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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 130700Z VRB02KT 2000 BR NSC 02/01 Q1017 TEMPO 0500 BCFG
Decoded METAR for Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport SCEL SCL
METAR issued by SCEL on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 07:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 8 hours and 14 minutes ago.
visibility is 2km = 1mi.
The temperature is 2°C = 36°F, dew point is 1°C = 34°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 93 %.
QNH is 1017hPa = 30.03inHg
Wind 4km/h = 2kt, direction is °.
NSC (No Significant Clouds) = no clouds below 5000 ft and no TCU (tower CUmulus) or presence of cumulonimbus 'cumulonimbus)
mist
Temporarily 0500 patches fog
TAF for Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport SCEL SCL
SCEL 130400Z 1306/1406 VRB02KT 3000 BR NSC TX16/1319Z TN00/1310Z TEMPO 1307/1313 0500 BCFG SCT002 BECMG 1315/1317 5000 HZ SCT010 BECMG 1317/1319 18010KT 7000 NSW NSC BECMG 1401/1403 15007KT 3000 BR SCT002
Decoded TAF for Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International airport SCEL SCL
TAF issued by SCEL on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 04:00 UTC, issued 11 hours and 14 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, July 13, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Sunday, July 13, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
1306/1406 VRB02KT 3000 BR NSC TX16/1319Z TN00/1310Z
wind 2kt = 4km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
mist
temporarily from Sunday, July 13, 2025 à 07:00 heure TU to Sunday, July 13, 2025 à 13:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1307/1313 0500 BCFG SCT002
Visibility is 1km = 0mi.
patches fog
scattered clouds at 200ft = 60m
becoming from Sunday, July 13, 2025 à 17:00 heure TU to Sunday, July 13, 2025 à 17:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1315/1317 5000 HZ SCT010
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
haze
scattered clouds at 1000ft = 300m
becoming from Sunday, July 13, 2025 à 19:00 heure TU to Sunday, July 13, 2025 à 01:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1317/1319 18010KT 7000 NSW NSC
no significant weather
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 180°
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
becoming from Sunday, July 13, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Monday, July 14, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1401/1403 15007KT 3000 BR SCT002
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 150°
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
mist
scattered clouds at 200ft = 60m
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