# Chacalluta International Airport (ARI / SCAR)

**Chacalluta International Airport** (IATA: ARI, ICAO: SCAR) is a medium airport in Arica, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile. It has one runway, 2,800 m (9,186 ft) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 642 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/scar

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ARI / SCAR
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Arica, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile
- Elevation: 51 m / 167 ft
- Coordinates: -18.3485, -70.3387
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,800 m / 9,186 ft
- Passengers: 641,757 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-3/-4 · America/Santiago
- Website: https://aeropuertoarica.cl/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chacalluta_International_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q948809
- Weather station: SCAR · WMO 85406
- Ident: SCAR

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 2,800 m / 9,186 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 019° / 199° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 449,083 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 495,485 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 565,204 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 593,367 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 595,055 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 702,666 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 456,253 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 649,834 | JAC Chile |
| 2023 | 705,303 | JAC Chile |
| 2024 | 673,625 | JAC Chile |
| 2025 | 641,757 | JAC Chile |

## Routes

5 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (5)

- [IQQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scda.md) Diego Aracena International Airport · Chile · 244 km / 152 mi · JetSmart
- [LPB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sllp.md) El Alto International Airport · Bolivia · 306 km / 190 mi · Boliviana de Aviación
- [LSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scse.md) La Florida Airport · Chile · 1,289 km / 801 mi · JetSmart
- [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 1,673 km / 1,040 mi · LATAM Chile, Sky Airline, JetSmart
- [CCP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scie.md) Carriel Sur International Airport · Chile · 2,066 km / 1,284 mi · JetSmart

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ARI, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (4)

- JA [JetSmart](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetsmart) · 4
- OB [Boliviana de Aviación](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/boliviana-de-aviacion) · 1
- [LATAM Chile](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-chile) · 1
- H2 [Sky Airline](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-airline) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 642K (2025) | #1,006 of 3,974 | #81 in South America | #12 in CL |
| Longest runway | 2,800 m / 9,186 ft | =1,615 of 29,858 | =78 in South America | =8 in CL |
| Elevation | 51 m / 167 ft | =34,783 of 43,403 | =7,867 in South America | #297 in CL |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =12 in CL |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | ARICA APP | 119.900 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | ARICA TWR | 118.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [SCAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scae.md) El Buitre Airport · 19 km / 12 mi
- [TCQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sptn.md) Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport · 33 km / 21 mi
- [SPTQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sptq.md) Toquepala Airport · 121 km / 75 mi
- [SLCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slcn.md) Charaña Airport · 127 km / 79 mi
- [ILQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/splo.md) General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport · 129 km / 80 mi
- [SPCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spci.md) Campamento De Ilo Aerodrome · 133 km / 83 mi

## Sources

- [JAC Chile](https://datos.gob.cl/organization/junta-de-aeronautica-civil): Chile: Junta de Aeronáutica Civil (CC0 1.0)
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Chacalluta International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chacalluta_International_Airport&oldid=1363026089), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/scar/data