# Guardia Marina Zañartu Airport (WPU / SCGZ)

**Guardia Marina Zañartu Airport** (IATA: WPU, ICAO: SCGZ) is a medium airport in Puerto Williams, Magallanes Region, Chile. It has one runway, 1,440 m (4,724 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Chilean Air Force. In 2025 it handled 44 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WPU / SCGZ
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Chilean Air Force
- Serves: Puerto Williams, Magallanes Region, Chile
- Elevation: 27 m / 88 ft
- Coordinates: -54.9311, -67.6263
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,440 m / 4,724 ft
- Passengers: 44,129 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Punta_Arenas
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardia_Marina_Za%C3%B1artu_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2875729
- Weather station: SCGZ
- Ident: SCGZ

## Timeline

- 20 Feb 1991: LAN Chile Flight 1069. 20 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 1,440 m / 4,724 ft | 29 m / 95 ft | Asphalt | 091° / 271° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 14,319 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 13,214 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 15,094 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 17,796 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 23,932 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 25,717 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 13,513 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 26,190 | JAC Chile |
| 2023 | 35,737 | JAC Chile |
| 2024 | 34,840 | JAC Chile |
| 2025 | 44,129 | JAC Chile |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [PUQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scci.md) President Carlos Ibáñez International Airport · Chile · 301 km / 187 mi · Aerovías DAP

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- V5 [Aerovías DAP](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerovias-dap) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 44K (2025) | #2,132 of 3,974 | #213 in South America | #21 in CL |
| Longest runway | 1,440 m / 4,724 ft | =7,570 of 29,858 | =848 in South America | #42 in CL |
| Elevation | 27 m / 88 ft | =37,408 of 43,403 | =8,210 in South America | #329 in CL |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =12 in CL |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | WILLIAMS APP/TWR | 118.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [AR-0684](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0684.md) Lago Escondido Airport · 34 km / 21 mi
- [USH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sawh.md) Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport · 44 km / 27 mi
- [AR-0736](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0736.md) Ushuaia Aeroclub Airport · 45 km / 28 mi
- [SA15](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sa15.md) Lago Fagnano North Airport · 56 km / 35 mi
- [SAWL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sawl.md) Tolhuin Lago Fagnano Airport · 56 km / 35 mi
- [AR-0002](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0002.md) Estancia Los Cerros Airport · 67 km / 42 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: “Guardia Marina Zañartu Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guardia_Marina_Zañartu_Airport&oldid=1363793655), revision of 12 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/scgz/data