Where is PUQ airport?

PUQ is a large airport in Punta Arenas, Magallanes Region, Chile, at -53.0026, -70.8546, 42 m above sea level.

What time zone is PUQ in?

PUQ is in the America/Punta_Arenas time zone, UTC−3.

How many passengers use PUQ?

931,556 passengers in Sep 2025 – Aug 2026, according to JAC, Chile's civil aviation board (scheduled airlines).

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PUQ — President Carlos Ibáñez International Airport

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Large airport in Punta Arenas, Chile.

IATA code: PUQ
ICAO code: SCCI
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 931,556; Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · −4.0% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 8; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−3; America/Punta_Arenas
Elevation: 42 m; 138 ft
Runways: 3; Longest 2,790 m

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About PUQ

President Carlos Ibáñez International Airport is a large airport serving Punta Arenas, Chile. 931,556 passengers used it in Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Open traffic data shows 8 nonstop routes from PUQ.

JAC Chile (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from PUQ

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
PUQ → SCL	Santiago, Chile	2,179 km	647,652
PUQ → PMC	Puerto Montt, Chile	1,296 km	215,726
PUQ → BBA	Coyhaique, Chile	790 km	5,070
PUQ → MPN	Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands	853 km	4,461
PUQ → PNT	Puerto Natales, Chile	187 km	1,093
PUQ → USH	Ushuaia, Argentina	265 km	599
PUQ → CCP	Talcahuano, Chile	1,812 km	121
PUQ → RGL	Río Gallegos, Argentina	188 km	5

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
RYO	28 de Noviembre Airport	Río Turbio, Argentina	181 km
PNT	Lieutenant Julio Gallardo Airport	Puerto Natales, Chile	187 km
RGL	Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport	Río Gallegos, Argentina	187 km
RGA	Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International Airport	Río Grande, Argentina	223 km
USH	Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport	Ushuaia, Argentina	264 km

Distance from PUQ to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
PUQ → LHR	London, United Kingdom	13,309 km	—
PUQ → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	14,614 km	—
PUQ → CDG	Paris, France	13,245 km	—
PUQ → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	13,625 km	—
PUQ → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	14,108 km	—
PUQ → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	13,621 km	—
PUQ → JFK	New York, United States	10,379 km	—
PUQ → ATL	Atlanta, United States	9,688 km	—
PUQ → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	10,674 km	—
PUQ → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	14,259 km	—
PUQ → HND	Tokyo, Japan	16,932 km	—
PUQ → DOH	Doha, Qatar	14,369 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
07/25	2,790 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes
12/30	2,400 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes
01/19	1,678 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Punta Arenas, Magallanes Region, Chile · -53.0026, -70.8546

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Questions

President Carlos Ibáñez International Airport has the IATA code PUQ and the ICAO code SCCI. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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