SCL — Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- IATA code
- SCL
- ICAO code
- SCEL
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 25,977,487
- Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · −2.3% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 78
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−3 / UTC−4
- America/Santiago
- Elevation
- 474 m
- 1,555 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 3,750 m
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About SCL
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport is a large airport serving Santiago, Chile. It opened in 1967. 25,977,487 passengers used it in Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Open traffic data shows 78 nonstop routes from SCL.
Wikidata (CC0) · JAC Chile (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from SCL
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| SCL → CJC | 1,221 km | 2,271,263 |
| SCL → ANF | 1,103 km | 2,059,057 |
| SCL → LIM | 2,453 km | 1,573,408 |
| SCL → GRU | 2,617 km | 1,380,638 |
| SCL → CCP | 429 km | 1,374,196 |
| SCL → IQQ | 1,426 km | 1,361,649 |
| SCL → PMC | 916 km | 1,334,588 |
| SCL → AEP | 1,150 km | 1,107,870 |
| SCL → GIG | 2,937 km | 1,031,084 |
| SCL → ZCO | 636 km | 961,482 |
| SCL → LSC | 388 km | 811,045 |
| SCL → MAD | 10,699 km | 777,760 |
| SCL → BOG | 4,231 km | 757,760 |
| SCL → CPO | 680 km | 665,098 |
| SCL → PUQ | 2,179 km | 647,652 |
| SCL → PTY | 4,787 km | 591,047 |
| SCL → ARI | 1,667 km | 560,602 |
| SCL → FLN | 2,221 km | 559,606 |
| SCL → EZE | 1,141 km | 450,157 |
| SCL → MIA | 6,627 km | 432,039 |
| SCL → MDZ | 196 km | 347,306 |
| SCL → BBA | 1,393 km | 346,931 |
| SCL → IPC | 3,759 km | 314,487 |
| SCL → MVD | 1,370 km | 288,379 |
| SCL → ZAL | 724 km | 276,910 |
| SCL → ZOS | 826 km | 268,221 |
| SCL → SYD | 11,363 km | 264,357 |
| SCL → PNT | 2,035 km | 233,448 |
| SCL → CDG | 11,652 km | 213,053 |
| SCL → ATL | 7,556 km | 201,638 |
| SCL → MEX | 6,573 km | 194,364 |
| SCL → JFK | 8,203 km | 163,689 |
| SCL → MHC | 1,026 km | 141,603 |
| SCL → LAX | 8,963 km | 141,001 |
| SCL → MEL | 11,319 km | 132,897 |
| SCL → CUZ | 2,202 km | 112,529 |
| SCL → COR | 661 km | 108,316 |
| SCL → AKL | 9,674 km | 90,619 |
| SCL → CLO | 4,130 km | 87,202 |
| SCL → BCN | 11,132 km | 86,476 |
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, ANAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Brazil, JAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Chile. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at SCL on flights to and from the US
- LA LATAM Airlines Group SA dba Lan Airlines · 2,521 flights
- AA American Airlines · 1,088 flights
- DL Delta Air Lines · 825 flights
- UA United Air Lines · 309 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| MDZ | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport | 196 km |
| AFA | Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport | 257 km |
| UAQ | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport | 301 km |
| LSC | La Florida Airport | 389 km |
| LUQ | Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda Airport | 412 km |
Distance from SCL to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17L/35R | 3,750 m | 55 m | Asphalt |
| 17R/35L | 3,750 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile · -33.3930, -70.7858
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