# Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP / SCIE)

**Carriel Sur International Airport** (IATA: CCP, ICAO: SCIE) is a large airport in Concepcion, Bío-Bío Region, Chile. It opened in 1968. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,600 m (8,530 ft). In 2025 it handled 2.2 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CCP / SCIE
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Concepcion, Bío-Bío Region, Chile
- Opened: 1968
- Elevation: 8 m / 26 ft
- Coordinates: -36.7724, -73.0628
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,600 m / 8,530 ft
- Passengers: 2,219,688 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-3/-4 · America/Santiago
- Website: http://www.aeropuertocarrielsur.cl/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carriel_Sur_International_Airport (37 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127721
- Weather station: SCIE · WMO 85682
- Ident: SCIE

## Timeline

- 1968: Carriel Sur International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 025° / 205° | yes |
| 02R/20L | 1,972 m / 6,470 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 025° / 205° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 769,421 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 856,428 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 938,276 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 965,470 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 909,032 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 965,838 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 1,112,320 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 1,772,857 | JAC Chile |
| 2023 | 2,100,019 | JAC Chile |
| 2024 | 2,259,304 | JAC Chile |
| 2025 | 2,219,688 | JAC Chile |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 429 km / 267 mi · Sky Airline
- [IQQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scda.md) Diego Aracena International Airport · Chile · 1,827 km / 1,135 mi · Sky Airline

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- H2 [Sky Airline](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-airline) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.2M (2025) | #550 of 3,974 | #42 in South America | #4 in CL |
| Longest runway | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | =2,041 of 29,858 | =111 in South America | #12 in CL |
| Elevation | 8 m / 26 ft | =40,786 of 43,403 | =8,600 in South America | #364 in CL |
| Age | Opened 1968 | =5,887 of 15,079 | #88 in South America | #5 in CL |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =21 in South America | =2 in CL |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | CONCEPCION APP | 129.350 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | CONCEPCION TWR | 118.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [SCDK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scdk.md) El Patagual Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [SCJC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scjc.md) James Conrad Airport · 34 km / 21 mi
- [SCKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sckt.md) Torreón Airport · 46 km / 28 mi
- [SCIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scis.md) Puerto Sur Airport · 49 km / 30 mi
- [SCLY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scly.md) La Playa Airport · 52 km / 32 mi
- [SCUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scul.md) El Litral Airport · 58 km / 36 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: “Carriel Sur International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carriel_Sur_International_Airport&oldid=1363224366), revision of 8 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/scie/data