# Balmaceda Airport (BBA / SCBA)

**Balmaceda Airport** (IATA: BBA, ICAO: SCBA) is a medium airport in Balmaceda, Aysén Region, Chile. It has one runway, 2,501 m (8,205 ft) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 606 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BBA / SCBA
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Balmaceda, Aysén Region, Chile
- Elevation: 525 m / 1,722 ft
- Coordinates: -45.9160, -71.6895
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,501 m / 8,205 ft
- Passengers: 605,945 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Coyhaique
- Website: https://aeropuertodebalmaceda.cl/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balmaceda_Airport (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2901027
- Weather station: SCBA · WMO 85874
- Ident: SCBA

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,501 m / 8,205 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 100° / 280° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 333,804 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 355,203 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 406,156 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 430,320 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 443,850 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 515,367 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 380,184 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 611,274 | JAC Chile |
| 2023 | 596,109 | JAC Chile |
| 2024 | 624,100 | JAC Chile |
| 2025 | 605,945 | JAC Chile |

## Routes

5 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [PMC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scte.md) El Tepual International Airport · Chile · 510 km / 317 mi · LATAM Chile, Sky Airline
- [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 1,395 km / 867 mi · LATAM Chile, Sky Airline

### Seasonal (4)

- [ZCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scqp.md) La Araucanía International Airport · Chile · 781 km / 485 mi · JetSmart
- [PUQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scci.md) President Carlos Ibáñez International Airport · Chile · 790 km / 491 mi · Aerovías DAP
- [CCP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scie.md) Carriel Sur International Airport · Chile · 1,023 km / 636 mi · JetSmart
- [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 1,395 km / 867 mi · JetSmart

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- JA [JetSmart](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetsmart) · 3 · seasonal
- [LATAM Chile](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-chile) · 2
- H2 [Sky Airline](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-airline) · 2
- V5 [Aerovías DAP](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerovias-dap) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 606K (2025) | #1,029 of 3,974 | #86 in South America | #13 in CL |
| Longest runway | 2,501 m / 8,205 ft | =2,305 of 29,858 | =135 in South America | #13 in CL |
| Elevation | 525 m / 1,722 ft | =10,427 of 43,403 | =2,036 in South America | #48 in CL |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =12 in CL |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GND | BALMACEDA GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | RDO | 126.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [GXQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sccy.md) Teniente Vidal Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [CCH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sccc.md) Chile Chico Airport · 74 km / 46 mi
- [PMQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sawp.md) Perito Moreno Jalil Hamer Airport · 88 km / 55 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: “Balmaceda Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Balmaceda_Airport&oldid=1363016037), 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/scba/data