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El Loa airport in Calama (Chile)
El Loa airport is located near Calama, with Calama at 3mi↑, Chuquicamata at 13mi↑, Oficina María Elena at 50mi↑, San Pedro de Atacama at 52mi↑, Tocopilla at 87mi↑, Mejillones at 107mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Chile and Southernmost airports in Chile
→ See also airports in Chile
aerial view of El Loa airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : SCCF
- IATA code : CJC
- Local code : -
Elevation : 2299 m = 7543ft
→ See also Highest airports in Chile and Lowest airports in Chile
Runways
- runway 10/28 : 2889m = 9478ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Chile
Coming to El Loa airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
- El Loa airport at 0mi : book on Iberia
- Barriles airport at 78mi : book on Trip.com
- Andrés Sabella Gálvez International airport at 118mi : book on Iberia
Aviation weather for El Loa airport SCCF CJC
METAR for El Loa airport SCCF CJC
SCCF 101900Z 28022G34KT CAVOK 25/M10 Q1021
Decoded METAR for El Loa airport SCCF CJC
METAR issued by SCCF on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 19:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 days and 69 hours and -2864 minutes ago.
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
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 25°C = 77°F, dew point is -10°C = 14°F. The air is extremely dry : relative air humidity is 9 %.
QNH is 1021hPa = 30.15inHg
Wind 41km/h = 22kt with gusts at 63km/h = 34kt, direction is 280°.
Sky clear.
TAF for El Loa airport SCCF CJC
SCCF 101600Z 1018/1118 27020KT CAVOK TX25/1018Z TN07/1110Z TEMPO 1018/1021 27022G32KT BECMG 1100/1102 27012KT BECMG 1105/1107 11015KT BECMG 1113/1114 11005KT BECMG 1115/1117 27020KT
Decoded TAF for El Loa airport SCCF CJC
TAF issued by SCCF on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 16:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 16 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday, December 10, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Wednesday, December 10, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
1018/1118 27020KT CAVOK TX25/1018Z TN07/1110Z
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 20kt = 37km/h, direction is 270°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
temporarily from Wednesday, December 10, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Wednesday, December 10, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1018/1021 27022G32KT
wind 22kt = 41km/h with gusts at 32kt = 59km/h, direction is 270°
becoming from Wednesday, December 10, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 05:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1100/1102 27012KT
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 270°
becoming from Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 07:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 13:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1105/1107 11015KT
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 110°
becoming from Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 14:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1113/1114 11005KT
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 110°
becoming from Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 17:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1115/1117 27020KT
wind 20kt = 37km/h, direction is 270°
NOTAM for El Loa airport
Around El Loa airport in Calama (Chile)
near
- Hotels in Calama
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 4333mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 4383mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 6172mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 6213mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 6213mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 6213mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 6214mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 6214mi↑
- San Sebastian at 6215mi↑
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 6231mi↑
- Hôtel Txoko (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 6231mi↑
- Grand Hôtel Thalasso & Spa (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 6231mi↑
- for El Loa airport at 0mi↑
- for María Elena airport at 53mi↑
- for San Pedro de Atacama airport at 56mi↑
nearest airports to El Loa airport in Calama (Chile)
- María Elena airport (SCNE ) at 53mi↑defunct airport
- San Pedro de Atacama airport (SCPE ) at 56mi↑NOTAM
- Barriles airport (SCBE TOQ ) at 78mi↑NOTAM
- Minsal airport (SCSM ) at 82mi↑NOTAM
- El Salar airport (SCSI ) at 88mi↑NOTAM
- Carolina airport (SCMY ) at 89mi↑NOTAM
- Villa Alota heliport ( BO-0016) at 113mi↑
- Andrés Sabella Gálvez International airport (SCFA ANF ) at 118mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- La Chimba airport (SCMB ) at 120mi↑defunct airport
- Pica Coposa airport (SCKP CPP ) at 122mi↑NOTAM
- La Escondida airport (SCLE ) at 125mi↑NOTAM
- Cuartel Gral. I División De Ejercito heliport (SHEJ ) at 126mi↑NOTAM
- Isla Guarello airport (SCGU ) at 127mi↑NOTAM
- Oficina Victoria airport ( CL-SC49) at 130mi↑
- Culpina K heliport ( BO-0017) at 137mi↑
- Toldos airport (SLTL ) at 144mi↑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