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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↑,
→ 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 031700Z 03004KT 8000 NSC 19/05 Q1016 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport SCEL SCL
METAR issued by SCEL on Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 17:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 9 hours and 0 minutes ago.
visibility is 8km = 5mi.
The temperature is 19°C = 66°F, dew point is 5°C = 41°F. The air is moderately humid : relative air humidity is 40 %.
QNH is 1016hPa = 30inHg
Wind 7km/h = 4kt, direction is 30°.
NSC (No Significant Clouds) = no clouds below 5000 ft and no TCU (tower CUmulus) or presence of cumulonimbus 'cumulonimbus)
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport SCEL SCL
SCEL 031600Z 0318/0418 VRB02KT CAVOK TX23/0319Z TN04/0410Z BECMG 0320/0322 18008KT BECMG 0401/0403 15004KT 7000 NSC TEMPO 0408/0412 VRB02KT 5000 HZ BECMG 0414/0416 20007KT CAVOK
Decoded TAF for Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport SCEL SCL
TAF issued by SCEL on Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 16:00 UTC, issued 10 hours and 0 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, July 3, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Thursday, July 3, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
0318/0418 VRB02KT CAVOK TX23/0319Z TN04/0410Z
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 2kt = 4km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Thursday, July 3, 2025 à 22:00 heure TU to Thursday, July 3, 2025 à 01:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0320/0322 18008KT
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 180°
becoming from Thursday, July 3, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Friday, July 4, 2025 à 14:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0401/0403 15004KT 7000 NSC
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is 150°
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
temporarily from Friday, July 4, 2025 à 08:00 heure TU to Friday, July 4, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0408/0412 VRB02KT 5000 HZ
wind 2kt = 4km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
haze
becoming from Friday, July 4, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Friday, July 4, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0414/0416 20007KT 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 7kt = 13km/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
→ 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