El Tepual International Airport
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El Tepual International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional El Tepual | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 41°26′19″S 73°05′38″W / 41.43861°S 73.09389°W | ||||||||||
Website | https://www.aeropuertodepuertomontt.cl/ | ||||||||||
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El Tepual International Airport (IATA: PMC, ICAO: SCTE) is a commercial and private aviation facility which serves the tourist area of Puerto Montt, Chile. It is one of the most important airports in Chile and is considered a gateway to the Chilean Patagonia.
History
Located at the center of Northern Patagonia and near the Archaeological site of
During the early 1990s, the numbers of international tourists (specially those from neighboring countries such as
El Tepual is owned by a number of international companies, headed by Chile's IDC, or Administracion de Concesiones. In 1998, IDC agreed to operate the airport for twelve more years, which would make El Tepual their property until 2010.
A new terminal was inaugurated in February 2010, having increased the number of jetways from 2 to 5, as well as improving the check-in area, baggage claim, airport security, heating system and other airport facilities as well as significantly enlarging the parking lot. By the mid 2020s, a new, parallel runway should be operative.
Facilities
The airport has five jetways (also called airplane tunnel), 4 domestic gates (numbered 1–4) and one international gate (gate number 5, still not in operation and still used for domestic).
The airport has a restaurant, a massage facility, immigration offices and areas for disabled persons, among other facilities.
Capability
El Tepual airport can only cater to airplanes with the size of a
In 2004, the IDC estimated that one million passengers passed through the airport's gates, making it Chile's second busiest. At the time, IDC expected that total to rise to four million passengers by 2010. Among the airport's cargo operations, the largest aircraft the airport has seen is the Boeing 777F.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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JetSmart Chile | Concepción, Punta Arenas, Santiago de Chile |
LATAM Chile | Balmaceda, Punta Arenas, Santiago de Chile |
Sky Airline | Balmaceda, Punta Arenas, Santiago de Chile Seasonal: Puerto Natales |
Charter operations
A large number of different airlines operate off-regular schedule service into El Tepual. These are usually hired by tour agents or companies. These include such airlines as ATS Aerotaxis del Sur, Archipiélagos Aviación, AeroCord, Raúl Atala EIRL, Transportes Aéreos San Rafael and Pewén among others.
Accidents and incidents
- On 5 December 1969, LAN Chile crashed on take-off. The aircraft was operating a cargo flight, all three people on board survived.[2]
References
- ^ Oakley, T. (November 1993). "Instrument and Observing Methods – Report No. 56". World Meteorological Organization. p. 14. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021.
- ^ "CC-CBY Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 February 2011.