| El Tepual Airport Concesión Aeropuerto El Tepual S. A. |
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| IATA: PMC - ICAO: SCTE | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Operator | IDC | ||
| Serves | Puerto Montt | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 294 ft (90 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 17/35 | 8,694 | 2,650 | Concrete |
Concesión Aeropuerto El Tepual S. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around Puerto Montt is a port city and commune in southern Chile, located at the northern end of the Reloncaví Sound in the Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Concrete is a construction material composed of Cement (commonly Portland cement) as well as other cementitious materials such as Fly ash and Slag A. (IATA: PMC, ICAO: SCTE) better known to the public as Tepual Airport, is a commercial and private aviation facility which serves the touristic area of Puerto Montt, Chile. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel Puerto Montt is a port city and commune in southern Chile, located at the northern end of the Reloncaví Sound in the Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the
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History
The construction of the runway at El Tepual airport was completed in April of 1960, and became the site of a great airlift after the a magnitude 9. 5 earthquake hit the area on May 22, 1960. The airport with its original terminal was officially inaugurated in 1963. After Augusto Pinochet left Chile's Presidency, a plan was put on the run by the new government to make new airport terminals and freeways across the country, so that Chile's smaller cities could have better connections with Santiago. Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (November Santiago ( (litteraly in spanish Saint James) is the Capital of Chile, and the center of its largest Conurbation ( Greater Santiago Puerto Montt, along with Calama and other small areas, were among the most benefitted places out of the number of Chilean cities listed on the project.
Puerto Montt had proved to be a popular tourist resort, and, during the early 1990s, the numbers of international tourists (specially those from neighboring countries such as Argentina and Brazil) grew considerably. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld In 1995, the new airport terminal finally opened, with Lan Chile as the largest airline company flying there. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 LAN Airlines SA is an Airline based in Santiago Chile. It is the principal Chilean airline and one of the largest in South America with flights to An airline provides air transport services for Passengers or Freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license
LAN Airlines, as Lan Chile is currently known, has kept on operating services regularly at the airport along with more recent startups such as Sky Airline and Air Comet, with a number of charter airlines also flying to El Tepual. LAN Airlines SA is an Airline based in Santiago Chile. It is the principal Chilean airline and one of the largest in South America with flights to Sky Airline is an Airline based in Santiago, Chile. It is a domestic carrier operating a network of services from Santiago Air Comet (formerly Air Plus Comet) is an Airline based in Madrid, Spain. A charter airline, also sometimes referred to as an Air taxi, operates Aircraft on a charter basis that is flights that take place outside normal schedules by a
El Tepual is owned by a number of international companies, headed by Chile's IDC,or Administracion de Concesiones. In 1998, IDC agreed to operate the airport for twelve more years, which would make El Tepual their property until 2010. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) For the film see 2010 The Year We Make Contact. For the book see 2010 Odyssey Two.
Facilities
El Tepual is one of a large number of jetports in South America that still has some passengers walk on the runway, step on airplane stairs and get into the airliner. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a This is possible because El Tepual handles light traffic numbers and having passengers walking on to or off from their airplane onto the runway does not present much risk to El Tepual passengers. The airport does have two jetways (also called airplane tunnel) as well.
The airport has a restaurant, a massage facility, immigration offices and areas for disabled persons, among other facilities.
Capability
El Tepual airport can only cater to airplanes the size of a Boeing 707 or smaller. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Boeing 737s, Airbus 319s and Airbus 320s are particularly prominent among airplanes that fly to the airport. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
In 2004, the IDC estimated that one million passengers passed through the airport's gates, making it Chile's second busiest. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " IDC expects that total to rise to four million passengers by 2010.
Airlines
Charter operations
A large number of different airlines operate off-regular schedule service into El Tepual. LAN Airlines SA is an Airline based in Santiago Chile. It is the principal Chilean airline and one of the largest in South America with flights to Sky Airline is an Airline based in Santiago, Chile. It is a domestic carrier operating a network of services from Santiago Air Comet (formerly Air Plus Comet) is an Airline based in Madrid, Spain. These are usually hired by tour agents or companies. These include such airlines as AndesAero, Aeropuelche, ATS Aerotaxis del Sur, Archipiélagos Aviacion, Patagonia Airlines, Dolphin Air.
External links
- IDC's information page, in Spanish
- Information resources for this airport:
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