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Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport (Santiago International / Nuevo Pudahuel) in Santiago (Chile)
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport also known asSantiago Internationaland
Nuevo Pudahuelis located near Santiago, with Santa Teresa de Lo Ovalle at 1mi↑, Quilicura at 3mi↑, Renca at 3mi↑, Lo Prado at 5mi↑, El Retamo at 6mi↑, Quinta Normal at 6mi↑, Barrio Brazil at 8mi↑, Ochagavía at 9mi↑,
→ See also Northernmost airports in Chile and Southernmost airports in Chile
→ See also airports in Chile
aerial view of Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : SCEL
- IATA code : SCL
- Local code : -
Elevation : 474 m = 1555ft
→ See also Highest airports in Chile and Lowest airports in Chile
Runways
- runway 17L/35R : 3750m = 12303ft
- runway 17R/35L : 3750m = 12303ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Chile
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Aviation weather for Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport SCEL SCL
METAR for Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport SCEL SCL
SCEL 132000Z 17012KT 5000 HZ NSC 15/11 Q1016 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport SCEL SCL
METAR issued by SCEL on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 20:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 6 hours and 50 minutes ago.
visibility is 5km = 3mi.
The temperature is 15°C = 59°F, dew point is 11°C = 52°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 77 %.
QNH is 1016hPa = 30inHg
Wind 22km/h = 12kt, direction is 170°.
NSC (No Significant Clouds) = no clouds below 5000 ft and no TCU (tower CUmulus) or presence of cumulonimbus 'cumulonimbus)
haze
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport SCEL SCL
SCEL 131756Z 1318/1418 18010KT 8000 NSC TX17/1320Z TN08/ 1410Z TEMPO 1318/1321 3000 BR BECMG 1401/1403 15004KT TEMPO 1408/1412 0800 BCFG BECMG 1416/1418 20010KT CAVOK
Decoded TAF for Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport SCEL SCL
TAF issued by SCEL on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 17:56 UTC, issued 8 hours and 54 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, May 13, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Tuesday, May 13, 2025 à 01:00 heure UTC
1318/1418 18010KT 8000 NSC TX17/1320Z TN08/ 1410Z
TN08
1410Z
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 180°
Visibility is 8km = 5mi.
temporarily from Tuesday, May 13, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Tuesday, May 13, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1318/1321 3000 BR
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
mist
becoming from Tuesday, May 13, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Wednesday, May 14, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1401/1403 15004KT
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is 150°
temporarily from Wednesday, May 14, 2025 à 08:00 heure TU to Wednesday, May 14, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1408/1412 0800 BCFG
Visibility is 1km = 0mi.
patches fog
becoming from Wednesday, May 14, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Wednesday, May 14, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1416/1418 20010KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 200°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
VAC for Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport SCEL SCL
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport
Around Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport (Santiago International / Nuevo Pudahuel) in Santiago (Chile)
near
- Hotels in Santa Teresa de Lo Ovalle
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 5075mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 5128mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 6807mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 6845mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 6845mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 6845mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 6846mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 6846mi↑
- San Sebastian at 6846mi↑
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 6862mi↑
- Hôtel Txoko (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 6862mi↑
- Grand Hôtel Thalasso & Spa (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 6862mi↑
- for Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport at 0mi↑
- for Lan Courier airport at 2mi↑
- for Aerorescate airport at 4mi↑
nearest airports to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport (Santiago International / Nuevo Pudahuel) in Santiago (Chile)
- Lan Courier heliport (SHLC ) at 2mi↑NOTAM
- Aerorescate heliport (SHAE ) at 4mi↑NOTAM
- Lipangui airport (SCKL ) at 6mi↑NOTAM
- Escuela de Investigaciones Policiales heliport (SHEI ) at 6mi↑NOTAM
- Mercedez Benz heliport (SHMB ) at 6mi↑NOTAM
- Mutual de Seguridad heliport (SHMS ) at 7mi↑NOTAM
- Hospital San José heliport (SHJO ) at 8mi↑NOTAM
- El Conquistador heliport (SHEQ ) at 8mi↑NOTAM
- Sonda heliport (SHSD ) at 8mi↑NOTAM
- Jose Miguel Carrera heliport (SHRE ) at 8mi↑NOTAM
- Hacienda Lipangue airport (SCHL ) at 8mi↑NOTAM
- Moneda Bicentenario heliport (SHSP ) at 8mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Chile
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap