El Loa Airport
El Loa Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Dirección de Aeronautica Civil de Chile (DGAC) | ||||||||||
| Operator | Sociedad Concesionaria El Loa S.A | ||||||||||
| Serves | Calama, Chile | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7,631 ft / 2,326 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°29′50″S 68°54′25″W / 22.49722°S 68.90694°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Website in DGAC | ||||||||||
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CJC Location of airport in Chile | |||||||||||
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| Sources: Landings.com | |||||||||||
El Loa Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto El Loa) (IATA: CJC, ICAO: SCCF) is the major airport serving Calama, a city in the Antofagasta Region of Chile. It is one of the largest airports in Chile.
The airport is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the city centre. It currently accommodates aircraft with a maximum wingspan of 36 metres (118 ft), so it is limited to narrow-body airliners like the Airbus A320 or Boeing 737. There are plans to construct a second runway with capacity to accommodate wide body jets and military aircraft.
Previously, it was an international airport and served international flights to Lima, Peru, operated by LATAM Peru, but this was suspended in March 2020 due to the pandemic.