AviatDataAeródromo Nuevo Chaitén WCH / SCTN
Chaitén, Los Lagos · Chile · Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC)
24kpax · 2023
Limited hoursJet A-1
ICAO / IATASCTN / WCH
OperatorDirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC)
Coordinates42.7819°S, 72.8350°W
Elevation27 ft · 8 m
Time zoneCLT (UTC-4/-3 DST)
Passengers / yr24,000 (2023)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceSCTN — AIP Chile / DGAC
Operating hoursMon-Fri 0830-1730 local, Sat-Sun 0830-1500 local (daylight-hours operation only; no lighted night ops; PPR outside published hours)
TerminalsSingle small public terminal building with basic passenger lounge and check-in counters; no jet bridges; apron parking with ground-level ramp access; no dedicated cargo terminal.
Runways (1)
- 01/19 · 1,200 m / 3,937 ft · 30 m wide · Asphalt
Opened in January 2015, 18 km northwest of Chaitén town, replacing the original Chaitén Airfield destroyed by the 2008 volcanic eruption; served by regional/air-taxi operators Aerocord, Pewen Servicios Aéreos and Cielo Mar Austral flying short turboprop hops to Puerto Montt, making it the principal air link and a Patagonian tourism gateway for Chaitén, Futaleufú, Palena and the Carretera Austral corridor.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Aerocord
Self-handled, Aerocord; the carrier operates its own daily scheduled Puerto Montt-Chaitén-Melinka flights via a Chaitén office (Diego Portales 287) serving Aeródromo Nuevo Chaitén, handling its own passengers, baggage and ramp turnarounds; unconfirmed whether it handles other carriers.
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Pewen Chile (Servicios Aéreos Pewen)
Self-handled, Pewen; the carrier runs its own daily scheduled Puerto Montt-Chaitén flights (weekdays 3x/day) through a dedicated Chaitén 'Agencia' (Avda. Ignacio Carrera Pinto 362) with a separate on-aerodrome phone line (•••), handling its own passengers and ramp turnarounds; unconfirmed whether it handles other carriers.
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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 · 2 providers
Aerocord
General cargo/parcel transport (materials, equipment, consumer goods, max 33kg/shipment); Aerocord lists 'Aeródromo Chaitén' as one of its three primary pickup/delivery hubs on its scheduled Puerto Montt-Chaitén-Melinka cargo route.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Pewen Chile (Servicios Aéreos Pewen)
Encomiendas/parcel transport carried alongside its scheduled Puerto Montt-Chaitén passenger flights; unconfirmed dedicated freight terminal or cold-chain handling.
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Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Available
Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) - Aeródromo Nuevo Chaitén
Airport operator/administrator (ADM: DGAC, public aerodrome) provides AFIS (aerodrome flight information service) and ARO flight-plan/briefing office at Nuevo Chaitén per AIP-Chile AD 3.1-64; published AFIS line •••, ARO/AFIS mobile •••, aerodrome manager •••. Service hours Mon-Fri 1230-2130, Sat-Sun 1230-1900 local (IVNO/VRNO). · Mon-Fri 1230-2130, Sat-Sun 1230-1900 (varies IVNO/VRNO)
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Hotel & travel
Not listed