{{Infobox airport | name = El Loa Airport | nativename = | nativename-a = | nativename-r = | image = Aeródromo El Loa-CTJ-IMG 5456.jpg | image-width = 220 | caption = | IATA = CJC | ICAO = SCCF | pushpin_map = Chile | pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Chile | pushpin_label = '''CJC''' | FAA = | LID = | type = Public | owner-oper = | owner = Dirección de Aeronautica Civil de Chile (DGAC) | operator = Sociedad Concesionaria El Loa S.A | city-served = Calama, Chile | location = | built = <!-- for military airports --> | used = <!-- for military airports --> | commander = <!-- for military airports --> | occupants = <!-- for military airports --> | metric-elev = | elevation-f = 7631 | elevation-m = | coordinates = {{coord|22|29|50|S|68|54|25|W|type:airport|display=inline,title}} | website = [http://www.dgac.cl/images/IMG/aeropuertos/calama.htm Website in DGAC] | metric-rwy = y | r1-number = 10/28 | r1-length-f = | r1-length-m = 3040 | r1-surface = Asphalt| | stat-year = 2006 | stat1-header = Passengers | stat1-data = 315,725 | footnotes = Sources: Landings.com<ref>[http://aerobaticsweb.org/cgi-bin/search_apt?SCCF Airport record for Aeropuerto Internacional El Loa] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130830234520/http://aerobaticsweb.org/cgi-bin/search_apt?SCCF |date=2013-08-30 }} at Landings.com</ref> }}
'''El Loa Airport''' (Spanish: ''Aeropuerto El Loa'') {{Airport codes|CJC|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 {{convert|6|km|mi}} from the city centre. It currently accommodates aircraft with a maximum wingspan of {{convert|36|m|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,<ref>https://aerolatinnews.com/industria-aeronautica/latam-conectara-calama-chile-con-lima-peru-y-anuncia-nuevo-destino-en-el-caribe/</ref> but this was suspended in March 2020 due to the pandemic.<ref>https://bichitoviajero.com/cuales-rutas-latam-suspendio-forma-temporal-pandemia-coronavirus/</ref>
thumb|right|Passengers disembarking a flight from Santiago in 2008
== Facilities ==
=== Passenger terminal === A new passenger terminal was inaugurated in 2014. It includes three air bridges, an expanded apron, and 12 commercial locations. In addition, there was extensive landscaping around the terminal and a new car park was built.
=== Other facilities === In parallel to the development of the new terminal, a new {{convert|28|m|adj=on}} high control tower, fire brigade service centre, Air Club Hangar, and wastewater treatment plant were opened.
== Airlines and destinations == {{airport-dest-list |JetSmart Chile | Concepción, La Serena, Santiago de Chile |LATAM Chile | La Serena, Santiago de Chile <br> '''Seasonal:''' Concepción<ref>{{cite web |title=LATAM Chile 3Q23 Seasonal Concepcion – Calama Service |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230505-la3q23ccpcjc |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref> |Sky Airline | La Serena, Santiago de Chile }}
== See also == * Transport in Chile * List of airports in Chile
== References == {{Reflist}} {{Commonscat|El Loa Airport}} == External links == * [https://skyvector.com/airport/SCCF/Calama-El-Loa-Airport Sky Vector] - El Loa * {{NWS-current|SCCF|El Loa Airport}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140105045812/http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=CJC Accident history for El Loa Airport] at Aviation Safety Network
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Loa Airport, El}} Category:Airports in Antofagasta Region
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