Capitán Fuentes Martínez Airport WPR / SCFM
Porvenir, Magallanes · Chile · Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC)
18kpax · 2023
Limited hoursJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATASCFM / WPR
OperatorDirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC)
Coordinates53.2536°S, 70.3192°W
Elevation104 ft · 32 m
Time zoneCLT (UTC-4/-3 DST)
Passengers / yr18,000 (2023)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceSCFM — AIP Chile / DGAC
Operating hoursMon-Fri 1100-2030 local (DGAC AIP); daylight-hours only, closed weekends absent prior arrangement; PPR advisable outside published hours; strong Strait of Magellan crosswinds common, especially runway 03/21
TerminalsSingle small DGAC-operated terminal building; apron parking, no jet bridges or air bridges
Runways (2)
- 09/27 · 2,500 m / 8,202 ft · 30 m wide · Asphalt
- 03/21 · 960 m / 3,150 ft · 30 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Porvenir's sole scheduled air link, served exclusively by Aerovías DAP with short hops across the Strait of Magellan to Punta Arenas (Carlos Ibáñez del Campo); a vital lifeline for Tierra del Fuego Province, whose only alternative connection is a weather-exposed ferry crossing.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Aerovías DAP
Self-handled, Aerovías DAP: DAP operates its own twice-daily Mon-Fri Punta Arenas-Porvenir shuttle (dep. PUQ 08:30/16:30, dep. WPR 09:00/17:00, ~12 min flight) and runs check-in/boarding itself from the Porvenir airport counter (check-in opens 90 min, closes 45 min pre-departure, per DAP's own current route page dapairline.com/vuelos-punta-arenas-porvenir, page lastmod 2026-04-14). DAP is the sole scheduled airline serving WPR and no separate third-party ground handler is documented at this outstation. · Mon-Fri, aligned to scheduled flight times
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Aircraft fuel
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De-icing
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Part-145 line maintenance
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Part-145 base maintenance
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Component shops & overhaul
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Flight catering
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Aircraft cleaning
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Ground support equipment
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Cargo handling
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Aviation security
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Passenger & crew transport
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Flight support
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Hotel & travel
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