet list was found on the company's own materials.
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Cargo handling
Available
Sociedad Concesionaria Aeropuerto Del Sur S.A.
MOP concession holder and operator of El Tepual, including its cargo terminal. Consortium confirmed as Sacyr Concesiones Chile SpA (31.9%) + Sacyr Chile S.A. (30.6%) = Sacyr total 62.5%, plus Agencias Universales S.A./AGUNSA (37.5%) (BNamericas company profile). Concession ran April 2018-April 2024 (6-year O&M term per Sacyr's Dec-2022 completion release for the terminal expansion, ~34M EUR invested); a new concession/expansion process was announced for 2024-25 (MOP Ruta 226 + terminal-doubling project). Independently confirmed as Chile's national leader in air-cargo traffic: JAC-sourced reporting (Mundo Maritimo) states the Puerto Montt-Santiago route is the country's most-demanded cargo route, 16.8% national market share, 2.5 million kg carried Jan-Jun of the reference year. BNamericas also tags the company's assets as including \"Airport cargo terminals\".
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Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed
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