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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
Coming to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport
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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 130800Z 00000KT CAVOK 17/06 Q1015 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport SCEL SCL
METAR issued by SCEL on Friday, February 13, 2026 at 08:00 UTC, issued 33 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 17°C = 63°F, dew point is 6°C = 43°F. The air is moderately humid : relative air humidity is 48 %.
QNH is 1015hPa = 29.97inHg
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport SCEL SCL
SCEL 130400Z 1306/1406 14005KT CAVOK TX33/1319Z TN14/1310Z BECMG 1309/1311 VRB02KT BECMG 1316/1318 22015KT BECMG 1402/1404 14005KT
Decoded TAF for Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport SCEL SCL
TAF issued by SCEL on Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 04:00 UTC, issued 4 hours and 33 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, February 13, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Friday, February 13, 2026 à 09:00 heure UTC
1306/1406 14005KT CAVOK TX33/1319Z TN14/1310Z
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 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 140°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Friday, February 13, 2026 à 11:00 heure TU to Friday, February 13, 2026 à 16:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1309/1311 VRB02KT
wind 2kt = 4km/h, direction is °
becoming from Friday, February 13, 2026 à 18:00 heure TU to Friday, February 13, 2026 à 02:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1316/1318 22015KT
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 220°
becoming from Friday, February 13, 2026 à 04:00 heure TU to Saturday, February 14, 2026 à 06:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1402/1404 14005KT
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 140°
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
- Banco Santander heliport (SHBS ) at 8mi↑NOTAM
- Santiago Centro heliport (SHSC ) at 9mi↑NOTAM
- Banco Exterior heliport (SHBE ) at 9mi↑NOTAM
- Ejército Bicentenario heliport (SHEB ) at 9mi↑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
