Where is IQQ airport?

IQQ is a large airport in Iquique, Tarapacá Region, Chile, at -20.5363, -70.1814, 47 m above sea level.

What time zone is IQQ in?

IQQ is in the America/Santiago time zone, UTC−3 / UTC−4 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use IQQ?

1,556,072 passengers in Sep 2025 – Aug 2026, according to JAC, Chile's civil aviation board (scheduled airlines).

Diego Aracena International Airport opened in 1973.

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Large airport in Iquique, Chile.

IATA code: IQQ
ICAO code: SCDA
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 1,556,072; Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · −7.4% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 12; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−3 / UTC−4; America/Santiago
Elevation: 47 m; 154 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 3,350 m

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About IQQ

Diego Aracena International Airport is a large airport serving Iquique, Chile. It opened in 1973. 1,556,072 passengers used it in Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Open traffic data shows 12 nonstop routes from IQQ.

Wikidata (CC0) · JAC Chile (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from IQQ

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
IQQ → SCL	Santiago, Chile	1,426 km	1,361,649
IQQ → LSC	La Serena, Chile	1,044 km	91,586
IQQ → CCP	Talcahuano, Chile	1,821 km	90,205
IQQ → VVI	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia	807 km	7,945
IQQ → SLA	Salta, Argentina	679 km	2,811
IQQ → FLN	Florianópolis, Brazil	2,332 km	422
IQQ → BOG	Bogotá, Colombia	2,825 km	137
IQQ → LIM	Lima, Peru	1,198 km	130
IQQ → ASU	Asunción, Paraguay	1,399 km	106
IQQ → CBB	Cochabamba, Bolivia	545 km	80
IQQ → LPB	La Paz, Bolivia	493 km	23
IQQ → SDQ	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	4,311 km	21

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, JAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Chile. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
ARI	Chacalluta International Airport	Arica, Chile	244 km
CJC	El Loa Airport	Calama, Chile	255 km
TCQ	Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport	Tacna, Peru	276 km
ANF	Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport	Antofagasta, Chile	325 km
ILQ	General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport	Ilo, Peru	339 km

Distance from IQQ to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
IQQ → LHR	London, United Kingdom	10,452 km	—
IQQ → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	14,457 km	—
IQQ → CDG	Paris, France	10,519 km	—
IQQ → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	10,962 km	—
IQQ → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	12,216 km	—
IQQ → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	10,816 km	—
IQQ → JFK	New York, United States	6,783 km	—
IQQ → ATL	Atlanta, United States	6,183 km	—
IQQ → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	7,904 km	—
IQQ → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	17,792 km	—
IQQ → HND	Tokyo, Japan	16,660 km	—
IQQ → DOH	Doha, Qatar	14,081 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
01/19	3,350 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Iquique, Tarapacá Region, Chile · -20.5363, -70.1814

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Diego Aracena International Airport has the IATA code IQQ and the ICAO code SCDA. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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